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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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Comments from NRDC to EPA on Neonics (PDF)

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On April 19, 2018, NRDC filed comments on several of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s risk assessments for its review of five neonicotinoid or “neonic” pesticides—acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam. Neonic pesticides are a major contributor to the current...

NRDC Comments on DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Ban - 2018 (PDF)

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NRDC’s comments on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Proposed Amendments to the Administrative Manual and Special Regulations Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Activities and Additional Clarifying Amendments. In brief, NRDC writes to urge the Delaware River Basin Commission to enact a full...

2019 - 2024 RFI Comments, August 17, 2017 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

2019 - 2024 PEIS Scoping Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

2019 - 2024 DPP Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

Incentive Schemes for Promoting Green Shipping

Issue PaperInternational, United States
Recognizing ships as major sources of air pollution, ports in various countries around the world have introduced incentive programs to encourage enhanced environmental performance from ships calling at their ports, beyond what is required by legislation and international regulations.

Comments on EPA’s Strategic Plan (PDF)

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NRDC submitted public comments on EPA’s Draft Considerations for the Development of the Strategic Plan for Developing and Implementing Alternative Test Methods and Strategies to Reduce, Refine, or Replace Vertebrate Animal Testing for Chemical Substances or Mixtures.

Comments from NRDC on IMD HHDRA (PDF)

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Imidacloprid is one of the most popular and widespread insecticides in the U.S. NRDC comments detail scientific evidence that it also is responsible for acute poisonings in people, and poses potential developmental and chronic health risks.Imidacloprid is one of the...

NRDC on SAB Nominees (PDF)

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NRDC comments on the over 100 nominees to the Trump-Pruitt EPA Science Advisory Board. The list includes climate-deniers and people financially tied to the regulated chemical industry.