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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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NRDC v. Brouillette (PDF)

Legal filings
Petition for review by The Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Consumer Federation of America, Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Environment America, and the U.S. Public Interest Group vs. the U.S. Department of Energy and Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette...

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.

Letter to NC DEQ & DOJ re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging DEQ to issue a North Carolina-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids...

Watered Down Justice

ReportUnited StatesKristi Pullen Fedinick
While the Safe Drinking Water Act guarantees all Americans access to clean, drinkable water, it hasn’t worked out that way in practice.

3/20/20 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...

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...

Michigan COVID-19 Request for Declaratory Ruling (PDF)

Legal filings
A Request for Declaratory Ruling asking that the State of Michigan to place a moratorium on all water shutoffs and mandate the immediate reconnection of water services to homes that were previously shutoff.

Court Order Approving the Consent Decree in the Worst Case Spills Case (PDF)

Legal filings
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today approved a consent decree between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform, Clean Water Action, and Natural Resources Defense Council...

Reduce China’s Coal and Oil Use

Issue BriefChinaAlvin Lin, Barbara Finamore
NRDC is helping the country reduce its fossil fuel consumption, boost energy efficiency, and accelerate the shift to clean, renewable energy.