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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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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...

Joint Letter to Oppose Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the U.S. Senate, NRDC and 15 other organizations urge opposition to the Senate Republican tax plan because it would lavish huge and permanent tax cuts to the richest 1% and corporate polluters that are destined to...

Joint Letter to Oppose Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the House of Representatives, NRDC and 17 other organizations urge opposition to the Republican tax plan (H.R. 1) because it would lavish huge and permanent tax cuts to the richest 1% and corporate polluters while slashing...

Spreadsheet Reflecting Violations of the Clean Air Act (PDF)

Letters
A letter sent by environmental groups to Senators opposing the nomination of William Wehrum as Assistant Administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency. Also attached: Letter from U.S. EPA General Counsel Roger Martella to...

Letter Opposing Wehrum EPA Nomination (PDF)

Letters
A letter sent by environmental groups to Senators opposing the nomination of William Wehrum as Assistant Administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency. Also attached: Letter from U.S. EPA General Counsel Roger Martella to...

Application 16-08-006 Joint Parties Letter to Commissioner (PDF)

Letters
The decline in the cost of solar and wind – as well as the continued availability of low cost efficiency improvements – are key factors supporting the proposal to retire and replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with GHG-free resources...