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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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NRDC and Other Groups Sue EPA Over Free Pass for Polluters Amid Pandemic (PDF)

Legal Filings
Lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Justice Health Alliance, Public Citizen, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Center for Coalfield Justice, Clean Water Action...

4/10/20 NRDC Stimulus Letter to Congressional Leadership (PDF)

Letters
NRDC submitted two letters to congressional leadership addressing the need for an urgent stimulus to help protect the health and ensure the economic security of the American people in the face of the widening coronavirus pandemic. NRDC supports measures that...

Letter to MDE re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the Maryland Department of the Environment, urging MDE to issue a Maryland-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids the federal agency’s invitation for noncompliance.

Letter to PA DEP re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, urging DEP to issue a Pennsylvania-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids the federal agency’s invitation for noncompliance.

Consent-Based Siting for Nuclear Waste Storage (PDF)

Comments
NRDC comments to the Department of Energy in 2016 on efforts to implement a “consent-based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of commercial spent nuclear fuel and high level defense radioactive waste.”

Letter to Mathy Stanislaus USEPA OSWER (PDF)

Letters
This letter urges the EPA to reconsider the certification of completion given continued concerns over PCBs in Hudson and their impact on the environment and human health.

NRDC_Nanosilva_Conditional_Registration.pdf

Comments of the Natural Resources Defense Council on EPA’s Proposed Conditional Registration of Nanosilva as a Materials Preservative in Textiles and Plastics September 26, 2013