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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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Single-Use Plastics 101

April 30, 2024 GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.

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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

April 29, 2024 ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson

These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.

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

October 25, 2023 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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Energy-Burdened Communities Tool

September 5, 2023 MapLos Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta, Memphis, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Kansas City (Kansas), Chicago, Milwaukee, Flint, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Richmond (Virginia), Greensboro

Energy burden has disproportionately impacted low-income communities of color for decades. NRDC is actively working to bring justice to these communities through this mapping tool.

Omission Accomplished II: The Lack of Municipal Stormwater Enforcement in the Los Angeles Region

April 30, 2019 ReportLos AngelesCorinne Bell

Despite the fact that urban runoff has been regulated in the Los Angeles region since 1990, it remains the most significant source of surface water pollution in the area.

Water Webinars 2020: Sharing Experiences Across the Americas

August 24, 2020 OverviewChile, Mexico, United States, CaliforniaAmanda Maxwell, Ed Osann, Tracy Quinn, Corinne Bell, Becky Hammer, Claire O'Connor, Joan Leary Matthews

NRDC and local partners are organizing a series of webinars about ensuring that more people and ecosystems are able to access clean water.

Feeling the Heat: How California’s Workplace Heat Standards Can Inform Stronger Protections Nationwide

September 14, 2022 ReportCaliforniaJuanita Constible, Teniope Adewumi-Gunn

From agricultural and construction workers, who have the highest incidences of heat-related illnesses, to warehouse and other indoor employees working without adequate cooling or ventilation, heat impacts both indoor and outdoor workplaces. Without federal safeguards in place for heat, it…

NRDC Experts and Events at COP26

October 26, 2021 OverviewUnited States, International, Canada, IndiaManish Bapna, Sarah Dougherty, Brendan Guy, Carolina Herrera, Sameer Kwatra, Jennifer Skene, Lisa Speer, Anthony Swift, Charlotte Steiner, Jake Schmidt, Douglass Sims

NRDC joins the United Nations global climate talks to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, drive commitments to green finance, and promote nature-based solutions.

Identifying the Health Benefits of Addressing Climate Change in Ahmedabad, India

December 20, 2022 Fact SheetIndia, AhmedabadDr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye

If we power air conditioning by burning dirty fossil fuels—rather than by harnessing cleaner, renewable energy sources—we increase dangerous air pollution and contribute to the climate crisis.

Mismatched: A Comparison of Future Water Supply and Demand for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Its Member Agencies

September 7, 2017 Issue BriefUnited States, CaliforniaBen Chou

MWD’s projections of future annual water demands are 335,000 to 554,000 acre-feet per year higher than what is predicted by its member agencies over the next 25 years.

How Would You Spend $10 Billion to Improve Water Supply Reliability in California?

January 18, 2018 Fact SheetUnited States, CaliforniaKate Poole, Doug Obegi

Unlike WaterFix, these proven, alternative investments would improve water supply reliability and infrastructure in California.

Los Angeles Shared-Mobility Climate and Equity Action Plan

April 12, 2018 ReportLos AngelesAmanda Eaken, Carter Rubin

Here’s how Los Angeles can use shared mobility to address climate change and make transportation services more equitable.

Climate Change and Health Preparedness in India

March 5, 2012 ReportIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Protecting local communities in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from extreme heat

Rising Temperatures, Deadly Threat: Preparing Communities in India for Extreme Heat Events

November 14, 2022 ReportAhmedabad, IndiaDr. Kim Knowlton, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Dr. Vijay Limaye, Sameer Kwatra

After a deadly heat wave hit the city of Ahmedabad in May 2010, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) began to develop coordinated action to reduce the devastating health effects of heat stress on the local population.

Retrofitting Mahindra Towers

November 21, 2014 OverviewIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

How an innovative Energy Service Company (ESCO) model lowers energy bills with no upfront cost.

Drilling in California: Who's at Risk?

October 23, 2014 ReportCaliforniaMiriam Rotkin-Ellman

Rain to the Rescue: Stormwater’s Power to Increase California’s Local Water Supplies

October 27, 2016 Issue BriefUnited States, CaliforniaBecky Hayat

Increasing Resilience to Extreme Heat Health Risks Across Rapidly Urbanizing India

April 20, 2015 OverviewIndia

The Heat Action Plan describes both immediate and longer-term actions to increase preparedness, information-sharing, and response coordination to reduce the health effects on vulnerable populations.