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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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Going Under: Long Wait Times for Post-Flood Buyouts Leave Homeowners Underwater

ReportUnited StatesAnna Weber, Rob Moore
FEMA has funded thousands of voluntary buyouts, in which local or state governments purchase flood-damaged properties from willing sellers at pre-flood values and preserve the land as open space. However, FEMA’s current buyout programs already struggle to meet existing need…

General Electric’s Coal Plant Profiteering

Issue BriefUnited StatesHan Chen
GE’s involvement in coal projects will lock in carbon emissions, local pollution, and economic harms across the globe at a time when clean, affordable energy solutions abound.

Where's the Better Beef?

OverviewUnited States
As the market for better beef expands, NRDC is working to reduce the environmental hoofprint of beef cattle grazing and feedlot operations by working with multi-stakeholder partners.

Water Affordability Business Case Downloadable Tool

OverviewUnited StatesLarry Levine, Ed Osann
To help provide safe and affordable water and sanitation to everyone in their communities, this tool allows utilities to assess the business case for implementing a discount program for low-income customers.

GGRF Lenders Opposition Letter to H.R. 1023 (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives, 15 organizations that represent thousands of community-based lending institutions express their opposition to H.R. 1023, a bill that would repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

NRDC DOE Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Legal filings
NRDC seeks a declaration that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has violated FOIA by failing both to provide a determination on NRDC’s request and to promptly release all responsive, non-exempt records.

NRDC Oral Testimony Regarding the 45V Tax Credit

Testimony
In oral testimony to the Internal Revenue Service, NRDC expresses its support for Treasury's proposal for electrolytic hydrogen production for the Inflation Reduction Act's 45V Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit in its current form without broad exemptions.