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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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NRDC on SAB Nominees (PDF)

Comments
NRDC comments on the over 100 nominees to the Trump-Pruitt EPA Science Advisory Board. The list includes climate-deniers and people financially tied to the regulated chemical industry.

Electric Vehicle Cost-Benefit Analysis (PDF)

Widespread electric vehicle adoption in Illinois could bring the state up to $43 billion in cumulative benefits by 2050 stemming from reduced utility bills, Illinois driver savings on fuel, vehicle expenses, and carbon pollution reduction, according to a new analysis...

Supplemental Response for the Record (PDF)

Legal Filings
The oral and written testimonies of Larry Levine, attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the importance of infrastructure to protect clean water and public health at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure...

Written Testimony of Larry Levine (PDF)

Legal Filings
The oral and written testimonies of Larry Levine, attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the importance of infrastructure to protect clean water and public health at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure...

Oral Testimony of Larry Levine (PDF)

Legal Filings
The oral and written testimonies of Larry Levine, attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the importance of infrastructure to protect clean water and public health at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure...

NRDC Asks Court to Rehear Critical Case on HFCs

Legal FilingsUnited States
NRDC asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rehear and reverse a divided panel’s decision to block action curbing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Lead in Newark’s Drinking Water

OverviewNew Jersey, Newark
According to the 2017 letter provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Newark Water Department has been instructed, and is required by federal law, to undertake the following actions in response to the lead contamination issue.

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...

Complaint - DOE Stay of Air Conditioners Test Procedure (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC complaint filed September 14, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking to overturn DOE’s administrative stay of two provisions of energy efficiency test procedures for central air conditioners and heat pumps.