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

October 19, 2023 Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla

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Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Pennsylvania 14th Congressional District Findings (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Louisiana 3rd Congressional District Slides (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Louisiana 3rd Congressional District Findings (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Georgia 12th Congressional District Slides (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Georgia 12th Congressional District Findings (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Arkansas 4th Congressional District Slides (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions - Arkansas 4th Congressional District Findings (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voter Opinion Survey on Global Warming and Reducing Carbon Emissions- Summary (PDF)

July 16, 2007 Survey

Summary Findings for Congressional Districts of Six Moderate Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

An Alternative Path to Grizzly Recovery in the Lower 48 States - Report (PDF)

May 30, 2004 Issue paper

This May 2004 NRDC policy paper outlines a practical plan for restoring grizzly bear populations in the lower 48 states by preserving grizzly habitat, anticipating and resolving conflicts between humans and bears and increasing public participation in grizzly protection. The...

Don’t Just Spray – Survey: The Effectiveness of IPM Compared to Prophylactic Insecticide Use (PDF)

September 19, 2019 Survey

Graphic of USDA-funded Purdue University study results showing how, in most cases, integrated pest management techniques outperformed prophylactic insecticide use with neonicotinoids on melon crops.

2013 State of the Union Latino Survey Results (PDF)

February 19, 2013 Survey

NRDC commissioned Public Policy Polling (PPP) to survey Latinos and guage their reactions to President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address and his commitment to tackling climate change.

Retail Electric Bill Savings and Energy Efficiency Job Growth from the NRDC Carbon Standard: Methodology Description - Issue Paper (PDF)

May 29, 2014 Issue paper

Description of the methodology used by ICF International to analyze the impacts on retail electricity bills and jobs resulting from energy efficiency investments in NRDC's carbon pollution standard proposal.

Voters’ Views On The President’s Climate And Carbon Pollution Plan (PDF)

July 18, 2013 Survey

Key findings from nationwide survey among 808 registered voters reached on landline and cell phones July 1 – 7, 2013.

Memo from Hart Research / Chesapeake Beach Consulting to NRDC Key Findings From Survey On Carbon Pollution And Climate Change (PDF)

July 18, 2013 Survey

A memo summarizing key findings of a poll of 808 registered voters across the country about President Obama’s climate announcement in June. The poll was conducted from July 1 to 7, 2013, by Hart Research, in conjunction with Chesapeake Beach...

Global Implications of the Fukushima Disaster for Nuclear Power (PDF)

October 28, 2011 Issue paper

This paper was written by Thomas B. Cochran and Matthew McKinzie and delivered by Cochran and the World Federation of Scientists’ International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies at the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice, Sicily, held from August 19-25, 2011.

The Collective Effective Dose Resulting from Radiation Emitted During the First Weeks of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident (PDF)

April 13, 2011 Issue paper

This study prepared by Matthew McKinzie, Ph.D. and Thomas B. Cochran, Ph.D., April 10, 2011, was submitted as an attachment with Dr. Cochran’s written statement to the Joint Hearings of the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety and the...

The Black Sea Experiment - Paper (PDF)

February 4, 2011 Issue paper

Thomas B. Cochran presented this paper at "From Reykjavik to New START: Science and Diplomacy for Nuclear Security in the 21st Century," an event sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control and the...

Questions & Summary Findings for NRDC/Green For All National Survey of African American Views on Energy (PDF)

November 4, 2015 Survey

On November 4, 2015, NRDC and Green For All released this memo, “Themes and Findings from a Survey of African-Americans,” explaining the methodology, questions asked and findings from a national poll of 800 randomly selected African Americans to learn their...

Mecklenburg County Key Findings (PDF)

September 4, 2012 Survey

The bipartisan polling team of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R) recently partnered to complete a national opinion research project to assess public attitudes toward transportation, and in particular funding of public transportation and...

Cuyahoga County Key Findings (PDF)

September 4, 2012 Survey

The bipartisan polling team of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R) recently partnered to complete a national opinion research project to assess public attitudes toward transportation, and in particular funding of public transportation and...