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Congress Acts to Restore Vital Protections for Migratory Birds

January 8, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Today Representative Lowenthal (D-CA) with 18 bipartisan original co-sponsors introduced the Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 5552) to restore longstanding protections for migratory birds against industrial take—that is, unintentional but predictable killing of birds. Bird populations in North America are…

House Adds Momentum to Phase Down of Climate-harming HFCs

January 8, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A bipartisan group House lawmakers have introduced the "American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act," which adds momentum to a bipartisan drive in Congress to phase down the use of climate-harming hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) and transition to safer alternatives for cooling systems.

New Legislation Answers Urgent Need to Protect Birds

January 8, 2020 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

Federal legislation introduced this week reaffirms America’s commitment to conserving migratory birds and reverses unprecedented rollbacks by the Trump administration.

Cuomo Touts Key Clean Energy and Environmental Priorities in 2020 State of the State

January 8, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced plans to tackle a host of key climate and environmental priorities in his 2020 State of the State address. These include an Environmental Bond Act to reduce the threat of floods and help restore natural…

Year-End Bill Shows Limits of Climate Action Under Trump

January 8, 2020 Expert BlogMarc Boom

Members of Congress pushed hard to get a robust deal passed, but at the end of the day it was clear that some in the Trump administration would just not let it through.

Tackling Mobile Source Pollution via Collaborative Governance

January 8, 2020 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore, Yan Wang

Addressing mobile source pollution has the potential to radically improve the health and environment of people in China. Mobile source emissions, which come from vehicles, vessels and non-road equipment, have become the most significant source of pollution in many Chinese…

Climate Events Wreaked Costly Damage Across the U.S. in 2019

January 8, 2020 Expert BlogDr. Vijay Limaye

Climate change is an expensive and deadly problem.

Report: VA's Roadmap to Lower Bills & Less Climate Change

January 7, 2020 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

Heat Pump Water Heaters as Clean-Energy Batteries

January 7, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesPierre Delforge

Heat pump water heaters are a game-changing technology that can eliminate climate and air pollution from water heating in buildings—and they can double as clean-energy batteries by essentially storing emissions-free solar energy.

One Resolution We MUST Fight Against

January 7, 2020 Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

How President Trump is resolving to weaken your right to public input of federal projects.

Court Halts VA Pipeline Over Flawed Environmental Justice Assessment

January 7, 2020 Press ReleaseVirginia

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today vacated a permit to build a compressor station for the proposed Atlantic Coast gas pipeline, citing a Virginia state board for inadequately assessing its environmental justice impacts on the largely African American…

Top New York State Environmental Priorities for 2020

January 7, 2020 Expert BlogNew YorkRich Schrader

NRDC's New York State environmental priorities for 2020 include building on the sweeping climate progress made in 2019, tackling the biggest sources of climate pollution, and protecting New Yorkers' health.

Report: VA Legislature Can Cut Electric Bills & Climate Impacts Through Energy Efficiency

January 7, 2020 Press ReleaseVirginia

Virginia could leap from a laggard to national leader by adopting a statewide energy efficiency goal, which could trim Virginians’ electric bills, improve public health, and cut carbon pollution driving climate change, a report released today shows.

Energy Efficiency in NRDC’s Commitment to Environmental Justice

January 7, 2020 Expert BlogMarissa Ramirez

We as Energy Efficiency for All are committed to taking action on climate change and the public health community is supporting and contributing to the development and expansion of tools for action.

The Clean Economy Act Will Make VA a Top U.S. Climate Leader

January 6, 2020 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

2020 is the year for decisive climate action in Richmond, and the Clean Economy Act's bold zero-carbon-by-2050 marker will establish one of the very strongest state climate standards in America.