Data, Reports & Resources

NRDC is a leader and trusted source in environmental policy and research. 

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. 

Skip carousel items
A pipe sits atop dirt next to a building

Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson
These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.
A view of the cross-section of a cut water pipe

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.
Bits of plastic waste float underwater

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla, Renée Sharp

Viewing 521 - 540 of 549

Active filters:

Remove all filters

Filter Results

NRDC's Brief for Respondents in US Supreme Court Sonar Case (PDF)

Legal filings
On September 8, 2008, NRDC filed its brief in response to the Navy's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Navy has asked the Court to vacate the preliminary injunction issued and affirmed by the lower federal courts with respect...

Phthalates FOIA Complaint Against CPSC (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC filed this lawsuit against the Consumer Product Safety Commission on July 30, 2008, for failure to produce records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. NRDC seeks a court order compelling the CPSC to release the requested records at...

Order Granting Preliminary Injunction to Restore Wolf Protections (PDF)

Legal filings
This opinion, issued by Federal District Judge Donald Molloy on Friday, July 18, 2008, orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal Endangered Species Act protections to the Northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves pending the resolution...

Notice of Intent to Sue AQMD (PDF)

Legal filings
Sixty-day notice of intent to sue letter sent to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) today. The letter alleges violations of the federal Clean Air Act by the air district in distributing invalid emission reduction credits to polluting...

Petition to File a Gray Wolf Recovery Plan (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and Defenders of Wildlife filed this February 2008 petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare a recovery plan for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act.

NRDC Petition to Ban Endosulfan (PDF)

Legal filings
About 1.4 million pounds of endosulfan, a persistent, bioaccumulative and highly toxic insecticide, are used in the United States each year. Endosulfan, an endocrine disruptor and a neurotoxicant, is harmful to human health and the environment.