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Food Waste 101

GuideUnited StatesShelia Hu
An overview of why we throw away so much food, how it impacts people and the planet, and what we can do to waste less.
A bee landing on a blooming purple flower

Neonics: The Toxic Truth

Fact SheetUnited States, Minnesota, Michigan, California, ColoradoAllison Johnson, Daniel Raichel, Lucas Rhoads, Lena Freij
Pesticides kill bees, pollute water, and threaten our health.
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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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9th Circuit Decision in BIAW v. Washington (PDF)

Legal Filings
On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Washington State in a challenge brought against Washington’s building energy efficiency code. NRDC intervened to defend the code.

The Rio+20 Earth Summit

OverviewInternational
Speeding up the transition to a sustainable future at the Rio+20 Earth Summit.

Poisoning the Great Lakes

ReportIndiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in the Great Lakes region