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After Harvey, Congress Still Stuck on Flood Insurance

Expert BlogRob Moore
The nation relies on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give people information about flood risks, provide post-flood financial assistance, and help people become safer from flooding. But the NFIP isn’t up to new reality of storms like Harvey…

Trump EPA’s “Dirty Power Plan” Would Boost Climate Pollution

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a rule giving polluters free rein by gutting the Clean Power Plan, the landmark climate initiative that set the first limits on dangerous carbon pollution from power plants.

1,400 Water Filters Available for Newarkers Impacted by Lead

Expert BlogSara Imperiale, Claire Woods
NEW Caucus and NRDC are partnering with community organizations to distribute free water filters and replacement cartridges to those impacted by the city's ongoing lead in drinking water crisis.

Big Ag’s Unwinnable Arms Race

Expert BlogDr. Sylvia Fallon
Glyphosate, a toxic herbicide, is under attack. But it’s not enough to develop “better” chemical weapons in our war against crop-killing weeds. We need to rethink our entire battlefield strategy.

Minnesota Could Reap $30 Billion Driving on Electricity

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner
What would happen if millions of Minnesotans ditched gasoline and started to drive on cleaner, cheaper electricity? A new report from MJ Bradley & Associates answers that question, demonstrating that Minnesota could realize upwards of $30 billion in avoided expenditures…

Clean Heating Bills Near the Finish Line

Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson
Two bills to reduce carbon emissions in California’s buildings—currently responsible for 25 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions—are poised to deliver the next generation of clean, energy efficient homes and empower Californians to reduce energy costs, improve air quality…

Dueling Federal Power Plant Bailouts: A Consumer’s Nightmare

Expert BlogMiles Farmer
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, the nation’s grid regulator) and the Trump administration are working on bailouts for different types of power plants that could end up acting at cross-purposes with one another, creating a nightmare for energy customers…

VA Water Board Must Protect Water from Pipeline Threats

Expert BlogAmy Mall
The Water Board now has the opportunity to step in and stop the Trump administration’s move to approve these pipelines using only the Army Corps’ Nationwide Permit 12, since it does not have adequate protections in place for individual Virginia…