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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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White House Roundtable on Building the Project Pipeline (PDF)

Overview
EVOLVE THE DISCUSSION Beyond “to P3 or not to P3” to “better projects get more public and private financing and support” INVESTMENT PLAN Map out how to increase public and private investment in infrastructure that delivers superior benefits to communities...

Kern County Oil & Gas Petition (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and groups file a petition against a county board of supervisors action to allow 40k oil and gas wells within Kern County.

Federal Appeals Court Decision on CPSC Phthalates Ban (PDF)

Legal filings
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on 3-1-2021 that found two procedural flaws in the CPSC’s 2017 phthalates rule, but left the rule in place while the agency addresses those errors.

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...

Letter of Support for AB 1139 Net Metering (PDF)

Letters
California’s residential Net Metering (NEM) policy has effectively grown the rooftop solar market, helped to bring down the cost of solar, and boosted solar production in the state. Now, this policy needs to modernize to be responsive to California’s evolving...

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.