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Dear Mr. Trump: Don’t Retraumatize Our Communities

Expert BlogBaltimore, MarylandStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

Trump’s comments about Baltimore being dangerous and rat-infested hurts—not just the people of West Baltimore and other neighborhoods like it—but all of us who want a better, healthier, more sustainable and equitable future.

New CA Lawn Sprinkler Standards = Huge Water & Energy Savings

Expert BlogCaliforniaEd Osann

California officials have adopted one of the most important and consequential water-saving measures ever implemented by any state, establishing an efficiency standard for new spray sprinklers that will reduce irrigation system misting and overspray that is common around urban landscapes.

“Nothing Is Better than Zero”? Yes, There Is Something.

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. David B. Goldstein

By combining Zero Net Energy Goals with Strategic Energy Management, we can recognize and promote the achievement of ambitious emissions reductions in industry (and buildings as well). 

NRDC, Others Sue to Overturn Trump’s Do-nothing Climate Plan

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Natural Resources Defense Council today joined major public interest groups urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn the Trump administration’s plan claiming to address climate change. The Environmental Protection agency recently finalized a plan…

Keeping Water Demand in Check

Expert BlogUnited States, California, Los AngelesEd Osann

A new tool is shedding light on a growing mismatch between the supply and demand of fresh water.

Are Giraffes Endangered?

ExplainerInternational, United States
Conservation scientists say giraffes are headed toward extinction. Now the U.S. government must catch up with the scientific consensus.

NYS Paint Waste Bill Awaits Cuomo’s Finishing Touch

Expert BlogNew YorkEric A. Goldstein

Leftover paints—one of the more problematic items in the municipal waste stream—are likely to be fished out of millions of garages and basements from Montauk to Niagara Falls and disposed of properly, thanks to a forward-looking law recently passed by…

Wow! 2018 TV Set-Top Box Energy Use Down By $1.6 Billion

Expert BlogUnited StatesNoah Horowitz

National set-top box energy use is down by almost 40 percent since 2012, according to a report released today, which means consumers are spending $1.6 billion less per year to power the black boxes connected to their TVs.

CITES’s Last Chance to Save the Vaquita

Press ReleaseMexico
As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a new report urges the imposition of trade suspensions against Mexico for…

California Moves to Make Paying for EV Charging Easier

Expert BlogCaliforniaMiles Muller

California recently approved regulations for public charging stations to ensure people can pay for charging as easily as they pay for gasoline. However, a bill moving through the California Legislature would unwind those regulations, making charging less accessible and less…