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Korean Province to Phase Out Coal: Implications for Asia

Expert BlogHan Chen
South Chungcheong Province in South Korea has become the first region in Asia to officially join the global Powering Past Coal Alliance. The Province is home to half of Korea’s coal-fired power plants, so this declaration is a significant step…

A Success Story: Getting Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Out

Expert BlogAvinash Kar
When Governor Brown entered office eight years ago, he took action to fix the regulation that was driving the use of pounds of toxic flame retardant chemicals in couches in California, across the country, and even into Canada. With his…

Solar Blooms in Rural U.S, with Co-ops in the Driver’s Seat

Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami
A report released this Summer by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) documents the tremendous growth in solar energy driven by electric cooperatives. The cost of solar is on the decline, access to solar is expanding, and the future…

California Keeps Rolling to a Clean Transportation Future

Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Irene Gutierrez
Continuing the momentum after the Global Climate Action Summit, California took the next steps to meeting its climate and clean air requirements by taking the next steps on its Low Carbon Fuels Standard, its Clean Car Standards, and proposing an…

Ohio’s Largest Solar Farm Development Announced

Press ReleaseOhio
Following a historic announcement of projects that would more than double renewable energy in Ohio, AEP applied yesterday to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to facilitate the development of the largest solar energy farm in the state’s history through a low…

NRDC Sues Trump Administration Over Rollback of Methane Rule for Public Lands

Press ReleaseCalifornia, New Mexico
The Natural Resources Defense Council and coalition of nearly 20 conservation and tribal citizen groups today sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its rollback of commonsense protections that stop the unnecessary leaking of climate change-fueling and health-harming air…