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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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Protect our waters from oil spills – Oppose H.R. 311 (PDF)

Letters
On March 11, 2014, NRDC sent a letter to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 311. This bill would decrease the oversight of oil storage and safeguards against spills at locations around the country for one class of facilities without...

24 Groups Urge Opposition to RAPID Act (PDF)

Letters
On March 4, 2014 NRDC and 23 other groups submitted a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 2641, the “Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 (RAPID Act).” Instead of improving the permitting process...

Coalition Letter on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Hazards (PDF)

Letters
Californians for Pesticide Reform and over 70 other groups including NRDC outline evidence of how use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in California has contaminated our environment and people and could be harming children’s ability to learn. The letter urges the...

NRDC Letter Opposing "Secret Science" Bill in House Hearing (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the House Science Committee, NRDC Clean Air Director, John Walke offers his views in opposition to the “Secret Science Reform Act of 2014”. This draft legislation would effectively amend numerous environmental statutes in a manner that...

NRDC Letter Opposing House “SCRUB” Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, NRDC Government Affairs Director David Goldston offers his views on a draft bill, the “Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of...

Letter Opposing the SCRUB Act (PDF)

Letters
Letter submitted by David Goldston on behalf of NRDC to the House Judiciary Committee opposing the draft bill, the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2014."

NRDC Comment Letter Regarding Montana Wolf Management Rule Changes (PDF)

Letters
This letter details NRDC’s concerns regarding Montana’s proposal to amend its wolf management rules. NRDC opposes many of the proposed amendments because they would increase the number of wolves and other species trapped, shot and killed by landowners on private...

Exide Comment Letter - Supplemental (PDF)

Letters
A comment letter and a supplemental comment letter submitted by NRDC and Communities for a Better Environment regarding the proposed SCAQMD Amended Rule 1420.1 and Exide Technologies, Inc., a lead-recycling facility in Vernon, CA.