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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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Coalition Letter Opposing H.Con.Res. 119 (PDF)

Letters
Letter from 16 organizations opposing H.Con.Res. 119, an anti-climate resolution in the House that is just another attempt to stifle and silence thoughtful, informed debate on climate action.

ENGO Letter to Conferees on H.R. 5895 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and 13 other environmental organization wrote to conferees to HR 5895, a ‘minibus’ package of the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Acts urging them to keep the conference version of the bill...

Notice of Intent to Sue EPA (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and EDF provided 60-days’ notice to EPA, as required by the Clean Air Act, of our intent to sue EPA for the agency’s failure to implement or enforce emission guidelines for air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills.

Letter of Concern - Sec. 304 S. 2975 (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the U.S. Senate, NRDC joined 39 other organizations in raising concern over a controversial nuclear waste provision (Sec. 304) inserted into the FY2019 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2975), which is...

Letter Urging Opposition to H.R. 3 (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, NRDC and 11 other organizations joined in urging opposition to the rescissions bill (H.R. 3) because it would cut funding from useful programs across the federal government, including several important environmental...

Joint Letter Expressing Opposition to H.R. 5895 (PDF)

Letters
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and 18 other environmental groups sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives, urging opposition to H.R. 5895, a ‘minibus’ appropriations package which includes the FY19 Energy and Water Development and Related...

Letter to Governor Cuomo Urging New Standards Regulating PFOA and PFOS (PDF)

Letters
Letter submitted by NRDC and 11 other environmental organizations calling on Governor Cuomo to set a tough new standard that will keep perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid—two dangerous pollutants also known as PFOA and PFOS—out of New Yorkers’ drinking water.

Letter Urging Support for Titus Amendment (PDF)

Letters
Thirty six (36) groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to support Rep. Titus's amendment to the "Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017." The amendment would replace the bill...