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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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Federal Actions to Reduce Energy Use in Transportation - Report (PDF)

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Congressional work on transportation policy remains stalled out. Thankfully the Administration can take important steps -- in addition to boosting auto fuel economy standards -- towards a more oil-independent transportation sector. Specifically, the US Department of Transportation can take action...

Mayoral Letter to State Department on Keystone XL (PDF)

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More than two dozen American mayors from around the United States have sent a letter expressing concern over the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The letter was sent March 24, 2011.

Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Risks - Report Map (PDF)

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Tar sands crude oil pipeline companies may be putting America's public safety at risk. Increasingly, pipelines transporting tar sands crude oil into the United States are carrying diluted bitumen or "DilBit" -- a highly corrosive, acidic, and potentially unstable blend...

Notice of Intent to Sue EPA (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and EDF provided 60-days’ notice to EPA, as required by the Clean Air Act, of our intent to sue EPA for the agency’s failure to implement or enforce emission guidelines for air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills.

Letter of Concern - Sec. 304 S. 2975 (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the U.S. Senate, NRDC joined 39 other organizations in raising concern over a controversial nuclear waste provision (Sec. 304) inserted into the FY2019 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2975), which is...