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AZ Helps Fossil Industry Limit Local Clean Energy Leadership

February 24, 2020 Expert BlogAlejandra Mejia Cunningham

Arizona’s state government just moved to severely limit local communities’ ability to support buildings powered entirely by affordable clean electricity for decades to come. This attack on local leadership is the latest attempt to keep Americans locked into polluting fuels…

DOE Under Secretary Misses the Efficiency Standards Facts

February 24, 2020 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Proposed Maryland Legislation Addresses Toxic Chemicals

February 24, 2020 Expert BlogTom Hucker, Avinash Kar

Proposed legislation in Maryland would ban flame retardants in furniture, children’s products, and mattress foam; would phase out the use of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos; and would address lead in school drinking water.

Cleaning Up North Carolina’s Transportation Sector

February 24, 2020 Expert BlogLuis Martinez, Kathy Harris

Collaborative Solution Needed to End the Deadlock Over Dams

February 24, 2020 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

NRDC joins a diverse group of seventeen conservation, energy sector, and port leaders from across the Northwest in a letter to the governors of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Together, we want to try and break the decades old logjam…

Towards a Global Endangered Species Act

February 22, 2020 Expert BlogPaul Todd

Vieques Takes Center Stage in Puerto Rico’s Energy Future

February 21, 2020 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

The site of the project itself is the Fortin Conde de Mirasol, one of the most visited places in Vieques. Built in 1845, this historic site managed by the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture was the last small fort built…

Peoria-Area Grantees Announced Today Following $8.6 Million Settlement with Energy Company

February 21, 2020 Press ReleaseIllinois

Following a multi-million dollar settlement with the owner of the E.D. Edwards coal plant, Peoria-area organizations met today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to celebrate the grants being awarded as part of the settlement process.

Agrivoltaics: Sheep (and Soil Scientists) Juice Up the Solar Farm

February 20, 2020 DispatchGeorgia, North Carolina, EastRobynne Boyd

Solar farmers get a hand from regenerative agriculture experts to feed the soil under their arrays—another powerful tool to help fight climate change.

Energy Efficiency Is for Everyone

February 20, 2020 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas

The benefits of the nation’s largest energy resource aren’t reaching those who could most use them. We can fix that.

FERC Excludes Clean Energy From NY’s Capacity Market

February 20, 2020 Expert BlogCullen Howe, Rebecca Behrens

New Mexico Misses Chance to Help Consumers Drive Clean

February 20, 2020 Expert BlogMax Baumhefner, Noah Long

Electrifying Buildings and Cars Can Rein in Electric Rates

February 19, 2020 Expert BlogMohit Chhabra

Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Came Between This Farmer, His Cows, and the Air Force

February 19, 2020 DispatchNew MexicoTim Vanderpool

The PFAS-laden firefighting foam used in training exercises at military bases easily slips into groundwater supplies, tainting everything around it.

CA Lagging Behind on PFAS, But Has the Chance to Do It Right

February 19, 2020 Expert BlogDr. Anna Reade, Avinash Kar

The estimated number of Californians affected by water contaminated by toxic PFAS chemicals is rising. Data released just last week confirms that California has cause for worry, and underscores that the state should act now to protect its residents. Here…