Data, Reports & Resources

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From reports to issue briefs, we ensure accountability through peer review led by our Science Office, which provides data and scientific analysis that help shape and guide NRDC’s policies and positions. We also offer a range of other resources, such as 101 guides and consumer-focused scorecards to increase access to knowledge about how everyone can be a catalyst for change. 

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The Issue with Tissue

ScorecardUnited States, CanadaAshley Jordan, Shelley Vinyard, Jennifer Skene
Tissue products such as toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissue are cheap and convenient—but they cost the planet a great deal.

Holding the U.S. LNG Industry Accountable

ScorecardUnited StatesJamie Lee, Susan Lee

NRDC’s informational cards outline the environmental and financial harms of the United States’ 10 largest LNG companies.

Getting Transportation Right

ScorecardUnited StatesSamantha Henningson

This report ranks how state transportation spending will help—or hinder—the shift to a climate-friendly and equitable transportation system.

Gulf of Maine Lobster Fishery MSC Notice of Objection (PDF)

Statement
NRDC, Animal Welfare Institute, and Defenders of Wildlife objected to a determination that the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery should be recertified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability standard, on the grounds that the fishery threatens the critically endangered...

Joint NGO 30x30 Oceans Statement (PDF)

Statement
Joint statement made to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity governments, calling for support and financial commitments to protect and conserve 30% of the global ocean.

Position Statement on Solar Radiation Management (PDF)

Statement
Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a controversial concept intended to address the symptoms of climate disruption (but not the causes). SRM would involve injecting particles in the stratosphere to prevent a small fraction of sunlight from reaching the earth’s surface...

NRDC/EEI Joint Statement to State Utility Regulators (PDF)

Statement
A joint statement by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Edison Electric Institute, including recommendations to advance clean energy, presented to the winter meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2018.