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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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Transforming Local Policies to Achieve Environmental Justice

Fact SheetUnited StatesMeleah Geertsma
Across the country, low income communities and communities of color experience disproportionate burdens from environmental hazards, unhealthy land uses, historical traumas, and other sociodemographic stressors. However, community advocates and their allies are fighting back by transforming zoning and local land-use…

Public Hearing Request on HCl and EtO Risk Factor - Letter (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the EPA, NRDC joined 17 other organizations requesting a public hearing on its proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Production source category, which also seeks...

A Holistic Approach to Reducing Food Waste

Fact SheetUnited StatesElizabeth Balkan
Through public awareness campaigns, partnerships with local cities, and federal advocacy, NRDC leads the way when it comes to reducing food waste.

Letter Urging Rejection of Andrew Wheeler to Lead EPA (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and 13 other leading environmental organizations sent a letter on Feb. 4, 2019 to members of the Senate urging them to oppose the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. They write: “In his...

Realizing the Promise of Paris: Roadmap to a Safer Climate

ReportInternationalBrendan Guy, Jake Schmidt
The commitments countries put forward through the Paris Agreement are insufficient to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, let alone 1.5 degrees. Leaving the world to wonder: what do we do now?

Complaint Filed Regarding Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed on January 15, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for D.C, challenging the Interior Department and Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to timely designate critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.

Comments of SCHF, Earthjustice, Environmental Health Strategy Center, NRDC, and the Undersigned Groups on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (PDF)

Comments
EPA's risk determination that PV29 does not present an unreasonable risk is based on limited and incomplete information that is insufficient under the Agency’s own risk assessment guidelines to establish the absence of risk. Its analysis of hazard and exposure...

Letter in Support of H.R. 1, For the People Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to Congress, NRDC and 20 other environmental organizations support the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would enact common sense reforms that will move us closer to the goal of making sure the...

Final Comments of EDF, NRDC, and CATF (PDF)

Comments
On January 4, 2019, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund and Clean Air Task Force submitted public comments on a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further delay implementing emissions guidelines for existing solid waste landfills...

Motion for Recusal of FERC Commissioner McNamee (PDF)

Legal filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and...

Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands

OverviewMexico, United States, Canada
The largest desert in North America is home to biodiverse grasslands that store large amounts of carbon and contribute to the livelihood of millions of people. Yet, these grasslands are highly threatened by human activity and a changing climate.