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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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NRDC v. FDA - Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Case No. 12-2106 (PDF)

Legal Filings
Case No. 12-2106: Petition for rehearing en banc in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals by Natural Resources Defense Council; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Food Animal Concerns Trust; Public Citizen; and Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc...

FSIS Inspection Reports for Foster Farms (PDF)

Summary
Records provided to NRDC by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request filed March 7, 2014. NRDC requested that FSIS provide "any written findings of non-compliance, including but not limited to Notices...

Comments on USFS Groundwater Directive, NRDC et al, 9/3/14 (PDF)

Comments
Comment letter on the U.S. Forest Service's proposed Groundwater Directive, published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2014 at 79 Fed. Reg. 25,815. These comments are submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council on behalf of numerous NGOs.