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Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

Issue BriefUnited StatesErik D. Olson
Removing lead service lines could save the United States an estimated $786 billion from avoided health impacts over the next 35 years.
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The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla
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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

ReportUnited StatesJordan Brinn
Reducing the amount of mining needed through improvements in battery technology, second-life applications for vehicle batteries, and better recycling is key to reducing harms caused from battery supply chains.

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Comments of NRDC and Clean Air Task Force on Reliability Issues (PDF)

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NRDC and Clean Air Task Force submitted data and analysis showing that the carbon dioxide emission standards EPA proposed in May 2023 are feasible to implement without any compromise of electricity system reliability. We show how elements of the current...

Post-Conference Comments of NRDC and Clean Air Task Force on FERC (PDF)

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Natural Resources Defense Council and Clean Air Task Force (NRDC and CATF) respectfully submit these comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) November 14, 2023 notice inviting comments (Notice) concerning the November 9, 2023 Commissioner-led...

Climate Adaptation 101

GuideUnited StatesSimone Scully, Jenny Shalant
As the effects of climate change intensify, the need to prepare communities, minimize harm, and plan for future impacts has never been clearer.

Flooding and Climate Change: Everything You Need to Know

GuideUnited StatesMelissa Denchak
A growing number of communities—both coastal and inland—are finding themselves underwater. Extreme weather, sea level rise, and other climate change impacts are increasingly to blame. Here’s a look at what links flooding and our warming world.

GOM PEIS Scoping - Comments (PDF)

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A coalition of ENGOs, including NRDC, commented on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) scoping notice in advance of preparing a programmatic environmental impact statement for offshore oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico under the 2024-2029...

BOEM Call for Information - Comments (PDF)

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A coalition of ENGOs, including NRDC, commented on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) request for information and nominations for areas to consider for offshore oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico under the 2024-2029 five-year program.

Air Pollution: Everything You Need to Know

GuideUnited States, InternationalJillian Mackenzie, Jeff Turrentine
How smog, soot, greenhouse gases, and other top air pollutants are affecting the planet—and your health.

Comments on the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (PDF)

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The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision has proposed revisions, for the first time in more than a decade, to the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, which is their global standard for the sound prudential regulation and supervision of banks...

Energy Efficiency: The Clean Facts

GuideUnited StatesLora Shinn

Here’s what you need to know about energy efficiency and how you can help save the environment—and money—at the same time.

Causes and Effects of Lead in Water

GuideUnited States, Flint, Michigan, IllinoisKeith Mulvihill

How this harmful neurotoxin got into our taps and what it’ll take to get it out.

Greenhouse Effect 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalMelissa Denchak
By increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we’re amplifying the planet’s natural greenhouse effect and turning up the dial on global warming.

Comments on EPA’s Proposed MCLs for Six PFAS with Exhibits (PDF)

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NRDC, as part of a coalition of 36 organizations, submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS. Also included as exhibits are technical comments and further review of EPA’s quantified health...