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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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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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DESI Reclamation and Closure Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DEIS Geotechnical Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

Borden Pebble Permitting Timeline Letter (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DEIS Summary Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

Letter to McCoy from Borden (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

Pebble Mine Economics Letter (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

Position Statement on Solar Radiation Management (PDF)

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Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a controversial concept intended to address the symptoms of climate disruption (but not the causes). SRM would involve injecting particles in the stratosphere to prevent a small fraction of sunlight from reaching the earth’s surface...

Bioenergy 101

GuideInternational, United StatesCourtney Lindwall

Some people tout bioenergy as a solution to our climate crisis. But take a closer look, and this plant and animal power doesn’t actually live up to its promise.

CA AB1440 Sign On Letter (PDF)

Letters
Sign on letter with partners supporting CA Assembly bill 1440 in 2019. This bill provides much needed reform to the outdated statutory mission statements that govern management of oil and gas production by California’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal...