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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.
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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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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...

Comment Letter for Office of Management and Budget on FIO Data Call

Comments
In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget, NRDC is urging the the approval of the Federal Insurance Office's Proposed Data Call to procure data from US-based insurance companies in order to understand the protection gaps that currently...

NRDC WaPo Ad 45V Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit - Summary (PDF)

Summary
NRDC is supporting a full page print ad in the Washington Post with environmental and consumer advocate groups asking President Biden to "finalize strong climate rules" for the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit. This document is the landing page for...

Dogwood NRDC Biomass Campaign Platform (PDF)

Letters
January 2013 campaign platform signed by NRDC, Dogwood Alliance, and more than 75 other organziations calling for a moratorium on the use of whole trees in pellet manufacturing facilities and utility-scale biomass projects.

2012 Clean Energy Jobs Year-in-Review and Fourth Quarter Report (PDF)

Report
Since September 2011, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) has documented the growth of the clean energy sector in its monthly Clean Energy Jobs newsletters. Based on announcements detailing new hiring by companies, cities, and organizations, E2’s reports show that clean energy and...

NRDC First Amendment Lawsuit Against the Town of Sanford, NY (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC lawsuit, filed against the Town of Sanford, New York, for violating its residents' First Amendment right to free speech by placing a gag order on discussion of proposed fracking in the state at town board meetings. On September 11...

Letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (PDF)

Letters
Statement regarding January 9, 2013 letter sent to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar from 18 conservation groups urging the suspension of offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean.

Green Group Letter to The Keystone Center (PDF)

Letters
Letter from the Alaska Wilderness League, Audubon, Earthjustice, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Wilderness Society, and World Wildlife Fund to The Keystone Center dated October 3, 2012. The letter expresses concern about the...