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Key Takeaways from PA's New RGGI Analysis

Expert BlogPennsylvaniaMark Szybist

New power sector modeling from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) shows that by joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Pennsylvania can slash power sector carbon pollution while generating hundreds of millions of dollars every year for job-creating…

Chicago City Council Votes for Equitable Access to EVs

Expert BlogStefan Schaffer, Mark Nabong
Some good news for cleaner air: the City of Chicago is taking decisive steps to ensure it is a hub for electric vehicles (EVs). The City Council today passed an ordinance strengthening requirements for EV readiness at commercial and residential…

Earth Day as a Chicago Youth Activist

Expert BlogGina Ramirez
I live on the Southeast Side of Chicago and have seen the devastating impacts of industrial pollution firsthand. In my neighborhood, there are storage facilities for toxic pollutants like petroleum coke and manganese right across the street from homes, schools…

The Time Is Now to Stand with Clean Energy Workers

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson
All sectors of the U.S. economy have been pummeled by the COVID-19 pandemic, making it critical to support all those whose jobs have been affected, such as by including worker protections in federal stimulus packages.

Federal Relief Should Support Healthier Energy Efficiency

Expert BlogDr. Veena Singla, Michele Knab Hasson
As millions across the country spend long days indoors during the pandemic, it is more critical than ever to promote healthier, energy efficient homes with safer weatherization materials under federal programs.

Uranium Mining Industry Doesn’t Deserve a Handout

Press ReleaseUnited States
A Trump administration panel proposed measures today aimed at artificially rigging the market to keep alive the polluting, dying uranium mining industry in the U.S.

Research: Displacement in the Face of Climate Change

Expert BlogMarissa Ramirez
More than ever, where and how we live is being driven by climate change—between hurricanes in the southeast and wildfires in California, over 1.2 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters in 2018 alone. Climate change and economic disparity lay…

Earth Day Order Ends Chapter in Fight to Save Vaquita

Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani, Zak Smith
NRDC has been tenaciously fighting to save the vaquita porpoise. Our court battle ended today, on Earth Day, when U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Gary S. Katzmann granted our request to dismiss the case. We requested dismissal only after…

Court Orders EPA to Act on Pesticide in Pet Collars

Press ReleaseUnited States
A federal appeals court in California today ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act on a request by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) to ban the use of the toxic pesticide TCVP in pet collars. The EPA acknowledges exposure…