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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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Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Risks - Report Map (PDF)

Report
Tar sands crude oil pipeline companies may be putting America's public safety at risk. Increasingly, pipelines transporting tar sands crude oil into the United States are carrying diluted bitumen or "DilBit" -- a highly corrosive, acidic, and potentially unstable blend...

February 2011 Letter Opposing the REINS Act (PDF)

Letters
This letter to the House of Representatives was sent by public health, environmental, labor, civil rights, consumer, women’s, community and other organizations. It urges members to vote against H.R.10, the REINS Act, introduced by Rep. Geoff David (R-KY).

Say No to Tar Sands Pipeline

Fact SheetCanada, United StatesSusan Casey-Lefkowitz
Proposed Keystone XL Project Would Deliver Dirty Fuel at a High Cost

The Greening of U.S.-Indian Relations

Issue PaperIndia, United StatesAnjali Jaiswal
A review of cooperation between the United States and India on climate change and energy

Waste Confidence Petition for Review (PDF)

Legal Filings
On February 17, 2011, NRDC filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "Waste Confidence" and "Temporary Storage Rules."

Polling on Clean Air and the EPA: WI-8 Ribble - Press Release (PDF)

Polling
Press releases for polling of 19 Congressional Districts about Clean Air and the EPA Bachmann Boehner Cravaack IL-8 Walsh IL-10 Dold IL-17 Schilling MI-1 Benishek MI-8 Rogers OH-16 Renacci PA-4 Altmire PA-6 Gerlach PA-7 Meehan PA-11 Barletta Rehberg Tiberi VA-2...

Polling on Clean Air and the EPA: WI-7 Duffy - Press Release (PDF)

Polling
Press releases for polling of 19 Congressional Districts about Clean Air and the EPA Bachmann Boehner Cravaack IL-8 Walsh IL-10 Dold IL-17 Schilling MI-1 Benishek MI-8 Rogers OH-16 Renacci PA-4 Altmire PA-6 Gerlach PA-7 Meehan PA-11 Barletta Rehberg Tiberi VA-2...

Polling on Clean Air and the EPA: VA-5 Hurt - Press Release (PDF)

Polling
Press releases for polling of 19 Congressional Districts about Clean Air and the EPA Bachmann Boehner Cravaack IL-8 Walsh IL-10 Dold IL-17 Schilling MI-1 Benishek MI-8 Rogers OH-16 Renacci PA-4 Altmire PA-6 Gerlach PA-7 Meehan PA-11 Barletta Rehberg Tiberi VA-2...

Polling on Clean Air and the EPA: VA-2 Rigell - Press Release (PDF)

Polling
Press releases for polling of 19 Congressional Districts about Clean Air and the EPA Bachmann Boehner Cravaack IL-8 Walsh IL-10 Dold IL-17 Schilling MI-1 Benishek MI-8 Rogers OH-16 Renacci PA-4 Altmire PA-6 Gerlach PA-7 Meehan PA-11 Barletta Rehberg Tiberi VA-2...