News & Commentary

A New ERA of Clean Energy for Rural America

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJeff Slyfield, Jeffrey McManus

USDA pioneers the largest investment in rural electricity since the Great Depression.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Pushed Forward on False Claims of Need

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, West VirginiaDr. Michele Bustamante, Amy Mall, Tom Rutigliano

The debt ceiling agreement wrongfully rubber stamps the destructive and unnecessary Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Affordable Housing Is Infrastructure

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesSabrina Johnson, Mikyla Reta

We need to invest in our housing stock to protect residents from displacement and help them fight and prepare for the climate crisis.

EPA and DOT Propose Critical Standards to Combat Climate Change and Harmful Pollution

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesBritt Carmon, Lissa Lynch

New regulations from the Biden administration can help us meet our climate commitments.

Making Our Water Safe AND Affordable

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesLarry Levine

Senate Hearing on May 31 Will Spotlight Water Affordability Challenges and Solutions

Evaluating Anaerobic Digestion for Municipal Organics Recycling

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesDarby Hoover

Anaerobic digestion (AD) can be an effective component of a municipal recycling system, ensuring that organic materials like food scraps are processed for use as soil amendments while also extracting energy as a secondary benefit. However, AD also has numerous…

SPP Is Ignoring the Data to the Detriment of Reliability

May 26, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesNatalie McIntire

A Southwest Power Pool special report makes important recommendations, but there’s one glaring omission.

Pollinators Notch Big Wins in Minnesota

May 26, 2023 Expert BlogSt. PaulLucas Rhoads

In a historic 2023 session, Minnesota reined in pesticide use, increased pollinator habitat, and built momentum toward additional protections. 

Greater Energy Equity Ahead, in both Maryland and Virginia

May 25, 2023 Expert BlogVirginia, Maryland, Richmond (Virginia)Walton Shepherd, Lucy LaFlamme, Dawone Robinson

New state laws in MD and VA will lower spiking electric bills for those least able to afford them, through better-designed home energy efficiency improvements.

Idaho Approves Statewide Wolf Reduction Plan

May 24, 2023 Expert BlogIdaho, United StatesDr. Jennifer Sherry

We urge IDFG and all state wolf management programs to take a more objective and balanced approach and to avoid sweeping wolf reduction policies that are out of synch with the latest scientific knowledge, the views of the public, and…

A Blueprint for Advanced Industrial Manufacturing in New York

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, New YorkIan Wells

New York can lead the nation in low-carbon industrial manufacturing. Here is how.

The Health Costs Of Climate Hazards Are Piling Up

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye, Dr. Kim Knowlton

A recent Senate hearing highlighted the financial toll of health harms from climate change.

The Proposed Colorado River Deal: A Short-Term Band-Aid for a Long-Term Problem

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogWest, California, Arizona, Nevada, MexicoDr. Mark Gold

The Colorado River conservation proposal from Arizona, California, and Nevada reduces diversions by 1 million acre feet a year. Is this enough to make river management sustainable?

Community Science Is Changing How People Can Fight Pollution

May 23, 2023 PerspectivesHouston, Texas, St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, IllinoisCourtney Lindwall

Grassroots groups are collecting their own pollution data to increase accountability and demand environmental justice.

Study Shows 14,000 Unplugged Oil and Gas Wells in Gulf of Mexico

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogTexas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, FloridaRebecca Loomis, Rebecca Ramirez

Industry has neglected thousands of unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. They will cost an estimated $30 billion to plug and decommission.

FERC and PJM Should Not Bail Out Generators That Failed the “Elliott Test”

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesTom Rutigliano

As the region faces changing weather and tighter reserve margins, it needs dependable energy supplies. Power plants that fail when needed should be held accountable.

Making Electric Vehicle Charging More Equitable Is Key to Our Clean Vehicle Future

May 23, 2023 ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Recent federal funding as well as targeted policies and programs can help ensure public charging is accessible for all.

Shared Knowledge Is Power in the Northern Mariana Islands

May 22, 2023 DispatchInternationalShelia Hu

As Indigenous groups seek to comanage the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, elders help the next generation find opportunity on the islands in science and conservation. 

New York Governments Collaborate to Tackle Environmental Injustice

May 22, 2023 Expert BlogMount Vernon, New YorkSahana Rao

A three-way partnership between the City of Mount Vernon, Westchester County, and the State of New York makes headway towards correcting the city's sewer crisis

New Buildings in NY to be Electric, But the Job is Not Done

May 22, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkLauren Urbanek

New York's All-Electric Building Act makes it the first state to promote efficient electrification of new construction.