Data, Reports & Resources

Gerald Connolly Dear Colleague Letter 1-5-2011 (PDF)

January 6, 2011 Letters

On January 5, 2011 Congressman Connolly wrote a Dear Colleague letter highlighting EPA’s authority to regulate carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act.

NRDC Petitions EPA to End Use of Powerful Global Warming Pollutant, HFC-134a, In Vehicle Air Conditioners (PDF)

May 7, 2010 Legal filings

NRDC has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to remove HFC-134a, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the list of acceptable substitutes for use in motor vehicle air conditioning systems. The action would be taken under the Clean Air Act as part...

Comments on Proposed Rules for Methyl Bromide Official Quarantine Uses (PDF)

December 7, 2009 Comments

NRDC comments on rules proposed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for determining "official quarantine uses" of methyl bromide under Section 419 of the Plant Protection Act. NRDC submits that the...

Letter from NRDC to the Department of Justice in Opposition to Bayer AG’s Proposed Merger with Monsanto (PDF)

August 8, 2018 Letters

Letter from the Natural Resources Defense Council to Kathleen S. O’Neill at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in opposition to the proposed takeover of Monsanto by the German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate Bayer AG. The letter includes technical comments that...

American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles et al Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction (PDF)

April 30, 2009 Legal filings

District Court Judge Snyder’s final ruling on the injunction request by the American Trucking Association to enjoin the concession models within the clean truck programs at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Petition to EPA Asking the Agency to Reconsider the NSR Aggregation Rule (PDF)

February 12, 2009 Legal filings

The document is NRDC’s petition to EPA asking the agency to reconsider the NSR Aggregation Rule.

Decision in Lawsuit Against U.S. EPA Over Chlorpyrifos (PDF)

August 9, 2018 Legal filings

Decision from the 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to finalize its proposed ban on chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—from use on produce sold in the U.S. within 60 days. The...

Protecting California's Diesel Clean-Up Measures Protects Public Health and Jobs (PDF)

January 22, 2009 Overview

In 2006 and 2008, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted two landmark measures to curb diesel pollution from trucks, buses and off-road equipment, protecting the health of residents and workers throughout the state and contributing to a sustainable economy...

Petition for Reconsideration of Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Construction Permit Program (PDF)

December 31, 2008 Legal filings

This document is a petition asking EPA to retract a memo from Administrator Johnson dated Dec. 18 that attempts to establish and new and “binding” interpretation of the Clean Air Act by administrative fiat and make it more difficult for...

Fact Sheet on Prop 10 (PDF)

October 15, 2008 Fact Sheet

California's prominent conservation groups urge voters to vote no on both Prop 7 and Prop 10. These fact sheets explain in detail why NRDC, Union of Concerned Scientists, California League of Conservation Voters, and Sierra Club California believe Props 7...

California Attitudes Toward Building Decarbonization - Summary (PDF)

June 22, 2018 Summary

Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) recently completed 700 telephone interviews with California residents. This memo summarizes some of the key findings from that research.

Prosperidad Verde: Hoja informativa - Las Vegas, NV (PDF)

June 19, 2009

Publicado en Junio del 2009 por el Instituto de Investigación de Política Económica (PERI) de la Universidad de Massachusetts en Amherst, este informe determina que las inversiones en tecnología de energía limpia generarán más oportunidades de trabajo – especialmente para...

Prosperidad Verde: Hoja informativa - Tampa, FL (PDF)

June 19, 2009

Publicado en Junio del 2009 por el Instituto de Investigación de Política Económica (PERI) de la Universidad de Massachusetts en Amherst, este informe determina que las inversiones en tecnología de energía limpia generarán más oportunidades de trabajo – especialmente para...

Prosperidad Verde: Hoja informativa - Miami, FL (PDF)

June 19, 2009

Publicado en Junio del 2009 por el Instituto de Investigación de Política Económica (PERI) de la Universidad de Massachusetts en Amherst, este informe determina que las inversiones en tecnología de energía limpia generarán más oportunidades de trabajo – especialmente para...

Prosperidad Verde - Resumen (PDF)

June 19, 2009

Publicado en Junio del 2009 por el Instituto de Investigación de Política Económica (PERI) de la Universidad de Massachusetts en Amherst, este informe determina que las inversiones en tecnología de energía limpia generarán más oportunidades de trabajo – especialmente para...

Blue Green Alliance Policy Statement on Climate Change Legislation (PDF)

March 26, 2009

In response to deepening economic and climate crises, the Blue Green Alliance and its labor and environmental partner organizations strongly advocate for domestic energy and climate change legislation that will rapidly put Americans back to work with millions of jobs...

Simple Methodology to Determine Whether EPA GHG and NHSTA CAFE Standards Are Equivalent to Applying California's Program Nationwide (PDF)

March 24, 2009 Summary

California has established emission standards for a basket of four greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by motor vehicles – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and hydrofluorocarbons – measured on a CO2-equivalent basis. Thirteen other states and the District of Columbia have...

John Mimikakis, Environmental Defense Fund: CCS Policy Perspectives - Presentation (PDF)

March 6, 2009

These materials were presented on March 5, 2009 (New York City), and March 6, 2009 (Washington D.C.), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense Fund and co-sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University, Lawrence Berkeley...

Susan Hovorka, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas: Key Field Studies and Conclusions - Presentation (PDF)

March 6, 2009

These materials were presented on March 5, 2009 (New York City), and March 6, 2009 (Washington D.C.), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense Fund and co-sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University, Lawrence Berkeley...

Gardiner Hill, BP Alternative Energy Global Carbon Sequestration Technology Group: Carbon Capture & Sequestration: Views from Industry - Presentation (PDF)

March 6, 2009

These materials were presented on March 5, 2009 (New York City), and March 6, 2009 (Washington D.C.), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense Fund and co-sponsored by the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University, Lawrence Berkeley...