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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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Groups Oppose Regulatory Executive Order - Letter (PDF)

Letters
One hundred and thirty seven groups oppose President Trump’s deregulatory executive order. The executive order establishes a regulatory budget and requires two public safeguards to be revoked for each new one adopted.

Environmental Threat List (PDF)

Overview
A list containing many of the programs, policies, and initiatives under threat by the Trump administration. Updated February 27, 2017.

Tackling Food Waste, Nashville-Style

Fact SheetUnited States, Tennessee, Nashville
In 2015, NRDC launched the Nashville Food Waste Initiative (NFWI) to develop high-impact policies, strategies, and practical tools to address food waste at the city level.

Suit Filed by NRDC to Protect Rusty Patched Bumblebee (PDF)

Legal Filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council today sued the Trump Administration for illegally suspending the rule to put the rusty patched bumblebee on the endangered species list, just one day before federal protections were set to take effect. The rusty patched...

Background on 2:1 Lawsuit (PDF)

Overview
Answers to questions about lawsuit filed by NRDC and partners on February 8, 2017 challenging President Trump's January 30 executive order.

Complaint Filed by NRDC and Partners in 2 For 1 Litigation (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC, along with Public Citizen and the Communications Workers of America, sued the Trump administration today to block an executive order signed by President Trump on January 30 that directs federal agencies to repeal two federal regulations for every new...

Impacted Public Water System Leak Detection Directive - Letter (PDF)

Letters
In order to manage the regional water supply in New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection requested public water systems in drought affected counties to complete interconnection flow tests, leak detection survey and repairs, and to provide certified percentage of unaccounted-for-water.