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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.
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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson
These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.
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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.

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Petition for Review of HFC Rule Suspension (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for unlawfully suspending the agency’s limits on uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the super-potent climate-changing pollutants used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation...

Keystone Rider Fact Sheet December 2011 (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Keystone XL rider in H.R. 3630 would rubber stamp Keystone XL tar sands pipeline while blocking efforts to protect America’s landowners, fresh water and environment.

Comments Regarding FHWA Performance Measures for Greenhouse Gases (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC, Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the United States Public Interest Research Group on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on...

Comments on EPA's Chlorpyrifos Revised Human Health Risk Assessment (PDF)

Comments
Comments on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Comments submitted by NRDC and other organizations on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances, January 17, 2017. Comments on the EPA's Chlorpyrifos Issue Paper: Evaluation of Biomonitoring Data from Epidemiology Studies Comments...