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Atlanta Fast-Tracks Its Sustainable Transportation Goals

August 13, 2020 Expert BlogZak Accuardi

Under the leadership of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the City of Atlanta has put itself on a fast track to meeting its climate and equity goals with the creation of the City’s first Department of Transportation (ATLDOT).

EPA Methane Rollback Endangers Health & Climate

August 13, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

As the Trump Environmental Protection Agency today attempts to roll back curbs on the oil and gas industry’s rampant emissions of the powerful climate pollutant methane, NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) released polling showing that three-quarters of Americans in…

EPA Hands Oil and Gas Industry a Pass on Methane Gas Pollution

August 13, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The industry can now ignore wasteful leaks of the potent greenhouse gas, posing a significant threat to our climate and the health of fenceline communities.

Charged Up About Electric Vehicles

August 12, 2020 Expert BlogLuke Tonachel

States, cities and business are taking up the mantel of leadership in advancing a clean transportation future as the Trump administration fails the American public’s need to act on climate. These state and main street advancements are a welcome counterpoint…

It’s Time for California to Build Cheaper, Faster, Cleaner

August 12, 2020 Expert BlogPierre Delforge

The time is now for the state of California to align its building energy policies with its housing affordability, public health, and climate goals. Title 24, its building energy code, will set the rules for energy efficiency levels and whether…

Pebble Mine: Canadian Owner on Defense as Opposition Grows

August 12, 2020 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

The Pebble Limited Partnership, wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Dynasty Minerals—the small, under-funded Canadian owner of the widely condemned Pebble Mine—has been seriously on the defensive this past week as its project gets hit from all sides.

Court Overturns Trump Administration Policy That Sharply Curtailed Protections for Migratory Birds

August 11, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal court today overturned a Trump administration reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that had upended decades of enforcement and let industry polluters entirely off the hook for killing birds.

North Carolina Delivers Blow to Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate Project

August 11, 2020 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today denied a key water quality permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Southgate Extension Project.

100 Years of Bird Protections Reinstated

August 11, 2020 Expert BlogKatie Umekubo

A huge win for birds was just handed down by the Southern District of New York.

My Pursuit of Happiness in Afro-Environmentalism

August 11, 2020 PerspectivesUnited StatesZaria Howell

Not wanting to buy into the exploitations of racial capitalism, I find freedom in living with less stuff—but more nature, more time, and more joy.

Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Centers

August 11, 2020 OverviewUnited StatesJoan Leary Matthews, Kristi Pullen Fedinick, Mae Wu, Erik D. Olson

NRDC has developed model state legislation that would require schools and child care centers to install filters on drinking water taps, conduct lead testing, and remediate problems.

A Mentor for Diversity in the Environmental Movement

August 10, 2020 DispatchChicagoStephanie Valera

Through his work with the RAY Clean Energy Diversity Fellows, Charlie Espedido is helping to change the face of the movement and create pathways for young environmental leaders of color.

A Clear Path for the National Bison Range

August 10, 2020 Expert BlogAmy McNamara

New legislation creates a path for the National Bison Range to be transferred to the Confederated Salish and Kooteni Tribes.

Time’s Up for Trump’s DOE on Delayed Efficiency Standards

August 10, 2020 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

The DOE has missed deadlines for reviewing standards that could save consumers at least $22 billion annually.

Groups Will Sue Unless DOE Updates 26 Overdue Energy Efficiency Standards

August 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Six environmental and consumer groups warned the U.S. Department of Energy today that they will sue the agency if it does not meet its legal responsibility to review and update overdue energy efficiency standards for an unprecedented 26 consumer and…