Data, Reports & Resources

2024 California Voter Support for Offshore Wind - Survey (PDF)

March 26, 2024 Polling

This assessment of findings from a survey of 629 California voters shows support for offshore wind energy generation. The results show that Californians broadly support the state’s 100% renewable energy goals – more specifically, they favor expanding offshore wind.

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Opportunities to Improve Project Review (PDF)

April 26, 2023 Testimony

Testimony submitted by NRDC's Christy Goldfuss to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Legislative Hearing on Opportunities to Improve Project Review for a Cleaner, Stronger Economy, urging improvements to the permitting process for clean energy projects.

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...

Americans’ Views on US Fossil Fuel Policy and Clean Energy – Summary (PDF)

October 13, 2016 Polling

A September 2016 poll finds that most Americans—especially millennials—would support a move by President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic oceans by barring future offshore leasing for oil and gas drilling. The public generally opposes expanding oil, gas...

Americans’ Views on US Fossil Fuel Policy and Clean Energy – Key Findings (PDF)

October 13, 2016 Polling

A September 2016 poll finds that most Americans—especially millennials—would support a move by President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic oceans by barring future offshore leasing for oil and gas drilling. The public generally opposes expanding oil, gas...

Testimony of Frances Beinecke on America's Climate Security Act - Written Comments (PDF)

February 19, 2016 Testimony

Testimony of Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council, before the Subcommittee on Public and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Hearing on America's Climate Security Act, October 24...

Testimony of Franz A. Matzner, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Hearing on “Energy Supply Legislation” May 19,2015 (PDF)

May 19, 2015 Testimony

Testimony of Franz Matzner, Director, Beyond Oil Initiative, Natural Resources Defense Council, testifies to a Senate committee that clean energy can create good jobs and renewable power, while offshore drilling in the Arctic or Atlantic puts coastal communities at risk...

Bipartisan Poll: Americans Embrace Climate Action, Clean Energy & Health Protections (PDF)

January 22, 2015 Polling

With President Obama and the new GOP-controlled Congress facing showdowns over climate change, and health and environmental safeguards, new public opinion research shows that a strong majority of Americans in five key states support existing protections and many, including many...

Testimony of Daniel Lashof on "The President's Climate Action Plan" (PDF)

January 16, 2014 Testimony

Testimony of Daniel Lashof, Director of Climate and Clean Air Program, before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at the hearing on "The President's Climate Action Plan,” January 16, 2014.

Testimony of David D. Doniger on Hearing on the American Energy Initiative: A Focus on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations (PDF)

June 18, 2012 Testimony

Testimony of David D. Doniger, policy director and senior attorney of Climate and Clean Air Program, on Hearing on the American Energy Initiative: A Focus on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy...

Testimony for NYS senate Public Hearing on Sewage Water Pollution Notification Procedures - Testimony (PDF)

October 13, 2011 Testimony

Written testimony for Lawrence Levine before the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation public hearing on notification procedures related to sewage and other pollutants released into our water, held on October 14, 2011.

Testimony by Lisa Suatoni at House of Representatives Hearing on “The BP Oil Spill: Accounting for the Spilled Oil and Ensuring the Safety of Seafood from the Gulf” (PDF)

August 19, 2010 Testimony

Testimony by Lisa Suatoni, Senior Scientist in NRDC’s Oceans Program, before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, Hearing on “The BP Oil Spill: Accounting for the Spilled Oil and Ensuring the Safety of Seafood from...

Voters React to Explosion and Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico - Poll Results (PDF)

May 11, 2010 Polling

NRDC commissioned this poll that shows a vast majority of Americans support action to quickly pass clean energy legislation. The poll is a reflection that the catastrophic Gulf oil spill has changed the politics of clean energy legislation. Americans want...

Rebalancing the Carbon Cycle - Testimony (PDF)

September 27, 2009 Testimony

Testimony submitted by Daniel A. Lashof, science director of NRDC's climate center, to the Subcommittee on Energy and Resources of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, September 27, 2006

Testimony of David G. Hawkins on Moving America toward a Clean Energy Economy and Reducing Global Warming Pollution: Legislative Tools (PDF)

July 7, 2009 Testimony

Testimony of David G. Hawkins, Director of Climate Programs, NRDC, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on Moving America toward a Clean Energy Economy and Reducing Global Warming Pollution: Legislative Tools, July 7, 2009.

Testimony of David Doniger on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (PDF)

April 24, 2009 Testimony

This testimony covers three somewhat far-ranging topics which this panel has been asked to address: coordinating the existing Clean Air Act and comprehensive new climate legislation, and in particular, defining the role of states; assuring sound regulation of carbon markets...

Testimony of NRDC President Frances Beinecke on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (PDF)

April 22, 2009 Testimony

Passing effective climate legislation is NRDC's highest priority. It is vital to enact legislation this year. As President Obama said last week, the foundation for growth and prosperity in the 21st Century must be built on solid pillars. Clean, sustainable...

Testimony Concerning Efforts to Address Urban Stormwater Runoff (PDF)

April 14, 2009 Testimony

Testimony of Nancy Stoner, co-director of NRDC's Water Program, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on the barriers to full, effective implementation of green infrastructure as an integral part of water and wastewater resources management in communities across...

Testimony of David Doniger on Reconsideration of California's Request for a Waiver of the Motor Vehicle Emission Standards for Greenhouse Gases (PDF)

March 5, 2009 Testimony

Testimony of David Doniger, senior attorney and policy director of the NRDC Climate Center, before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on California's Request for a Waiver of the Motor Vehicle Emission Standards for Greenhouse Gases, Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0173, March 5...

Testimony of Michael Goo on Legislative Proposals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF)

June 19, 2008 Testimony

Testimony of Michael Goo, Climate Legislative Director, Natural Resources Defense Council, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives hearing on legislative proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, June 19...