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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
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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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Testimony of Mae Wu on Strengthening the Safe Drinking Water Act (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of NRDC's Mae Wu for a hearing titled “There’s Something in the Water: Reforming Our Nation’s Drinking Water Standards,” held remotely in front of the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Colorado Congressional Delegation Letter (PDF)

Letters
Colorado water stakeholders urge their Congressional Delegation to include urgently needed funding for water infrastructure and water affordability in next Congressional response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Composting 101

GuideUnited StatesShelia Hu
Recycling food and other organic waste into compost provides a range of environmental benefits, including improving soil health, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, recycling nutrients, and mitigating the impact of droughts.

NRDC Comments on the New Jersey BPU Electric Vehicle Straw Proposal (PDF)

Comments
On June 17 th , NRDC submitted comments, along with a coalition of nine environmental non-profit groups, on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ “New Jersey Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Ecosystem 2020 Straw Proposal.” The proposal aims to clarify utilities’...

Twenty-Three Organizations Support Moving Forward Act (PDF)

Letters
Letter from 23 organizations supporting H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This bill is a bold infrastructure plan that will transform our transportation systems, transition the nation to cleaner sources of energy, invest in clean and safe water, protect workers...

Transparency and Safety of Meat Processing Plant Workers Letter (PDF)

Letters
Conservation and farmworker advocacy groups sent North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper a letter, urging him to make public all data on race and ethnicity related to COVID-19 tests, cases and fatalities, including more detailed information on outbreaks at meat and...