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California Pilot to Wean 1,600 Homes from Fossil Fuels

December 13, 2018 Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson

Homes across one of the most polluted and disadvantaged regions in California will be outfitted with state of the art, electric powered heating systems and appliances free of cost under a pilot program approved today by the state Public Utilities…

The Year in Energy Savings, 2018

December 13, 2018 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Remarkable progress has been made to decrease the energy intensity of our appliances, equipment, and buildings, and we aren't stopping in 2019.

Farm Bill Writers Misguided Removal of Soil Health Incentive

December 13, 2018 Expert BlogLara Bryant

Michigan Cities and Water Utilities Attack Critical Drinking Water Safeguard

December 12, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Despite the Flint water crisis that’s plagued residents for years, Michigan’s cities and water utilities are taking aim at a rule that protects the health of thousands of children.

Urban Change You Won’t Hear Coming: Electric Delivery Fleets

December 12, 2018 Expert BlogAda Statler

Electric delivery vehicles offer an exciting potential solution to urban noise and much more.

A Tribe in Northern Minnesota Shows the Country How to Do Community Solar

December 12, 2018 DispatchMinnesotaSusan Cosier

Photovoltaic panels on the Leech Lake reservation are generating clean power—and revenue to help those who need it most.

Lawsuit Attacks Michigan’s Lead Drinking Water Protections

December 12, 2018 Press ReleaseMichigan

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, cities and water utilities seek to invalidate Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule, which established the most protective lead standardin the nation. Detroit’s Mayor Duggan and Oakland County Commissioner Jim Nash are leading the charge to…

Final Farm Bill Keeps Environmental Safeguards Intact

December 11, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Congressional negotiators managed to eliminate the worst of the proposed anti-environment provisions that threatened our food, water, and wildlife.

Learning to Love the Lamprey

December 11, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

In their native habitat in the Pacific Northwest, these imperiled fish are important ecosystem engineers and food web heroes—despite their bloodsucking lifestyle.

NRDC and Partners Sue to Protect Marine Life from Seismic Blasting

December 11, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The harmful practice to search for fossil fuels puts marine creatures at risk, including critically endangered species.

McDonald’s Ups the Ante with New Beef Antibiotics Policy

December 11, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

Big Macs are poised to join the 21st century.

McDonald’s Moves to Protect Public Health By Reducing Antibiotics Use in Beef

December 11, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The world’s largest burger chain is leading the way for other fast-food restaurants to address the critical issue of antibiotic-resistant superbugs that impact human health.

Trump Administration Moves Forward in Rolling Back Clean Water Protections

December 11, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The EPA’s new definition of the Obama-era safeguard would allow polluters to dirty our critically important streams, tributaries, and wetlands—and threaten the water supply of millions of Americans.

Groups Sue Feds to Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

December 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

First Step Toward Offshore Drilling Jeopardizes Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, Puts Marine Life at Risk

Challenge to State Rules Stirs Up New Michigan Lead In Drinking Water Crisis

December 11, 2018 Press ReleaseMichigan

Water Utilities Attack Lead and Copper Rule Protections as Flint Water Crisis Drags On.