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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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Frequently Asked Questions on Georgia Pacific’s New Policy (PDF)

Overview
Major timber buyer, Georgia-Pacific, has announced a new forestry policy that will increase protections for 90 million acres of forests through the Southeast. In consultation with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups, GP's new policy commits them...

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Forest Eco-Region - Map (PDF)

Overview
Major timber buyer, Georgia-Pacific, has announced a new forestry policy that will increase protections for 90 million acres of forests through the Southeast. In consultation with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups, GP's new policy commits them...

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Forest Eco-Region - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Overview
Major timber buyer, Georgia-Pacific, has announced a new forestry policy that will increase protections for 90 million acres of forests through the Southeast. In consultation with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups, GP's new policy commits them...

Georgia Pacific's Policy on Sustainable Forestry (PDF)

Overview
Major timber buyer, Georgia-Pacific, has announced a new forestry policy that will increase protections for 90 million acres of forests through the Southeast. In consultation with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups, GP's new policy commits them...

Sizing Up 90 Million Acres (PDF)

Overview
Major timber buyer, Georgia-Pacific, has announced a new forestry policy that will increase protections for 90 million acres of forests through the Southeast. In consultation with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups, GP's new policy commits them...

Industry Challenges to EPA Actions to Curb Carbon Pollution

Legal FilingsUnited States
More than 100 cases have been filed against EPA's endangerment finding, the landmark vehicle emission standards, and requirements for the largest new or expanded power plants and industrial facilities to use the best available and affordable carbon pollution controls.

Sustainable Development and Energy Options (PDF)

Overview
Presentation on nuclear power and other types of energy by Dean Abrahamson, NRDC Trustee and Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Planning at the University of Minnesota, October, 2010.

Leahy Letter on Keystone XL (PDF)

Letters
Eleven prominent US Senators have added their voices to the growing concern about the risks of proceeding with permitting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. In a letter to Secretary Clinton, they ask her to answer a series of detailed...

Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Technical Analysis (PDF)

Report
NRDC commissioned an engineering evaluation of the Chicago Area Waterway System to evaluate if and where physical barriers could be erected to impede the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species while also addressing flooding and other issues associated...

Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Appendix (PDF)

Report
NRDC commissioned an engineering evaluation of the Chicago Area Waterway System to evaluate if and where physical barriers could be erected to impede the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species while also addressing flooding and other issues associated...

Letter to BP CEO on Gulf Science Funds (PDF)

Letters
Letter from NRDC Executive Director Peter Lehner to the CEO of BP, urging him to release their pledged funding for independent scientific research to the best available institutions.