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NRDC Sues Department of Energy Over Illegal Lighting Efficiency Standards Rollback

November 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today joined other environmental and consumer advocacy groups in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Energy’s rollback of energy-saving standards for the billions of light bulbs that fill about half of the conventional…

Montreal Protocol Talks Begin, U.S. HFC Prospects Brighten

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalAlex Hillbrand

"E" Is for Equity

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesSharon Buccino

As a lawyer for the past 30 years, I’ve worked with a lot of laws. None is as eloquent as NEPA—the National Environmental Policy Act. Few are as short. Few are as broad. Few are as misunderstood.

Paris Agreement Guarantee Must Be Part of USMCA

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogDan West, Amanda Maxwell

The greatest environmental challenge of the 21st Century – climate change – cannot be ignored by 21st Century trade agreements.

Time to Act on Climate—with Tax Policy!

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMarc Boom

Overhauling our energy tax code is still a way off, but simply extending and updating existing tax incentives could go a long way in setting the stage for deeper climate action.

Trump’s Paris Pullout “A Grave and Reckless Mistake”

November 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

President Trump today formally notified the United Nations of his plans to withdraw the U.S. from the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. Under terms of the agreement, the U.S. would exit one year after U.N. notification, on November 4…

Trump Recklessly Formalizes U.S. Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesJake Schmidt

President Trump continues to be an outlier on climate change as states, cities, companies, and investors—not to mention 195 other nations—are treating the issue as a real and growing problem they need to address now.

Trump Is Stuck in Reverse on Clean Cars

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogLuke Tonachel

Denver Solid Waste Management Helps Denverites Save the Food

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogMadeline Keating

Denver Public Works’ Solid Waste Management (DSWM) team is on a mission to encourage Denverites to consider their own household food choices before trashing--or even composting--their leftovers. Through the Food Matters project, DSWM has integrated several wasted food prevention messages…

Prioritizing Environmental Justice in Chicago

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogGina Ramirez

Making meaningful progress in addressing the inequalities that industrial pollution adds to the Chicago’s most vulnerable residents can happen before we determine the structure of a new agency.

Virginia: Remember, and Protect, Union Hill

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogGillian Giannetti

Dominion Energy was in court again on Tuesday for its unnecessary Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which is proposed for Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia and would cross the Appalachian Trail as well as several historic and vulnerable communities. The case…

Climate Chaos: California Wildfires Endanger Millions

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogCaliforniaDr. Vijay Limaye, Juanita Constible

As the Golden State fights catastrophic wildfires, we cannot lose sight of the human health toll.

Denver Restaurants Agree: Wasting Food Is Nuts!

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogDenverMadeline Keating

Restaurant food waste challenges, like the program created in Denver, are a fun and effective strategy to engage the business sector in food waste reduction.

The Faces of Trump and Putin, Stenciled in Smog

November 1, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesSusan Cosier

From Chicago to Moscow, this artistic collaboration puts climate change on display—and world leaders on notice.

IEA: Renewable Energy Has Winning Potential

November 1, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The International Energy Agency says solar is about to boom (some more) and offshore wind farms could power the whole world—18 times over! If we let them, that is.