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Steering EV Integration Forward

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesPamela MacDougall

Can our grid handle every home having an electric vehicle? The answer is a resounding yes, and the results will be cleaner air and lower prices for California customers.

Key New York Bills to Reduce Toxic Chemicals

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogAvinash Kar

NV Ends Legislative Session Full of Action on Clean Energy

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogPatricia Valderrama, Noah Long

Nevada's legislators and Governor Sisolak took important steps on climate and clean energy in this year's session.

Minnesota’s Mixed Bag Session for Pollinators

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

Aside from a very notable bright spot, legislators mainly shied away from doing even the easy and obvious things to protect pollinators.

Campaign Pushes for Fresh, Local Food at Dollar General

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogAlbuquerque, New MexicoSara Imperiale, Margaret Brown

A delegation from the Campaign for Healthier Solutions attended the 2019 Dollar General shareholder meeting to insist that Dollar General phase out toxic chemicals from its consumer products and source locally grown, fresh produce to better protect the health of…

Wendy’s Shareholder Meeting Reveals a Little Progress

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogLena Brook

Trump Administration Wants to Cut Down Forestry Protections

June 12, 2019 Expert BlogNRDC

The proposal could greenlight and fast-track destructive activities like logging and overdevelopment.

Trump Administration Moves to Gut Forestry Safeguards

June 12, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing revisions to National Environmental Policy Act regulations that would undercut key protections for forests.

DTE IRP: Find Out What It Means to MI

June 11, 2019 Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez

On the heels of the ambitious and recently approved Consumers Integrated Resource Plan, we shift to look at how DTE’s IRP compares and what it will mean for the state.

These Texans Are Sick of Chemical Fires and Toxic Spills in Their Backyard

June 11, 2019 DispatchTexasTim Vanderpool

A community along the Houston Ship Channel ramps up its fight against heavy industry and lax oversight after another petrochemical factory blaze closes local schools and causes a spike in respiratory illness.

Environmental Groups Sue to Keep Oil Rig Safety Standards Intact

June 11, 2019 Expert BlogNRDC

Under attack by the Trump administration, the safeguards help protect workers, wildlife, and coastal communities from disasters like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

In the Fight Against Climate Change, Humans and Wildlife Are Allies

June 11, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Scientists say we must fight the biodiversity crisis and climate change at the same time.

Michigan Integrated Resource Plan Primer

June 11, 2019 Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez

Planning is one of the most important exercises you can do to bring any vision or goal to life. That’s why 2016 Michigan energy law kickstarted a cycle of required long-term energy planning for utilities like Consumers and DTE called…

DOE Proposes Appliance Efficiency Testing Loophole

June 11, 2019 Expert BlogJoe Vukovich

This proposal has the potential to create real chaos in DOE’s appliance efficiency program, which currently saves consumers an average of $500 a year while simultaneously curbing harmful air pollution.

A Vision for Midwest Zero-Carbon Power Starts to Take Shape

June 10, 2019 Expert BlogSamantha Williams, Christina Chen

Commitments to deeply decarbonize electric power production, from Minnesota to Indiana, have been on the uptick in the Midwest in recent months, and make up a significant proportion of the overall national transition. Thankfully, leaders across the region are taking…