Data, Reports & Resources

Small Modular Reactors: More Questions Than Answers

December 12, 2023 Issue BriefUnited StatesDr. Bemnet Alemayehu, Dr. Matthew McKinzie

Power Shift: Renewables Beat LNG for Climate and Competitiveness

December 4, 2023 Issue BriefUnited States, InternationalShruti Shukla, Ade Samuel

Down to the Wire: Progressive Permitting Reforms Will Accelerate Renewable Energy and Transmission Buildout and Help Meet U.S. Climate Targets

September 6, 2023 Issue BriefUnited StatesNathanael Greene, Cullen Howe

U.S. Livestock Industries Persist in High-Intensity Antibiotic Use

December 1, 2022 Issue BriefUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD

Curbing overuse is critical to slow the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Building Climate-Ready Fisheries and Fishing Communities

November 8, 2022 Issue BriefUnited StatesDr. Lisa Suatoni, Molly Masterton

Warming waters are driving a mass migration of life beneath the sea—and a decades-old fishery law cannot keep up without climate-ready science and policy.

Clean Electricity Tax Credits in the Inflation Reduction Act Will Reduce Emissions, Grow Jobs, and Lower Bills

October 12, 2022 Issue BriefUnited StatesAmanda Levin, Jacqueline Ennis

The Inflation Reduction Act provides $369 billion in strategic investment to promote clean energy and climate justice, including more than $100 billion in clean electricity tax incentives.

Moving Forward: The Role of Transportation Networking Companies in a Sustainable Future

November 17, 2021 Issue BriefUnited StatesRabi Abonour

Without changes, companies like Lyft and Uber are likely to increase overall greenhouse emissions by encouraging additional driving. In the face of catastrophic climate change, we cannot let that happen.

Corporate Irresponsibility: JBS’s Inaction and Disregard for Worker Safety have Increased the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States and Brazil

May 25, 2021 Issue BriefUnited States, BrazilJessica Carey-Webb, David Wallinga, MD

Throughout the pandemic, JBS workers in both Brazil and the United States have reported a culture in which employees have to work while sick (there is no sick leave) and facemask and social distancing rules are routinely not enforced.

Investing in a Green Future: India’s Initiatives in Clean Energy Finance

December 11, 2020 Issue BriefIndia

Hydro-Highway Robbery: Reguemos Chile Would Benefit Agribusinesses at the Expense of the Environment, Small Farmers, and Indigenous Peoples

December 8, 2020 Issue BriefChileJessica Carey-Webb

As Chile rewrites its constitution, the country should invest instead in alternative projects that avoid the harmful anticipated impacts of this hydro-highway.

Better Burgers: Why It’s High Time the U.S. Beef Industry Kicked Its Antibiotics Habit

June 25, 2020 Issue BriefUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD

The United States is grappling with COVID-19, the worst public health crisis in a century. Another worsening health crisis is staring us in the face, one caused by antibiotic-resistant infections. Without urgent action to stop the overuse of antibiotics, including…

A Pipe Dream or Climate Solution?

June 15, 2020 Issue BriefUnited StatesMerrian Borgeson

Biogas and synthetic gas, commonly referred to as “renewable natural gas,” are often not as climate-friendly as claimed, and burning fuels like methane still creates harmful air pollutants. We must be strategic about how we deploy them and keep our…

Antibiotic Consumption in U.S. Pork, Beef, and Turkey Industries Vastly Outstrips Comparable Industries in Europe, and the U.S. Chicken Industry

February 4, 2020 Issue BriefDavid Wallinga, MD

Our analysis shows the U.S. livestock industry consumes medically important antibiotics almost twice as intensively as the industries in 30 European countries.

Guide to Building Healthy Soil

January 24, 2020 Issue BriefNorth Dakota, Montana, Idaho, United StatesArohi Sharma

As farmers prepare for the future, they cannot overlook the importance of soil health.

Green Banks Are Jumpstarting Private Investment in Clean Energy

December 3, 2019 Issue BriefUnited States, InternationalSarah Dougherty, Bettina Bergöö, Douglass Sims, Roger Baneman

To fight climate change, we need to shift the global economy towards low-carbon and resilient infrastructure.

Climate and Clean Energy Action in Latin America

November 22, 2019 Issue BriefMexico, Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, ChileCarolina Herrera, Amanda Maxwell, Han Chen

NRDC is tracking countries’ progress on their climate commitments and encouraging bold action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Harnessing the Wind: How to Advance Wind Power Offshore

July 23, 2019 Issue BriefUnited States, East, WestAlison Chase

Even with its immense long-term benefits, offshore wind power, like all types of energy development, poses risks to its immediate environment and must be developed responsibly.

The Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Investments Are Catalyzing Innovation Nationwide

April 1, 2019 Issue BriefUnited StatesMadhur Boloor, Jackie Wong

Funding from the DOE helps drive down the costs of clean energy innovation, from solar and wind power to electric vehicles, making these technologies more affordable while accelerating market adoption.

Wasting Less Food in K-12 Settings: Best Practices for Success

November 28, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesJoAnne Berkenkamp

Data Gone Missing: Farm Water Information Falls through the Cracks during California Drought

June 18, 2018 Issue BriefUnited States, CaliforniaLaura West

Here’s why California needs robust and accurate data on how much water is being delivered to farms across the state.