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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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Farm to Food Bank Coalition Letter (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letter of more than 150 farm, hunger, and environmental organizations calling on Governor Cuomo to sign the Farm to Food Bank Bill into law. The bill, which passed both the state assembly and senate unanimously, would allow New York...

NRDC Tax Extenders Letter (PDF)

Letters
In a letter delivered to congressional leaders, NRDC explains its view on the importance of several tax incentives that advance clean energy, energy efficiency, and infrastructure technologies that reduce pollution and drive innovation and why Congress needs to extend and...

NGO Letter to the Senate Opposing CA Water in Year-End Legislation (PDF)

Letters
This letter is opposing any legislation that undermines existing environmental protections for native fish species in California and threatens the thousands of fishing jobs across the West Coast that depend on these safeguards. The letter urges Senators to prevent damaging...

NGO Letter to the House Opposing CA Water in Year-End Legislation (PDF)

Letters
This letter is opposing any legislation that undermines existing environmental protections for native fish species in California and threatens the thousands of fishing jobs across the West Coast that depend on these safeguards. The letter urges House members to prevent...

NMFS Entire Set of Comments (PDF)

Letters
During the public comment period on a proposal to build a massive hydroelectric dam on the Susitna River in Alaska, NRDC requested that the applicant, the Alaska Energy Authority, use the best available science to study the joint impacts of...