Data, Reports & Resources

Californian Views of Banning PFAS in Clothing and Textiles

July 15, 2022 PollingUnited States, California

NRDC Polling on a Potential Lead and Copper Rule

November 9, 2022 PollingIllinois, Missouri, Wisconsin

This nationwide polling survey was conducted nationally and in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin on opinions on various provisions of a potential lead and copper rule. The poll was conducted in mid-October, 2022.

The Future Belongs to Visionaries

StatementUnited States, Arctic

President Obama has a unique opportunity to help safeguard our climate, our children’s health, and our coasts by permanently protecting the U.S. Arctic and Atlantic oceans from future oil and gas leasing.

Joint NGO 30x30 Oceans Statement (PDF)

January 12, 2021 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.

Statement on Confirmation of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack (PDF)

February 23, 2021 Statement

Statement from Allison Johnson, NRDC Sustainable Food Advocate, on confirmation of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

2021 Polling Memo of Californians' Views on Clean Transportation (PDF)

February 18, 2022 Polling

2021 polling memos of Californians' views on building decarbonization, food and farming policies, and clean transportation. Polling conducted by FM3.

2021 Polling Memo of Californians' Views on Building Decarbonization (PDF)

February 18, 2022 Polling

2021 polling memos of Californians' views on building decarbonization, food and farming policies, and clean transportation. Polling conducted by FM3.

2021 Polling Memo of Californians' Views on Food and Farming Policies (PDF)

February 18, 2022 Polling

2021 polling memos of Californians' views on building decarbonization, food and farming policies, and clean transportation. Polling conducted by FM3.

Petition for Rulemaking to Strengthen NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries Act Program Regulations (PDF)

November 22, 2022 Statement

Our national marine sanctuary system covers hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean and Great Lakes waters and contains areas rich with marine life and cultural history. The National Marine Sanctuaries Act was designed to protect and restore these...

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

June 27, 2022 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...

South Fork Wind Agreement to Further Enhance Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales (PDF)

June 27, 2022 Statement

South Fork Wind, a joint venture offshore wind project developed by Ørsted and Eversource, agreed to adopt additional measures to safeguard the North Atlantic right whale during project construction and operation. The provisions agreed to with NRDC, the National Wildlife...

Memorandum Assessing Burnett Oil Co. Time Zero Monitoring Report, Phase I Oil Exploration in Big Cypress National Preserve (PDF)

January 14, 2020 Statement

Memorandum prepared by Quest Ecology for NRDC to assess the monitoring of wetland and habitat damage associated with the Burnett Oil Company, Inc.’s Phase I of the Nobles Grade 3‐D Geophysical Seismic Survey in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Based...

Results of New York Statewide Survey on Williams Pipeline (PDF)

July 22, 2019 Polling

Results of statewide polling, conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research for NRDC, regarding the Williams pipeline, which would transport fracked gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey, crossing under New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean, finally terminating in the Rockaways...

California Drought Poll by FM3, February 2014 (PDF)

February 25, 2014 Polling

Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) conducted a poll on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council to ascertain California voters’ views on the record-breaking drought California is experiencing. The poll found that California voters are more concerned about...

Vineyard Wind Agreement to Protective Measures for North Atlantic Right Whales (PDF)

January 22, 2019 Statement

Vineyard Wind, which is planning to install 84 turbines off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, agreed to protect the North Atlantic right whale in the construction and operation of the project. The agreement, set with NRDC and two other environmental...