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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
Two workers installing a battery in a vehicle in an assembly plant

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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Amended Complaint Against Tejon Ranch Company (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed against Tejon Ranch Company for failing to fund the non-profit Tejon Ranch Conservancy, responsible for overseeing conservation of 240,000 acres at Tejon Ranch under the 2008 Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement.

NRDC Files Lawsuit to Protect Endangered Gray Wolf (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today, for its unlawful removal of gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list. The lawsuit asks the court to throw out the Service’s decision...

Joint Motion to Approve Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and EPA reached an agreement that requires EPA to begin evaluating the impacts of imidacloprid, the most common neonicotinoid pesticide for home use, on endangered and threatened bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife as required by the Endangered Species...

Exhibit A: Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and EPA reached an agreement that requires EPA to begin evaluating the impacts of imidacloprid, the most common neonicotinoid pesticide for home use, on endangered and threatened bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife as required by the Endangered Species...

Use It When We Have It

ReportUnited StatesRobert Harding, Rebecca Behrens
To stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis we must urgently transition from polluting fossil fuels to emissions-free energy. The large-scale deployment of renewable energy to replace polluting power plants and rapid electrification of our buildings, vehicles and…

Food Matters Regional Initiative

OverviewAtlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Jersey City, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, North Carolina, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C.
Cities are addressing food waste in a holistic way—through prevention, rescue, and recycling.

Joint NGO 30x30 Oceans Statement (PDF)

Statement
Joint statement made to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity governments, calling for support and financial commitments to protect and conserve 30% of the global ocean.

NRDC & ASFPM Petition (PDF)

Legal filings
Through the petition, NRDC and ASFPM are requesting FEMA update the agency’s rules for building and land-use in the nation’s floodplains, and to develop flood maps that project future flood risks. FEMA, through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has...

Exhibit A: Final Rule (PDF)

Legal filings
Petition for review of a final rule of the U.S. Department of Energy regarding residential dishwashers as filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by NRDC, Sierra Club, Consumer Federation of America, and the Massachusetts Union...

Sailing to Nowhere: Liquefied Natural Gas Is Not an Effective Climate Strategy

ReportUnited StatesChristina Swanson, Amanda Levin, Amy Mall

Exporting liquefied natural gas would undercut the goal of holding warming at or below 1.5° Celsius and have devastating effects on frontline communities. The United States should instead prioritize clean energy investments, both at home and abroad.

Presidential Plastics Action Plan (PDF)

The world faces an indisputable plastic pollution crisis. More than 99% of plastic is created from chemicals sourced from fossil fuels. That plastic is causing serious environmental problems at every step of its lifecycle. President Biden can take key steps...