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Siting Renewable Energy Responsibly on Public Lands

May 25, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod

Congress is considering legislation that will help the Department of the Interior responsibly meet its 25-gigawatt renewable energy siting goal, with as little environmental harm as possible.

DOE Confirms What We Knew: Latest Energy Codes Save Big

May 25, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesLauren Urbanek

Newly constructed homes that comply with the most recent energy codes will save more than 9 percent in savings compared to those built to previous versions of the codes, according to new analysis by the Department of Energy.

Michigan Lawmakers Attempting to Prevent Local Governments from Making Energy Choices

May 25, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 4575) that would prohibit the state’s local governments from making choices about the continued use of fossil gas in homes and buildings, limiting their options to meet their residents’ health, energy, and economic…

Corporate Irresponsibility: JBS’s Inaction and Disregard for Worker Safety have Increased the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States and Brazil

May 25, 2021 Issue BriefUnited States, BrazilJessica Carey-Webb, David Wallinga, MD

Throughout the pandemic, JBS workers in both Brazil and the United States have reported a culture in which employees have to work while sick (there is no sick leave) and facemask and social distancing rules are routinely not enforced.

JBS' Workers Paid the Ultimate Price, While Profits Surged

May 25, 2021 Expert BlogUnited States, ColoradoJessica Carey-Webb, David Wallinga, MD

As an industry, meatpackers seem to operate according to their own set of rules, often reprehensible and sometimes deadly. Among its global peers JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, is exceptional. The extent and documentation of its corporate irresponsibility is…

Newsom and Interior Department Announce Offshore Wind Plan

May 25, 2021 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Governor Gavin Newsom and the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced plans to advance offshore wind development in ocean waters off of California’s coast to address the state’s need for clean energy. The…

Hey New York, We Can Save a Lot of $ and GHG Right Now!

May 25, 2021 Expert BlogNew YorkSamantha Wilt

There is a critical bill awaiting action in the New York State Legislature that will significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for decades to come, and save New Yorkers billions of dollars on their utility bills.

This Lawyer Is Leading the Fight for New York’s Clean Energy Future

May 25, 2021 NRDC in ActionNew York, New JerseyShelia Hu

Senior attorney Kimberly Ong is taking on the dirty fossil fuel industry in a state that has the eyes of the nation: “Where New York goes, other states have the chutzpah to follow.”

CA Decides to Sacrifice Salmon for Agribusiness Profits

May 24, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

The Future Has Spoken: It’s Time to Shut Down DAPL and Stop Line 3

May 24, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesNicole Greenfield

Frontline Indigenous youth, who have been standing up against destructive oil pipelines for years, are imploring President Biden to join them in protecting their water, lands, and cultures.

2021 LA Kids Ocean Day Held Virtually Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

May 24, 2021 Expert BlogLos Angeles, CaliforniaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Gas Pipelines: Harming Clean Water, People, and the Planet

May 24, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy Mall

With all the cleaner alternatives available, the only benefit of new pipelines is to increase the corporate profits of pipeline owners. Yet while the potential for harm is well known, government agencies keep rubber-stamping permits.

Oregon Shouldn't Punish Clean Vehicles

May 21, 2021 Expert BlogOregonMax Baumhefner

This Bike Week, Imagine a Future With Fewer Cars

May 21, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesCarter Rubin

In the more than a year since COVID-19 took hold, cities have converted their streets into havens for walking and bicycling to help essential workers get to jobs and create space for healthy outdoor activities

A Leader for Conservation in Gabon and Beyond

May 21, 2021 DispatchAfricaMelissa Denchak

Dr. Aurélie Flore Koumba Pambo works to preserve and protect the biological wealth of this central African coastal nation while also advocating for a global agreement to safeguard one-third of earth’s ecosystems by 2030.