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Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

Issue BriefUnited StatesErik D. Olson
Removing lead service lines could save the United States an estimated $786 billion from avoided health impacts over the next 35 years.
Bits of plastic waste float underwater

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla
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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

ReportUnited StatesJordan Brinn
Reducing the amount of mining needed through improvements in battery technology, second-life applications for vehicle batteries, and better recycling is key to reducing harms caused from battery supply chains.

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Petition urging FDA to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Livestock (PDF)

Legal filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Earthjustice, Food Animal Concerns Trust, Public Citizen, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and California Public Interest Research Group petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw approval of...

Risk Evaluation Processes Under Amended TSCA - Comments (PDF)

Comments
Under the newly amended Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is given the authority to obtain data and information on chemicals, conduct risk evaluations, and impose a range of restrictions on those deemed to pose...

Comments Regarding FHWA Performance Measures for Greenhouse Gases (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC, Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the United States Public Interest Research Group on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on...