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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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Swept Under the Rug

ReportInternationalHan Chen, Jake Schmidt
How G7 nations conceal public financing for coal around the world

Tracking "The Silent Killer"

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Kim Knowlton
Experts Track Effects of Heat on Human Health as Temperatures Rise

10 Things to Know About KFC, Chicken, and Antibiotics

OverviewUnited States
KFC publishes very little information about its chicken suppliers or the antibiotic use practices on its suppliers’ farms, but what is publicly available indicates that some KFC suppliers employ practices that threaten public health.

Motion to Intervene in Anacostia River Cleanup Case (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC, the Anacostia Watershed Society, and Anacostia Riverkeeper are asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to set a final deadline for the long-delayed cleanup study, which will assess the environmental and health impacts of Pepco’s pollution...

Petition to Cancel the Registrations for Enlist Duo Herbicide (PDF)

Legal Filings
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), NRDC submitted this petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel its October 15, 2014 and March 31, 2015 registrations for the herbicide Enlist Duo.