News & Commentary

Nothing is preventing PJM from beginning transmission planning before the leaves turn.

New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.

Governor Shapiro's energy plan creates a stark contrast with fossil opponents

Biden DOE’s pause on LNG exports represents forward movement from an Environmental Justice lens, but must be met with real reform.

Recent developments establish a benchmark.

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Trucks Program can bring $35 billion in benefits to Pennsylvania.

The federal government has finalized a long-awaited suspension of the regulation that previously permitted LNG transport by rail across the country.

A decade-long expansion of U.S. liquefied natural gas export terminals has transformed American energy policy.

Help our West Coast marine life and ask the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to require stronger management measures.

A new report finds that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative delivers on jobs, emissions reduction, and economic benefits—and provides a framework to address equity in the future.

Despite the denial of a special permit to transport LNG by rail, the Gibbstown LNG Export Project can still proceed so long as a Trump-era rule remains in place

NRDC is working with stakeholders to safeguard consumer interests and environmental protections as utilities from California to the Great Plains weigh proposals to share energy resources through an organized market.

Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission adopted the second state-level economy-wide carbon cap in the country (in December 2021), after California’s. The resulting Climate Protection Program (CPP) relies on the state’s sovereign authority to regulate environmental hazards, and on supporting authority under…

The EPA is responsible for setting environmental regulations to limit the amount of pollution industrial facilities release. This approach has been ineffective in controlling exposures because they do not take into account the cumulative impacts or toxic air contaminants.