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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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AR Section F and G (PDF)

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Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section E (Staff Report) (PDF)

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Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section D and E (excerpted) (PDF)

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Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section C Part I (excerpted) (PDF)

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Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section A and B (PDF)

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Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

NRDC Notice of Intent to Sue DOE for Standards Delay (PDF)

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NRDC and our partners sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its failure to review and update energy conservation standards as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The lawsuit followed an official notice of intent to...

NRDC DOE Energy Standards Delay Complaint (PDF)

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NRDC and our partners sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its failure to review and update energy conservation standards as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The lawsuit followed an official notice of intent to...

Rulemaking Petition to Regulate Neonic-Treated Seeds (PDF)

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On September 23, 2020, NRDC, along with a group of health and environmental organizations, filed a rulemaking petition with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, challenging the Department’s failure to regulate the use of crop seeds treated with neonicotinoid (“neonic”)...

Water Webinars 2020: Sharing Experiences Across the Americas

OverviewChile, Mexico, United States, CaliforniaAmanda Maxwell, Ed Osann, Tracy Quinn, Corinne Bell, Becky Hammer, Claire O'Connor, Joan Leary Matthews
NRDC and local partners are organizing a series of webinars about ensuring that more people and ecosystems are able to access clean water.

Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Centers

OverviewUnited StatesJoan Leary Matthews, Kristi Pullen Fedinick, Mae Wu, Erik D. Olson
NRDC has developed model state legislation that would require schools and child care centers to install filters on drinking water taps, conduct lead testing, and remediate problems.

Court decision (PDF)

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Court ruling in NRDC and partners' favor to keep bird protections intact, overturning the Trump administration's reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.