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RGGI in the PA Legislature, or Welcome to the Terrordome

September 15, 2020 Expert BlogMark Szybist

Pennsylvania needs governance that reflects the will of Pennsylvanians and needs to address climate change. If we get the former we'll do the latter.

PA Takes Major Step to Join RGGI in Fight Against Climate Crisis

September 15, 2020 Press ReleasePennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today voted to advance a formal rulemaking process that would put Pennsylvania on the path to joining a regional cap-and-trade program.

Treat Farmworkers as Essential, not Sacrificial

September 14, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook, Juanita Constible

The record-breaking California wildfires are putting the state’s farmworkers at grave and growing risk.

We May Never Fully Know Hurricane Laura’s Health Harms

September 14, 2020 Expert BlogLouisianaJuanita Constible

A better national framework for tracking disaster-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths will inform where to concentrate health interventions before, during, and after disasters.

Study Shows MN Clean Cars Will Save Money and Cut Pollution

September 14, 2020 Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui

A new report demonstrates that a Clean Cars Minnesota program could cut air pollution, improve public health, and save consumers hundreds of millions annually.

RGGI's Record of Success, and What PA Stands to Gain

September 14, 2020 Expert BlogMark Szybist

This is the second blog in a three-part series on Pennsylvania's proposed regulation to limit carbon pollution from power plants and participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Renewing America’s Conservation Corps

September 11, 2020 Expert BlogHelen O'Shea

Breakthrough Senate Bipartisan Plan Will Help Curb HFCs

September 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Three leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today announced a bipartisan amendment to the Senate’s energy bill that would authorize, for the first time, a 15-year phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent climate pollutant used widely…

Offshore Exploration Company Pulls Application Under Public Pressure

September 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

WesternGeco has withdrawn its application for a federal permit to conduct seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic ocean. The company is one of five seeking federal approval.

U.S. Coasts Still Vulnerable Despite Presidential Memorandum

September 10, 2020 Expert BlogSarah Chasis

Prohibiting leasing promotes the health of our ocean and communities, but this move by the administration should not be mistaken as a major victory; it leaves major swaths of the country vulnerable to offshore drilling, catastrophic spills and all of…

New Report Finds Pebble Mine Is “Gaslighting Investors”

September 10, 2020 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Confirming many of the 2017 findings of New York-based investment firm Kerrisdale Capital, a new report issued by J Capital Research (J Cap) concludes that Northern Dynasty Minerals (NAK)—the company behind the Pebble Mine proposed at the headwaters of the…

Energy Code Appeals Put Efficiency Progress at Risk

September 10, 2020 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

An improved, efficient energy code is imperative to meeting climate and energy goals.

Lightfoot Administration Announces Start of Lead Water Pipe Replacement Program

September 10, 2020 Press ReleaseChicago

The Lightfoot administration announced today that it will begin a program to replace lead service lines next year. Chicago code required lead service lines far longer than most American cities, until 1986, leaving Chicago with the dubious distinction of having…

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy: THRIVE Plan Invests in Equity, Health, Jobs, and the Economy

September 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

House and Senate members today introduced the THRIVE resolution, laying out a legislative agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy.

California’s Clean Electricity Grid Powers Forward

September 10, 2020 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh

California’s clean energy policies are being blamed incorrectly for what some critics have called “crippling power outages.” The brief rolling blackouts ordered last month by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) hardly “crippled” the state, and severe heat and record-setting…