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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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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Petition (PDF)

Legal Filings
Petition asking the EPA to reconsider its 1988 Regulatory Determination regarding wastes associated with the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, and to regulate these wastes under the hazardous waste provisions of Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation...

Peter Lehner Urges Obama for a 60mpg Fuel Standard - Letter (PDF)

Letters
As the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency prepared to issue new fuel standard proposals at the end of September, NRDC Executive Director Peter Lehner joined a coalition of science and environmental groups in a letter to President...

Delivering the Goods - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
This fact sheet looks specifically at the benefits of raising fuel efficiency and carbon pollution standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks. It includes potential oil savings and greenhouse gas reductions, information on potential job creation, and technical potential. The fact...

The Road Ahead - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
This fact sheet looks at the potential for saving oil and cutting global warming pollution by raising fuel efficiency standards for both passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks. It is intended to provide an overview of the opportunities facing the Obama...

Idaho Wolf EA Comments (PDF)

Comments
NRDC's Montana office submitted comments on the USDA’s Wildlife Services agency’s environmental assessment process evaluating the impacts of "alternatives for gray wolf damage management in Idaho."

FDA Letter on Gulf Seafood Safety (PDF)

Letters
Letter to the Food and Drug Administration making recommendations to improve the monitoring and assessment of seafood safety in the Gulf following the BP oil spill disaster.

NOAA Letter on Gulf Seafood Safety (PDF)

Letters
Letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration making recommendations to improve the monitoring and assessment of seafood safety in the Gulf following the BP oil spill disaster.