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Clean Energy Now for a Safer Climate Future

ReportUnited StatesJacqueline Ennis, Amanda Levin
Pathways to net zero in the United States by 2050

The EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Can Be Built to Last

Issue BriefUnited StatesLissa Lynch, David Doniger
The EPA has a firm legal basis for strong power sector standards that will accelerate the sector’s ongoing reduction of carbon pollution and help meet the urgent threat of climate change

Tapping the Power of Wetlands to Secure a Thriving Planet

Issue BriefUnited StatesKate Poole
Even though wetlands cover only about 5 percent of the land in the coterminous United States, they support nearly half of all species federally listed as threatened or endangered, harbor more than 30 percent of plant species, and provide essential…

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Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Fact Sheet (PDF)

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In response to a public health emergency more than 100 years ago, engineers reversed the Chicago River and built the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to carry wastewater away from Lake Michigan, the city’s source of drinking water. The canal...

Tax credits for Energy-efficient Commercial Buildings - Fact Sheet (PDF)

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The cheapest, cleanest, and quickest response to global warming and high natural gas prices is to target energy efficiency.Studies have shown that energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to reduce global warming pollution. Increasing energy efficiency also decreases natural...

H.R. 2898: Summary of Key Environmental Threats - Fact Sheet (PDF)

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On June 25, 2015, California's Representative Valadao introduced H.R. 2898. This controversial bill would undermine critical protections for our environment and other water users rather than provide actual “drought relief.” Further, this legislation would be a permanent change in law—it...

Gas and Electric Decoupling Across the United States - Map (PDF)

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Using energy more efficiently is the cheapest and cleanest way to serve America's energy needs. For instance, by making energy-saving improvements in buildings, processes, and devices served by America's electric and natural gas utilities, there's potential to save nearly $700...

Fact Sheet on H.R. 3133 (PDF)

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H.R. 3133 would gut core provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to fast-track seismic airgun surveys and other activities in the ocean that can harm marine mammals.

Maine Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

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The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Maine.

Minnesota Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

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The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Minnesota.

Montana Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

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The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Interior deliver to Montana.

Pennsylvania Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

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The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Pennsylvania.