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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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BRICK Opposition Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letters from over a dozen groups to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 1917, the BRICK Act, and H.R. 1119, the SENSE Act. The BRICK Act would delay long-overdue air standards for the brick manufacturing industry as long as they...

SENSE Opposition Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letters from over a dozen groups to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 1917, the BRICK Act, and H.R. 1119, the SENSE Act. The BRICK Act would delay long-overdue air standards for the brick manufacturing industry as long as they...

Letter and Report Regarding PFOA Exposure and Health Risks (PDF)

Report
Report prepared for NRDC by Schreiber Scientific, LLC, regarding PFOA exposure and health risks, and accompanying letter to the New York State Department of Health and Drinking Water Quality Council urging enforceable limits on PFOA and PFOS.

Joint Letter to Gov. Northam (PDF)

Letters
LCV NextGen sent a letter asking Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to now initiate an individual pipeline permit process he called for throughout 2017, now that the U.S. Army Corps recently completed its own water crossing review process. The state DEQ...

Clean by Design 2018 Mill Overview (PDF)

Overview
Clean by Design (CBD) is a green supply chain efficiency program which calls upon multinational apparel retailers and fashion brands reduce the environmental impacts of their factories abroad.

Letter from NRDC and Partners to NY Gov. Cuomo (PDF)

Letters
Letter from NRDC and other groups to NY Gov. Cuomo urging him to set strong targets in a comprehensive energy efficiency initiative announced on Earth Day (April 22, 2018). The signatories believe the initiative should be designed to create jobs...

NRDC/EEI Joint Statement to State Utility Regulators (PDF)

Statement
A joint statement by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Edison Electric Institute, including recommendations to advance clean energy, presented to the winter meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2018.

How Green Banks Assess and Report Impacts - Issue Brief (PDF)

Issue Brief
Green banks accelerate private investment in low carbon, climate-resilient (LCR) infrastructure, particularly clean-energy projects. Formed in December 2015, the Green Bank Network (GBN) fosters collaboration and knowledge exchange among green banks, which enables them to share best practices and lessons...

Written Testimony of Jennifer Sass (PDF)

Testimony
Dr. Jennifer Sass, senior scientist at NRDC, testifying before the House Science Committee on February 6, 2018 regarding the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). IARC is under attack because of its 2015 finding that the weed-killer glyphosate, the...

Incentive Schemes for Promoting Green Shipping

Issue PaperInternational, United States
Recognizing ships as major sources of air pollution, ports in various countries around the world have introduced incentive programs to encourage enhanced environmental performance from ships calling at their ports, beyond what is required by legislation and international regulations.

Energy Efficiency Appropriations Caps and Impoundment Letter (PDF)

Letters
NRDC joined a coalition of 19 energy efficiency and clean energy organizations, states, businesses, trade associations and others, in sending a letter to House & Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, urging appropriators to increase Fiscal Year (FY18) budget cap allocations for...

Michigan Mayors Call for Clean Energy (PDF)

Letters
Michigan mayors are coming together to voice their concerns over DTE’s proposal to build a new billion-dollar gas plant. Rather than saddle customers with the costs of the plant, mayors are calling for scaled up cleaner and cheaper solutions like...

Stipulation of Dismissal of Challenge to EPA Landfills Stay (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC and partners joint stipulation with EPA, filed January 31, 2018 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, agreeing to voluntarily dismiss our challenge to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s 90-day administrative stay of standards of performance and...