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CA Leaders Pass Bills to Protect Coast from Drilling

Expert BlogSandy Aylesworth
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…

CA Greenlights Big Utility Effort to Electrify Transport

Expert BlogMax Baumhefner
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…

EPA’s Science Advisers Question Pruitt’s Plan to Censor Science

Press ReleaseUnited States
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…

Good News for Good Jobs: Clean Energy Soars

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson

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.

More Federal Investment in Clean Energy—a Winning Strategy

Expert BlogElizabeth Noll
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…

Diablo Canyon Legislation Approved by California Senate

Expert BlogPeter Miller
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.

L.A. Kids Make Waves for a Plastic-Free Ocean

Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer
Kids Ocean Day—a day that inspired nearly 4,500 Los Angeles-area children to clean up nearby beaches—celebrated its 25th anniversary last Thursday.

Illinois EPA Hosts Public Meetings on Volkswagen Plan

Expert BlogIllinoisAloysius Makalinao

In addition to reducing emissions, settlement funds from Volkswagen's cheating scandal can be used to transform Illinois' transportation market by facilitating the transition from dirty gasoline to zero-emission electricity.

Take Off the Mask: Canada Shirks Climate Promises—Again

Expert BlogCanadaJosh Axelrod

Canada turns its back on the global climate yet again, announces a move to buy a 60-year-old, leaky pipeline and take over as owner of the country's most contentious propose tar sands pipeline.

PJM Auction: Wind, Solar, Efficiency Still Face Barriers

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
While the auction results show an uptick in market participation of renewable and demand-side resource participation, PJM’s market rules still impose unnecessary structural barriers to these fuel- and emissions-free resources.

UK Government Introduces Bill to Ban Ivory Trade

Expert BlogAndrew Wetzler
In a major development, the United Kingdom has taken the first steps towards banning most of its legal elephant ivory trade. Last Wednesday, Michael Gove, secretary of the environment, introduced a bill to Parliament to ban the purchase, sale, possession…