The former New York City mayor’s American Cities Climate Challenge is a $70 million effort that will help 20 of the nation’s biggest cities achieve their climate goals.
Today, Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and co-chair of America’s Pledge, announced the $70 million American Cities Climate Challenge, a major new effort to expedite progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while…
On the anniversary of President Trump’s vow to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement that united the world to address climate change, Natural Resources Defense Council President Rhea Suh issued the following statement:
It’s been one year since President Trump abandoned U.S. leadership on climate—but now, with Michael Bloomberg, 20 of America’s mayors will lead the country forward.
Implementing strong energy efficiency programs can ensure a quick path to a cleaner and healthier energy future while saving significant amounts of money for Ohio’s electricity customers.
California legislators approved two bills yesterday that create a major barrier to new offshore drilling in federal waters off California. Congressional Republicans should follow the lead of their state legislators and publicly oppose new drilling in these waters, so that…
The California Public Utilities Commission today authorized four utility programs with a collective budget of $738 million to “accelerate widespread transportation electrification,” as required by a landmark clean energy law adopted in 2015. This marks the nation’s single largest investment…
Following a flood of criticisms from the public, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board said today that it should review Scott Pruitt’s plan on “secret science.” The decision follows a detailed critique of Pruitt’s proposal from a sub-group of…
The just-released third annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report, a comprehensive look at energy jobs in America, showed once again that clean energy—especially efficiency—is the driving force behind job growth in this sector.
Members of Congress and staff are busy allocating important federal dollars to programs and initiatives that serve Americans across the country. The clean energy programs run by the Department of Energy (DOE) are just one example of enormously successful use…
Legislation to protect the environment, workers, and local communities during the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant passed the California Senate with strong bipartisan support yesterday and now moves to the Assembly.
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