Data, Reports & Resources

Oppose Unwise Repeal of Key Biggert-Waters Flood Control Law (PDF)

February 26, 2014 Letters

On February 25, 2014, NRDC sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 3370, which guts badly needed flood insurance reform adopted only a year and a half ago under the Biggert-Waters Reform Act.

NRDC Opposes Ill-Conceived Regulatory Bills in HR 2804 and HR 899 (PDF)

February 26, 2014 Letters

On February 25, 2014, NRDC sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 3370, which guts badly needed flood insurance reform adopted only a year and a half ago under the Biggert-Waters Reform Act.

NRDC Letter Opposing House “SCRUB” Act (PDF)

February 11, 2014 Letters

In a letter to the House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, NRDC Government Affairs Director David Goldston offers his views on a draft bill, the “Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of...

Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Members Calling for No Policy Riders, December 18, 2013 (PDF)

December 18, 2013 Letters

Letter submitted to Senate and House Appropriations Committee Members on December 18th, 2013 from seventeen organizations urging the Appropriations Committee to keep the appropriations bills clean of harmful policy riders, which often cost citizens through the environmental and health harms...

Results of Polls Conducted Among the Latino Community (PDF)

October 16, 2013 Polling

Key findings from polls of Americans’ views about work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, largely suspended by the government shutdown nationally; among Latinos; in five states (North Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Iowa, Michigan), and five House congressional districts represented by...

Comments on New York/New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (PDF)

November 6, 2018 Comments

NRDC’s comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York/New Jersey Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (the “Feasibility Study” or “Project”), which seeks to develop a plan to protect millions of people who live and work in...

National Survey Results (PDF)

October 16, 2013 Polling

Key findings from polls of Americans’ views about work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, largely suspended by the government shutdown nationally; among Latinos; in five states (North Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Iowa, Michigan), and five House congressional districts represented by...

LCFS Ninth Circuit of Appeals Decision - Case No. 12-15131 (PDF)

September 18, 2013 Legal filings

The ruling handed down by the United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit in Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, et al v. Corey, et al (LCFS), Case No. 12-15131.

Letter Urging Opposition to the FY2014 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (PDF)

July 9, 2013 Letters

Letter submitted to the House of Representatives on July 9, 2013 from fifteen environmental groups urging opposition to the FY2014 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act over the bill’s severe cuts to clean energy funding and policy...

NRDC and Partners Challenging the FDA’s Denial of a Petition to Ban the Toxic Chemical Perchlorate in Food Packaging (PDF)

October 29, 2019 Legal filings

Legal complaint filed in federal court in New York by NRDC and partners challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to ban perchlorate from food packaging.

Fresno, CA - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Detroit, MI - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Denver, CO - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Chicago, IL - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Boston, MA - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Baltimore, MD - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Atlanta, GA - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Albuquerque, NM - What's On Tap?: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities - Report (PDF)

June 11, 2003 Report

This June 2003 NRDC study of drinking water quality in 19 U.S. cities finds that pollution and deteriorating, out-of-date plumbing are sometimes delivering drinking water that might pose health risks to some residents—and unless steps are taken now, tap water...

Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California's Water Supply - Report (PDF)

August 30, 2004 Report

In the western United States, there is a close connection between water and power resources. Water utilities use large amounts of energy to treat and deliver water, and even after utilities deliver water, consumers burn more energy to heat, cool...

Wetlands at Risk: Imperiled Treasures: How a Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes Millions of Acres of Waters and Wetlands - Report (PDF)

July 30, 2002 Report

America's wetlands, which provide critical wildlife habitat as well as pollution and flood control, are drained, filled and polluted at an alarming rate. This July 2002 report from NRDC and the National Wildlife Federation looks at the potentially damaging consequences...