Data, Reports & Resources

Moving California Forward - Technical Appendix (PDF)

January 17, 2014 Report

This report was commissioned by the California Cleaner Freight Coalition -- including NRDC and at least 20 other organizations working towards transformational changes to the freight transportation system in California to protect the public's health, clean the environment, and promote...

Moving California Forward - Executive Summary (PDF)

January 17, 2014 Report

This report was commissioned by the California Cleaner Freight Coalition -- including NRDC and at least 20 other organizations working towards transformational changes to the freight transportation system in California to protect the public's health, clean the environment, and promote...

California Fracking Scoping Letter (PDF)

January 17, 2014 Letters

Coalition letter regarding NOP on EIR on well stimulation and fracking in California.

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.

Hart Energy Report: Evaluation of Potential Pathways for Tar Sands to the U.S. Northeast – June 2013 (PDF)

January 16, 2014 Report

NRDC requested Hart Energy to analyze current and future potential pathways for tar sands crude to make their way to the U.S. Northeast refined product market. The analysis examines the outlook for short-term, medium-term and longer-term trends in refined products...

NRDC Comment Letter Regarding Montana Wolf Management Rule Changes (PDF)

January 15, 2014 Letters

This letter details NRDC’s concerns regarding Montana’s proposal to amend its wolf management rules. NRDC opposes many of the proposed amendments because they would increase the number of wolves and other species trapped, shot and killed by landowners on private...

Letter from NRDC President Frances Beinecke to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Regarding Fracking Investigations in TX, PA and WY (PDF)

January 15, 2014 Letters

9/12/13 letter from NRDC to EPA requesting explanation for withdrawal from investigations into potential groundwater contamination from fracking in TX, PA and WY.

Letter from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to NRDC President Frances Beinecke Regarding Fracking Investigations in TX, PA and WY (PDF)

January 15, 2014 Letters

1/10/14 response from EPA to NRDC letter of 9/12/13 re EPA withdrawal from investigations into potential groundwater contamination from fracking in TX, PA and WY.

NRDC Comments on California’s Proposed Well Stimulation Regulations, 1/14/14 (PDF)

January 14, 2014 Summary

These are NRDC’s technical comments on the proposed draft regulations for the use of well stimulation in oil and gas production in the state of California.

Coalition Letter to CA Governor Jerry Brown Asking for Immediate Fracking Moratorium, 1/14/14 (PDF)

January 14, 2014 Letters

In this letter from 50 organizations, including NRDC, which represent more than 2 million Californians, we ask Governor Brown to use his executive authority to place an immediate moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other risky well stimulation activities such...

Calling on Foster Farms to Demonstrate Antibiotic Stewardship in Chicken Operations - Letter (PDF)

January 13, 2014 Letters

More than 30 health, environmental, animal welfare and consumer organizations are calling on Foster Farms to adopt stewardship practices for healthier chicken. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked Foster Farms chicken to the drug resistant Salmonella outbreak...

David Hawkin's testimony on EPA's proposed new source performance standards for carbon dioxide for electric generating units (PDF)

January 11, 2014 Testimony

Before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Subcommittee on Energy of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on EPA's proposed new source performance standards for carbon dioxide for electric generating units (March 12, 2014).

Estimated Annual Outflow of Mercury-Containing Thermostats in Illinois (PDF)

January 9, 2014 Report

Study performed by Skumatz Economic Research Associates (SERA) finding that over 1.86 million mercury thermostats are currently in use in Illinois, and that an average of 102,000 mercury thermostats will be discarded each year from 2014-2019. The study relies upon...

Exide Comment Letter - Supplemental (PDF)

January 8, 2014 Letters

A comment letter and a supplemental comment letter submitted by NRDC and Communities for a Better Environment regarding the proposed SCAQMD Amended Rule 1420.1 and Exide Technologies, Inc., a lead-recycling facility in Vernon, CA.

Exide Comment Letter (PDF)

January 8, 2014 Letters

A comment letter and a supplemental comment letter submitted by NRDC and Communities for a Better Environment regarding the proposed SCAQMD Amended Rule 1420.1 and Exide Technologies, Inc., a lead-recycling facility in Vernon, CA.

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...

The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value - Issue Brief (PDF)

December 17, 2013 Report

Green infrastructure—water quality management techniques like green roofs, tree plantings, rain gardens, and permeable pavement—has been proven to help solve major urban stormwater problems and improve the health and livability of neighborhoods. Cities and others have promoted these practices to...

The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value - Report (PDF)

December 17, 2013 Report

Green infrastructure—water quality management techniques like green roofs, tree plantings, rain gardens, and permeable pavement—has been proven to help solve major urban stormwater problems and improve the health and livability of neighborhoods. Cities and others have promoted these practices to...

Comments Regarding Proposed Rules to Remove the Gray Wolf from the List of Threatened and Endangered Species (PDF)

December 16, 2013 Comments

Comments sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services on December 16, 2013 regarding proposed rules to remove the gray wolf from the List of Threatened and Endangered Species.

Proposal: New Architecture for a New Global Partnership (PDF)

December 13, 2013 Overview

Proposal to the United Nations Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals for a new architecture to encourage action and accountability on sustainable development, December 10, 2013.