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Alaskans Emphatically Tell the Army Corps “No Pebble Mine”

Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer
More than 900 people gathered to oppose the Pebble Mine yesterday in Anchorage, Alaska. Hundreds rallied outside the Dena’ina convention center where inside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held the last of several public hearings on its draft Environmental…

50% Renewables Bill Passes NV Senate, Unanimously

Expert BlogDylan Sullivan
The Nevada Senate voted today, April 16, 2019, unanimously, across party lines, to update Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), the law that sets the minimum amount of electricity that big Nevada electricity providers must get from clean, renewable energy sources…

We Saved the Ozone Layer. We Can Save the Climate

Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Doniger

Climate change is not the first planetary pollution crisis we have faced. That distinction belongs to the depletion of the earth’s protective ozone layer. And how we solved the ozone crisis teaches lessons for climate change.

Midwestern States Meet to Discuss Regional Climate Action

Press ReleaseIllinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Officials from the states of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin gathered to discuss actions their Administrations were taking to combat climate change and explore options for regional cooperation. The meeting, convened by leaders of the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, Natural…

New Study Confirms Benefits of Electrifying CA Buildings

Expert BlogPierre Delforge
Replacing natural gas with clean electricity will slash greenhouse gas emissions from CA's single-family homes by up to 90% within the next 3 decades and save consumers money, according to a new analysis. The study confirms electrification is a vital…

Setting the Standard for Climate-Protective Homes

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
A new energy standard for homes can save an additional 20 percent compared to the current model that advanced jurisdictions are adopting. If your city or state wants to be greener, they should consider ASHRAE Standard 90.2-2018

Albuquerque Is Wiring Up Millennials to Work With the Sun

DispatchAlbuquerque, New MexicoBecca Cudmore
With its plan to source all city energy needs from renewable power by 2022, Albuquerque, a winner of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, is also jump-starting its solar workforce.

Good News About Cover Crops from the Census of Agriculture

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Bryant

While the 2012 Census provided the first nationwide overview of cover crop use, state-by-state, the 2017 Census provides the first opportunity to quantify changes in cover crop use over a five-year period.