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Neonic Pesticide May Become More Toxic in Tap Water

February 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sass

Pesticide water monitoring experts at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) paired up with scientists from the University of Iowa in a federally-funded collaboration to track neonicotinoid pesticides or “neonics” in tap water, including the potential to form chlorinated disinfection byproducts…

Trump Picks Pro-Polluter Bernhardt to Head Interior

February 4, 2019 Expert BlogNRDC

Like former Secretary Ryan Zinke, David Bernhardt has a track record of putting industry profits first.

Governor Whitmer Abolishes Michigan’s “Polluter Panels”

February 4, 2019 Press ReleaseMichigan

Michigan’s Governor Whitmer has released an executive order that reshuffles environmental oversight in the state, including the dissolution of controversial “polluter panels” which had the power to override policy and pollution permitting decisions made by the state’s regulators.

Trump Nominates Another Industry Lobbyist as Secretary of Interior

February 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump today nominated acting Secretary David Bernhardt as the next Secretary of the Interior.

New Report: Climate Change Is Having Devastating Impacts on Public Health in Michigan

February 4, 2019 Press ReleaseMichigan

Climate change is endangering the safety of Michigan’s water, threatening the air quality, and increasing unnecessary harm and death from extreme heat, rain, and insect-borne diseases, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council and…

NRDC Announces Leadership Transition

February 4, 2019 Press ReleaseNew York

Rhea Suh to step down as president; will remain in position through June to ensure seamless transition

NRDC Statement on Governor Northam

February 3, 2019 Press ReleaseVirginia

Following is a statement from Dawone Robinson, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Director of Energy Affordability at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): “Governor Northam can no longer lead the Commonwealth of Virginia and should step down knowing that Lt. Governor Fairfax will be…

The $2 Trillion Success Story: Energy Efficiency Standards

February 1, 2019 Fact SheetUnited StatesLauren Urbanek

The Multiple Roles of State Investment Banks in Low-carbon Energy Finance: An Analysis of Australia, the UK, and Germany

February 1, 2019 Resource

Low-carbon energy technologies (renewable energy and energy efficiency) are considered essential to achieve climate change mitigation goals, so a rapid deployment is needed. However there is a significant financing gap and many policymakers are concerned that investment for the large-scale…

Program Related Investments: Alternative Sources of Green Bank Investment Capital in the United States

February 1, 2019 Resource

Green Banks have traditionally used public sector capital to leverage increased private sector investment. The collective capital formation driven by that intersection has been impressive, but the pace of climate change is driving the need to expand the investment capital…

Clean Energy and Climate Action Agenda for the New Congress

February 1, 2019 Expert BlogDavid Doniger, Derek Murrow

House Speaker Pelosi aptly calls climate change “the existential threat of our time.” Here's an ambitious clean energy and climate action agenda for the new Congress.

Welcome to Oslo! NO PARKING.

February 1, 2019 Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine

More and more European cities are effectively banning automobiles from their city centers—and it seems to be working out just fine for local businesses.

A Promising Start for Cleaner Buildings in California

February 1, 2019 Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson

These Montanans Don’t Want an Industrial Slaughterhouse in Their Backyard

February 1, 2019 DispatchMontanaLora Shinn

In the small city of Great Falls, residents push back against a Big Ag plant that would consume 3.5 million gallons of water—and produce 102,995 pounds of waste—per day.

PA Needs Clean Energy. Why Are Legislators Stuck on Nuclear?

February 1, 2019 Expert BlogMark Szybist