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

October 25, 2023 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.

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

October 19, 2023 Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla

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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

July 10, 2023 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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Court Order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Limiting Sonar Use Off Southern California (PDF)

November 13, 2007 Legal filings

The federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Navy not to use a dangerous form of high-intensity sonar in its future training exercises off Southern California until serious questions over likely harm to marine mammals can be resolved.

The 35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act: Successes and Future Challenges - Testimony (PDF)

October 18, 2007 Testimony

Testimony of Peter Lehner, former Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council, before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House of Representatives on October 18, 2007.

NRDC v. Johnson, Order Granting Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (PDF)

March 23, 2007 Legal filings

Court order ruling in NRDC's favor that EPA has failed to published new or revised water quality criteria by the October 2005 deadline established in the BEACH Act.

Suit Against the U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Training Exercise in Hawaii (PDF)

June 28, 2006 Legal filings

Filed June 28, 2006 in U.S. District Court against The U.S. Navy and National Marine Fisheries Service.

The U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Training Exercise Poses Significant Danger to Hawaii's Environment and Marine Life (PDF)

May 24, 2006 Letters

Letter to NMFS Re: Proposed Incidental Take Authorization for the U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Training Exercise, May 24, 2006

Trash Impairs the Anacostia Watershed, 24 Groups Ask Maryland Authorities to Take Action (PDF)

March 15, 2006 Letters

Letter to Maryland Department of the Environment, March 1, 2006.

Time to Demonstrate Commitment to a Coordinated, Comprehensive National Ocean Policy (PDF)

September 17, 2004 Letters

This September 17, 2004, letter from NRDC executive director Frances Beinecke to President Bush urges the president to act quickly on the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy's call to restore our nation's ocean health.

Letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other organizations, dated October 26, 2015

October 26, 2015 Letters

Letter from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other organizations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) alerting the agency to the availability of significant new information pertaining to the agency‘s environmental analysis of Atlantic geological and geophysical surveys...

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 4 (PDF)

September 11, 2015 Summary

In a recent settlement, the U.S. Navy agreed to protect habitat through the end of 2018 for the most vulnerable marine mammal populations, including endangered blue whales for which waters off Southern California are a globally important feeding area; and...

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 3 (PDF)

September 11, 2015 Summary

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 2 (PDF)

September 11, 2015 Summary

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 1 (PDF)

September 11, 2015 Summary

Politico Ad, Running March 5, 2015, Calling on President Obama to Halt Planned Seismic Exploration for Oil and Gas Off the Atlantic Coast (PDF)

March 5, 2015 Overview

Leading ocean scientists from the U.S. and around the world today urged President Obama to halt a planned oil and gas exploration program off the Atlantic coast involving millions of underwater sound blasts that would have "significant, long-lasting and widespread...

Data, Reports & Resources

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

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

Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

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Court Order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Limiting Sonar Use Off Southern California (PDF)

The 35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act: Successes and Future Challenges - Testimony (PDF)

NRDC v. Johnson, Order Granting Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (PDF)

Suit Against the U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Training Exercise in Hawaii (PDF)

The U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Training Exercise Poses Significant Danger to Hawaii's Environment and Marine Life (PDF)

Trash Impairs the Anacostia Watershed, 24 Groups Ask Maryland Authorities to Take Action (PDF)

Time to Demonstrate Commitment to a Coordinated, Comprehensive National Ocean Policy (PDF)

Letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other organizations, dated October 26, 2015

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 4 (PDF)

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 3 (PDF)

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 2 (PDF)

Areas Off Southern CA Protected from Certain Navy Sonar Activities - Map 1 (PDF)

Politico Ad, Running March 5, 2015, Calling on President Obama to Halt Planned Seismic Exploration for Oil and Gas Off the Atlantic Coast (PDF)

Scientists Letter: Better Science Needed Before Atlantic Seismic Surveys Allowed (PDF)

New Science on Impacts of Navy Sonar - Letter (PDF)

Getting Biofuels Right: Eight Steps For Reaping Real Environmental Benefits From Biofuels

Big Oil: Old, Rich, and Dirty – Six Essential Oil Subsidy Facts

Advances in Wind Power Technology Mean Incredible Opportunities For Clean Energy Across ALL Regions

State Renewable Portfolio Standards Create Jobs and Promote Clean Energy

Relieving Pain at the Pump: Thanks to Stronger Standards, Consumers Have More Fuel-Efficient Choices

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

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

Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

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