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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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Southeast Side Residents Urge Mayor Emanuel to Step Up - Letter (PDF)

Letters
As Trump’s EPA delays enforcement on air pollution violations in Chicago’s Southeast Side, community and environmental groups have penned a letter urging Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step in to protect residents from neurotoxic manganese near neighborhoods and schools. The letter...

Testimony for Wastewater Oversight Hearing (PDF)

Testimony
The written testimony of Larry Levine, senior attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the need to improve sewage overflow control plans, increase green infrastructure on private property, and reform water rates to equitably generate...

Opposition to Nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) litigates to enforce federal laws protecting public health and the environment. We believe, based on our extensive experience, that a well-functioning judiciary requires judges who are willing to apply the law neutrally and fairly. The...

Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Economics and Manufacturing Jobs

ReportEast
A new expert analysis finds that there is no support for claims that a new natural gas pipeline will save consumers money, is needed to meet new natural gas demand, or will lead to additional opportunities for new manufacturing jobs.

The EPA Should Strengthen Its Radiation Protection Standards

Fact SheetUnited StatesDr. Bemnet Alemayehu
The risks from man-made radiation-producing devices have heightened awareness that radioactive materials have to be evaluated and managed to protect the public from the harmful effects of radiation.

Supplemental Disaster Funding Recommendations - Letter (PDF)

Letters
The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) recent request for supplemental disaster funding falls dismally short in several critical areas including adequate resources to rebuild resilient energy and water infrastructure by those communities hit by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and...

Wisconsin Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Wisconsin.

Pennsylvania Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Pennsylvania.