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A view of the cross-section of a cut water pipe

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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Testimony of Arjun Krishnaswami (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of Arjun Krishnaswami before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Energy about “Management and Spending Challenges Within the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and...

Sections A and B (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Testimony of Mae Wu on Strengthening the Safe Drinking Water Act (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of NRDC's Mae Wu for a hearing titled “There’s Something in the Water: Reforming Our Nation’s Drinking Water Standards,” held remotely in front of the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Colorado Congressional Delegation Letter (PDF)

Letters
Colorado water stakeholders urge their Congressional Delegation to include urgently needed funding for water infrastructure and water affordability in next Congressional response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Letter from Vietnam Veterans of America Opposing Nancy Beck (PDF)

Letters
Letters submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation from the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA), the National PFAS Contamination Coalition (NPCC), the Washington State Department of Health and Department of Ecology, and...

Order Denying Temporary Restraining Order (PDF)

Legal filings
Lawsuit filed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the American Lighting Association against the California Energy Commission and its commissioners over the commission decision to expand light bulb energy efficiency standards.