FirstEnergy recently announced the retirement of all its Ohio and Pennsylvania coal plants. Given the company's attempts to secure a financial bailout, some question if this is fake news.
Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), a bill that will shift the state’s transition to a clean energy economy into overdrive is now headed to the governor’s desk. SB 100 accelerates the previous commitment to reach 50 percent renewable energy by…
The California Legislature today approved the California Cooling Act, which will lead to the replacement of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons with climate friendlier coolants in new refrigerators, air conditioners, and other products, and in supermarkets and other large buildings. The bill sent to Gov…
Yesterday evening, the California legislature provided final approval for Assembly Bill 2998 by Assembly Member Bloom, moving the state one step closer to eliminating toxic flame retardant chemicals from California homes.
California bill, AB 2998 by Assembly Member Bloom, which bans toxic flame retardant chemicals of concern from upholstered furniture, certain children’s products, and the foam of adult mattresses, just passed the state legislature with bipartisan support and is currently awaiting…
With motorists hitting the road for the Labor Day weekend facing gas prices expected to set a four-year high, you can see what’s driving more and more people to go electric.
They want a cheaper and stable alternative to the…
“Saving the killer whale is talking about saving tribal culture and spiritual values,” said task force member Chad Bowechop of the Makah Tribe. When young mother killer whale, Tahlequah, carried her dead newborn on her nose for 17 days and…
NRDC has withdrawn its lawsuit challenging EPA's illegal "Framework" for reviewing new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) after the Agency declared that it had never actually used the Framework to review the safety of new chemicals, and…
Even as scientists continue to study the health effects of Harvey and other storms behind us, our leaders in government and healthcare need to be prepared for an increasingly unsafe future.
The California State Assembly today approved legislation that will commit the state to fully eliminating carbon pollution from electricity generation before the middle of the century. The legislation now returns to the Senate for a final vote. If successful, it…
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