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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson
These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.
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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.
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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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Comments on the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (PDF)

Comments
The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision has proposed revisions, for the first time in more than a decade, to the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, which is their global standard for the sound prudential regulation and supervision of banks...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Proposed Regulations - Comments (PDF)

Comments
A coalition of environmental non-governmental organizations , including NRDC, commented on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s proposed regulations, which would increase requirements for companies to pay supplemental financial assurances to cover the costs of decommissioning offshore oil and gas...

Letter to Congress in Support for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (PDF)

Letters
In a letter sent June 20, 2023, NRDC and 190 other signatories urged members of Congress to maintaining funding for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The Fund’s investments have great potential to expand economic opportunity for rural, traditional energy, Tribal...

GGRF Lenders Opposition Letter to H.R. 1023 (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives, 15 organizations that represent thousands of community-based lending institutions express their opposition to H.R. 1023, a bill that would repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

2024 California Voter Support for Offshore Wind - Survey (PDF)

Polling
This assessment of findings from a survey of 629 California voters shows support for offshore wind energy generation. The results show that Californians broadly support the state’s 100% renewable energy goals – more specifically, they favor expanding offshore wind.