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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.
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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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Polling on Smog Rule Delay: New Mexico Latino Women Results (PDF)

Polling
President Obama’s decision to delay new public health standards for ozone and smog pollution may have pleased big business, but it but it sorely disappointed key demographic groups, including Latinos and women in nine key 2012 battleground states, according to...

Polling on Smog Rule Delay: Nevada Results (PDF)

Polling
President Obama’s decision to delay new public health standards for ozone and smog pollution may have pleased big business, but it but it sorely disappointed key demographic groups, including Latinos and women in nine key 2012 battleground states, according to...

Polling on Smog Rule Delay: Nevada Memo (PDF)

Polling
President Obama’s decision to delay new public health standards for ozone and smog pollution may have pleased big business, but it but it sorely disappointed key demographic groups, including Latinos and women in nine key 2012 battleground states, according to...

FDA Documents Provided to NRDC - 3 of 3 (PDF)

Summary
This document includes excerpts of email correspondence and tables between FDA and EPA staff members referencing the development of the Protocol for determining when Gulf of Mexico waters could be re-opened to fishing after the BP Oil Spill Disaster. The...

FDA Documents Provided to NRDC - 2 of 3 (PDF)

Summary
This document includes excerpts of email correspondence and tables between FDA and EPA staff members referencing the development of the Protocol for determining when Gulf of Mexico waters could be re-opened to fishing after the BP Oil Spill Disaster. The...

FDA Documents Provided to NRDC - 1 of 3 (PDF)

Summary
This document includes excerpts of email correspondence and tables between FDA and EPA staff members referencing the development of the Protocol for determining when Gulf of Mexico waters could be re-opened to fishing after the BP Oil Spill Disaster. The...

TRAIN Act Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes the most harmful provisions of the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401). It also summarizes the devastating human health impacts this Act would incur.

How the TRAIN Act Has Changed Since Its Introduction (PDF)

Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains how the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401) has become a much more deadly bill after being amended in Full Committee. While TRAIN, as originally introduced, merely required a committee to study EPA rules, the version the House...