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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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Alton Coal Complaint (PDF)

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NRDC and allies filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to allow Alton Coal Development to move forward with a gigantic open pit strip mine just...

Order Amending Settlement Agreement (PDF)

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This order amends the settlement agreement in the Flint Safe Drinking Water lawsuit to improve the way the City of Flint finds and replaces lead pipes that remain in the ground, using a more efficient method to find remaining lead...

Section J (PDF)

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Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections K through M (PDF)

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Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections H and I (PDF)

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Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Section E (Staff Report) (PDF)

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Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections F and G (PDF)

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Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Sections A and B (PDF)

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Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

MI Lead and Copper Rule Amicus Brief (PDF)

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In the wake of the Flint Water Crisis, the State of Michigan put forth the nation’s most protective lead in drinking water safeguards, but the landmark Lead and Copper Rule is being challenged in court by Michigan water providers. NRDC...