Two Democrats and two Republicans introduced legislation last night in the U.S. House of Representatives to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—the powerful heat-trapping chemicals used in air conditioning, refrigeration, and other products—and replace them with climate-friendlier alternatives. The House bill parallels…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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