The collaboratively-established Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is widely considered by to be the strongest forest certification body in Canada. While FSC is not perfect, it is far superior to its key competitor, the industry-created Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), which has…
President Biden will discuss his plans to invest in the future today, demonstrating his seriousness in revitalizing the economy, creating good jobs, and protecting our health and our communities.
The Lightfoot administration announced late yesterday that it would stop the permitting process for General Iron, a controversial massive metal shredding operation, pending an environmental justice analysis conducted in partnership with the U.S. EPA. This follows a letter from U.S…
Living near fields where pesticides are applied is dangerous, particularly for children and pregnant women. However, the California communities who bear this burden are kept in the dark about poisons sprayed near their homes.
The proposal to adopt a Clean Cars Minnesota program was given a greenlight today, which would mean Minnesota will become the first Midwest state to adopt a Clean Cars program to introduce more electric vehicles together with cleaner internal-combustion engine…
Minnesota moved ahead with setting ambitious state standards to cut tailpipe pollution and transition to zero-emission vehicles, after an administrative law judge gave the OK today.
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The Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report opens the door to a new, more inclusive model for science-based, locally driven conservation of lands, inland waters, and ocean areas.
California, a global leader in electric vehicle deployment and policy innovation, presented plans today for the next round of its Advanced Clean Cars program. It will require all new vehicles to be electric-drive by 2035.
NRDC and 81 other organizations today asked the Environmental Protection Agency to oppose attempts by the Burnett Oil Company, Inc., to drill for oil in the Everglades’ Big Cypress National Preserve. The company is looking to build oil well pads…
An intraday electricity market is a promising new market design that would tap into the valuable benefits of DERs, including electric vehicles, smart appliances, rooftop solar panels and even fully electric buildings.
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