NRDC Goes Back to Court to Save Water in California
This week, NRDC filed suit against El Dorado County in Northern California, citing the county’s continuing failure to comply with state regulations designed to...
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Energy Code Development Begins: Focus on Residential
This is part one of a two-part series. Code officials, builders, energy efficiency advocates, and others weighed in this month on proposals to update the next...
Hi-Tech Toilets Will Be Worldwide Game Changers
Ready. Set. Go! The race to the hi-tech toilet of the future is officially on. In early October, the International Organization for Standardization, better...
Pasadena Settles NRDC Lawsuit with Water-Saving Commitments
This week, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the City of Pasadena reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed by NRDC last December (as noted here...
NRDC Sues CA Cities Over Lax Landscape Water Requirements
For California to support a growing economy with reliable supplies of drinking water, it is critical that all new urban landscapes be designed and installed to...
Oregon's Governor Orders Water-Saving Improvements
Image: Jim Choate Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed a pair of ground-breaking Executive Orders this week directing state agencies to adopt strong new...