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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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Letter to Secretary Clinton on the Keystone XL Pipeline (PDF)

Letters
In this letter to Secretary Clinton, 50 members of Congress, led by Jay Inslee (D-WA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), raise their voices against the unnecessary risks of tar sands oil expansion into the United States.

Letter to EPA on Gulf Coast Air Monitoring (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letter to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Lisa Jackson, requesting improvements to the air quality monitoring conducted in response to the Gulf Oil Spill. The letter addresses community health issues associated with the oil spill and clean-up and...

Letter on BP Research Funding to BP CEO Tony Hayward (PDF)

Letters
A letter sent from NRDC’s Executive Director Peter Lehner to BP CEO Tony Hayward on June 14, 2010 stating that the $500 million BP has said they will allocate to Gulf disaster research should be carried out by an independent...

NRDC Comments on the Montana Wolf Hunt - 2010 (PDF)

Comments
Wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies threaten to undermine one of the greatest conservation successes in history. Wolf populations in the region have come very close to reaching sustainable levels, however state managed hunts may prevent populations from reaching those...

Renewable Energy Siting on Federal Land - Testimony (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of Johanna Wald, Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the California Desert Protection Act of 2010, S. 2921.