2020 Benchmarking: Progress and Opportunity
The largest electricity producers in the U.S. electricity sector succeeded in contemporaneously cutting climate and air pollution while powering a healthy...
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Low Electricity Bills and Less Power Plant Carbon Pollution
This post authored by Rachel Fakhry, Schneider Fellow, NRDC. Even though the Trump Administration is expected to move to rescind the Clean Power Plan —the...
As Coal Plants Fade, Clean Energy Opportunities Flourish
This post was authored by Rachel Fakhry, Schneider Fellow, NRDC. The shift away from coal presents the U.S. with an exciting opportunity to lead a global...
Top Scientists Validate Approach to Climate Policy-Making
The nation’s leading scientists have just reaffirmed that the government’s estimate of the benefits of reducing climate pollution reflect the best available...
Clean Energy Expansion and Clean Power Plan Work Hand-in-Hand to Keep Up Climate Progress
As NRDC reports in its latest issue brief , various industry and government sources conducting independent power sector forecast analyses reach the same...
Better Late than Never: NERC Plays Catch-Up and Concludes the Grid Is Well-Prepared for Expected Renewables Growth
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has reaffirmed that environmental progress and electric reliability are indeed compatible. With...