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Legal Brief Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska (PDF)

Legal filings
Brief on Behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Support of Petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Action Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine Under Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Green Budget 2013 - Report (PDF)

Report
This report, referred to as the Green Budget, highlights the environmental and conservation communities’ Fiscal Year 2013 National Funding Priorities. The Green Budget, prepared annually by a coalition of national environmental and conservation organizations,1 illustrates how federal investments can help...

Frequently Asked Questions on Georgia Pacific’s New Policy (PDF)

Overview
Major timber buyer, Georgia-Pacific, has announced a new forestry policy that will increase protections for 90 million acres of forests through the Southeast. In consultation with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups, GP's new policy commits them...

Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Appendix (PDF)

Report
NRDC commissioned an engineering evaluation of the Chicago Area Waterway System to evaluate if and where physical barriers could be erected to impede the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species while also addressing flooding and other issues associated...

Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Technical Analysis (PDF)

Report
NRDC commissioned an engineering evaluation of the Chicago Area Waterway System to evaluate if and where physical barriers could be erected to impede the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species while also addressing flooding and other issues associated...

Rebuilding U.S. Fisheries - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
Efforts to protect and rebuild America’s ocean fish populations are working. Rebounding fish populations create jobs, support coastal economies, repair damaged marine ecosystems, provide increased recreational fishing opportunities and bring back fresh, local seafood. The benefits of ending overfishing and...

National Survey Results (PDF)

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...

Court Decision Upholding California’s Ivory Ban (PDF)

Legal filings
Ruling in Ivory Education Institute v. California, in which NRDC is an intervenor, the California Court of Appeals confirmed the legality of California’s ivory ban and ruled to uphold it. NRDC helped pass the ivory ban (now California Fish and...