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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
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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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Letter Opposing California's H.R. 2898 (PDF)

Letters
Letter signed by NRDC and 18 other environmental organizations opposing California's H.R. 2898, a bill that would dramatically weaken protections for salmon, migratory birds, and other fish and wildlife in California’s Bay-Delta estuary.

H.R. 2898: Summary of Key Environmental Threats - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
On June 25, 2015, California's Representative Valadao introduced H.R. 2898. This controversial bill would undermine critical protections for our environment and other water users rather than provide actual “drought relief.” Further, this legislation would be a permanent change in law—it...

Stakeholder Letter Opposing Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act. (PDF)

Letters
The Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act would endanger human health and the environment by preventing EPA from addressing one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time- climate change. This stakeholder letter signed by nearly 100 organizations shows broad opposition to...

Proposed Complaint and Crossclaim in Intervention (PDF)

Legal filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Columbia Environmental Law Clinic filed a motion to intervene in New Jersey State Superior Court in Union County on behalf of NJ Audubon Society, NY/NJ Baykeeper, Sierra Club New Jersey, Environment New Jersey...