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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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Letter to Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) (PDF)

Letters
Comment letter to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) on its draft GO TO 2040 regional plan, addressing issues of land use and transportation, water and energy efficiency, green infrastructure, disinfection of wastewater, invasive species, and sustainable transportation.

NRDC Lawsuit to Ban Chlorpyrifos (PDF)

Legal Filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) petition the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revoke all tolerances and cancel all registrations for the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

Whitebark Pine Mortality Assessment Report (PDF)

Report
The red and grey trees littering the western landscape are a testament to the fact that North America's forests are under assault. And nowhere is it more obvious and dangerous than at high elevations where whitebark pine trees are falling...

Great Lakes NGO Whitehouse Letter on Asian Carp (PDF)

Letters
Some of the most prominent National and Great Lakes conservation groups have petitioned President Obama to step in and make significant changes to the federal response to the ongoing Asian carp crisis.