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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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Brewers Applaud Clean Water Actions - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Brewers for Clean Water member breweries applaud two important steps recently taken by the Obama Administration to provide safeguards for the water sources on which the breweries -- and the communities in which they operate -- depend.

Letter regarding the Wilmington Valero Crude By Rail Project, 11/6/13 (PDF)

Letters
Letter signed by NRDC, Communities for a Better Environment, and Earth Justice regarding Valero’s proposed crude by rail project in Wilmington, reiterating serious health, safety, environmental and air quality impacts of the project, submitted to SCAQMD on November 6, 2013.

Memo from Green Groups to NY Gov Cuomo (PDF)

Letters
Letter from NY-based green groups asking Gov Cuomo to maintain moratorium on fracking and perform health impact assessment based on recent scientific developments.