Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule, passed to prevent future disasters like Flint’s lead in drinking water crisis, was upheld in court. The nation’s most protective lead standard, which helps keep lead out of drinking water, survived all but one yet-to-be…
As Congress looks for meaningful ways to address the climate crisis and transition to a clean energy economy in an equitable way, the best place to start is with energy efficiency. That’s why today’s introduction of a bill to establish…
Biomass proponents argue that so long as trees are sourced “sustainably,” policymakers can ignore these impacts. The reality is that their sustainability claims simply greenwash climate pollution and forest destruction.
Taking up the mantle of climate leadership, major metropolises across the country are leading by example to reduce energy use through efficiency. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its City Clean Energy Scorecard to recognize the most…
Four automakers and the state of California today agreed to continue tightening vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards through 2025, delivering another body blow to the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back the nation’s clean car standards.
The Bureau of Land Management is expected to release its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and proposed Monument Management Plan (MMP) tomorrow for Bears Ears National Monument. These will undergo administrative protest and consistency review periods before becoming final.
EEFA is launching a new video today to tell the story of why it is critical to connect climate, health, and equity by bringing energy efficiency to affordable homes.
An interactive tool and report, developed by Valor Water for NRDC and Riverkeeper, looks at the impacts of restructuring customers’ bills to help modernize the sewer system.
I was in New York City a couple weeks ago and walked along the High Line, the hugely popular 1.5-mile elevated greenway in Chelsea that transformed a long-forgotten stretch of rail line into a bustling public green space.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and pro-environment majorities in both the State Assembly and Senate so far have put this year’s legislative session to good use, making progress in important areas that will improve public health and enhance the safety of…
Despite having the know-how to do right by Virginians and invest in pro-consumer technology like energy efficiency to lower bills and pollution, Dominion's very worst instincts have led it to instead pursue overpriced, outdated technology in a blind quest to…
NRDC and hundreds of other organizations are demanding that the EPA take action to control industrial plants that produce plastic that is killing our wildlife.
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