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A view of the cross-section of a cut water pipe

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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Gulf of Mexico Whale Petition (PDF)

Legal filings
Legal petition to establish a mandatory 10-knot limit and other vessel-related mitigation measure for vessel traffic within the core habitat of the Gulf of Mexico whale.

Letter to McCarthy and Kerry: Federal Forests (PDF)

Letters
More than 100 environmental NGOs have signed on to a letter urging for NDC commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement to include protecting our remaining older federal forests and trees.

Connecting Communities and Science at American Geophysical Union 2020

ResourceKristi Pullen Fedinick, Meleah Geertsma, Marisa Guerrero, Yukyan Lam
The Union of Concerned Scientists and NRDC co-convened a panel to connect the latest research—especially on the disparate and cumulative environmental burdens affecting low-income communities and communities of color—to effective policymaking for environmental justice.

Global Warming 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalAmanda MacMillan, Jeff Turrentine

Everything you wanted to know about our changing climate but were too afraid to ask.

NRDC Comment on Climate Recommendations for Fisheries and Protected Resources (PDF)

Comments
In this comment submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NRDC details ways NOAA can accelerate the transition to climate-ready fisheries and climate resilience for protected resources. This includes: strong implementation of existing core conservation requirements, expanding the...

WHC Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

CITES Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

NMFS Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...