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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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Perchlorate Food Additive Petition, October 15, 2014 (PDF)

Legal Filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council and several groups filed two petitions urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban perchlorate, which is added to sealing gaskets for food containers and to reduce static in dry food packaging, as well...

SB 835 (Hill) – Request for Veto (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and numerous other public interest groups have strongly opposed the measure and sent this letter to Governor Brown (CA) to veto SB 835 because it is unlikely to reduce the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture (August...

Background Information on the Gulf of Mexico Whale (PDF)

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Petition filed by NRDC to the National Marine Fisheries Service urging the listing of the Gulf of Mexico population of Bryde’s whales ( Balaenoptera edeni) as an endangered species, and designate critical habitat to ensure its recovery, under the Endangered...

NRDC Scientist Sign On Letter US Forest Service Groundwater Directive (PDF)

Letters
We are asking support from scientists for the development of sustainable groundwater management principles and practices on National Forests and Grasslands. NRDC recently highlighted the importance of high quality, abundant groundwater from National Forests and the threats it faces. Proper...