The State of Michigan revealed new drinking water protections which will require the state’s water utilities to eventually remove all lead drinking water service lines. The reformed Lead and Copper Rule, released today, would also outlaw partial lead service line…
European Union policymakers agreed late last night on a new Renewable Energy Directive that failed to fix Europe’s broken bioenergy policies. The decision to mistakenly continue to label the indiscriminate burning of wood as “carbon neutral” jeopardizes the EU’s environmental…
The Senate Agriculture Committee just marked up a Farm Bill today that includes some innovative new provisions to improves soil health on farms. While the overall bill has some problems and there is room for improvement, this bill does some…
Michigan can expect lower energy bills, less energy consumption, and less pollution as a result of plans to significantly expand utility energy efficiency programs.
If we are going to save the North Atlantic right whale, we must act now. That was the resounding message from scientists, the fishing industry, and environmental groups at a briefing on Capitol Hill yesterday. Staffers were provided with three…
When the Federal Highway Administration suspended a commonsense rule to better manage greenhouse gas emissions from highway vehicles, we sued—and the FHA backed down.
Hawaii Governor David Ige today signed a bill that bans the use of chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities—in the state. Meanwhile, at the federal level, under Administrator Scott Pruitt’s leadership the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reversed a proposed nationwide…
Bob Deans, director of strategic engagement for the Natural Resources Defense Council, made the following statement in response to today’s letter from the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee to Secretary of Defense James Mattis:
Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has kicked off an energy efficiency challenge directed at the city’s largest buildings. Through the program, dubbed the “Race to Reduce,” buildings will be invited to join a cohort that will collectively strive to streamline…
Through the creation of new marine protected areas and global trends in green consumer citizenship, the oceans may find some relief from the unsavory aspects of commercial salmon farming.
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