The legislation, authored by Senate pro Tem Toni Atkins, would ensure that California’s own environmental and public health laws provide a backstop to federal environmental rollbacks.
Achieving Zero Net Energy (ZNE), producing as much renewable energy on-site as consumed in a year, is a realistic goal for most industrial facilities. It should be pursued to fight the climate crisis, lower energy costs, and make manufacturing more…
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art will present selections from The Coming World: Ecology as the New Politics 2030–2100 at EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, taking place at Navy…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is conducting a live exploration of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument for the first time since its designation three years ago.
Expert BlogCalifornia, San Jose (California)Pierre Delforge, Maria Stamas
San Jose is reaching for a modern, more sustainable building energy code this September with an important opportunity before its City Council members: to adopt requirements for builders that will provide San Jose residents with clean, affordable energy in buildings…
In an ill-advised and illegal action, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced today it will proceed with rolling back energy-saving standards for everyday light bulbs. The rollback will lead to higher bills and increased pollution.
The Department of Energy moved today to block energy-saving standards scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1 for nearly all of America’s light bulbs, defying a 2007 law in separate actions that will increase consumers’ utility bills and worsen the…
The bill’s authors and proponents, including NRDC, have worked long and hard to resolve the vast majority of concerns raised during the legislative session. Now, some are arguing that the bill should be stripped of its longstanding provision applying the…
As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress created a new tax regime for investments in “qualified opportunity zones” (QOZs). The idea behind QOZs is to encourage private investments in economically distressed communities by giving tax benefits…
The National Climate Bank Act introduced in the U.S. Senate on July 8, 2019, establishes an innovative new financial institution as a standalone, independent nonprofit organization known as the National Climate Bank (Climate Bank). Its mission is to reduce greenhouse…
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