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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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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...

Written Testimony of Scott Slesinger (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of Scott Slesinger of NRDC Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, regarding Infrastructure Plans and Environmental Law Protections.

Letter in Support of National Academies 2018 Review of EPA IRIS Program (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and over 90 people including scientists, environmental health experts, medical professionals, and community leaders have signed a letter expressing appreciation for the EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program, and our hope that the 2018 National Academies review will...

Oral Testimony of Scott Slesinger (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of Scott Slesinger of NRDC Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, regarding Infrastructure Plans and Environmental Law Protections.

CPP Testimony of Amanda Levin (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Lissa Lynch (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Khalil Shahyd (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Kevin Steinberger (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Juanita Constible (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Deron Lovaas (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Bruce Ho (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

CPP Testimony of Vijay Limaye (PDF)

Testimony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on carbon pollution from power plants that drive dangerous climate change. In response to the EPA holding just one public hearing about...

Southeast Side Residents Urge Mayor Emanuel to Step Up - Letter (PDF)

Letters
As Trump’s EPA delays enforcement on air pollution violations in Chicago’s Southeast Side, community and environmental groups have penned a letter urging Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step in to protect residents from neurotoxic manganese near neighborhoods and schools. The letter...

Testimony for Wastewater Oversight Hearing (PDF)

Testimony
The written testimony of Larry Levine, senior attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the need to improve sewage overflow control plans, increase green infrastructure on private property, and reform water rates to equitably generate...

Opposition to Nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) litigates to enforce federal laws protecting public health and the environment. We believe, based on our extensive experience, that a well-functioning judiciary requires judges who are willing to apply the law neutrally and fairly. The...