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State Clean Energy Laws Make New England Grid More Resilient

May 9, 2018 Expert BlogBruce Ho

The New England power grid is growing more reliable and resilient thanks to state renewable energy and energy efficiency laws that are reducing the region’s dependence on natural gas and other imported fossil fuels.

Japanese Insurance Companies Begin Restricting Coal Finance

May 8, 2018 Expert BlogHan Chen

Major Japanese life insurance companies are finally starting to recognize that investments in new coal-fired power generation projects are both financially and environmentally irresponsible.

Montanans Support Pallid Sturgeon over Dam in New Poll

May 8, 2018 Press ReleaseMontana

Montana voters support removing the Intake Diversion Dam on the Yellowstone River and replacing it with a pump alternative, according to a recent poll conducted by Tulchin Research.

Zinke’s Doubling Down on Dismantling Bird Protections

May 7, 2018 Expert BlogKatie Umekubo

As we were about to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this landmark conservation law, the Trump administration decided to gut the MBTA by limiting its reach to the purposeful or intentional killing of birds.

New Buildings in Pennsylvania to Leap Forward in Efficiency

May 7, 2018 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

New homes and buildings built in Pennsylvania will soon use less energy and have substantially lower utility bills, thanks to a huge leap in the efficiency of the Pennsylvania statewide building energy code announced last week.

Avoiding Another California Electricity Crisis

May 7, 2018 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh

The adage about history not repeating itself but rhyming is inescapable in the California debate about potentially ruinous financial liabilities facing electric utilities in the aftermath of disasters worsened by climate change, such as last fall’s wildfires and mudslides. And…

Pebble Mine: Taking the Battle to the Board Room—Again

May 7, 2018 Expert BlogCanadaJoel Reynolds

Bristol Bay Coalition delivers a message of unrelenting opposition in meetings with First Quantum Minerals in Toronto.

This Farm Bill Can Make or Break Organic Farmers

May 7, 2018 Expert BlogAllison Johnson

Recent Farm Bills have funded programs that make organic foods more affordable, while protecting the environment and our health.

Flint Settlement: First Round Testing Results Reported

May 4, 2018 Expert BlogCyndi Roper

NRDC has been fighting for changes to the national Lead and Copper Rule as well as to the rule used in Michigan—changes long overdue for all communities, but especially for Flint.

Iceland to Resume Hunt of Endangered Fin Whales

May 4, 2018 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Iceland’s only fin whaling company Hvalur hf is set to resume its controversial hunt of endangered fin whales after a two-year break. Its 2018 whaling season will open on June 10th with the highest quotas in decades.

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Teaching Climate Science to Kids

May 4, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

But denialist lawmakers aren’t going to make it easy.

Grid Resilience Efforts Should Focus on Customer Benefits

May 3, 2018 Expert BlogJohn Moore, Gillian Giannetti

A new report by three prominent energy experts correctly says that the focus of "resilience" should be on electricity customer needs. Those customer needs lie primarily on the distribution system—not the high-power grid.

Chiefs at UN Call on Canada to Respect Indigenous Lands

May 3, 2018 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

Protecting the environment is inseparable from protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples. In contrast to dominant modern models of individual ownership and resource extraction, Indigenous Peoples have depended on and cared for the land for millennia. Environmental stewardship is deeply…

Leaving on a 1st Class Jet Plane: Pruitt’s Got to Go

May 3, 2018 Expert BlogAna Unruh Cohen, Chantelle "Ella" Mendonsa

We have heard enough blame-shifting, mistruths, and dissembling. Enough is enough, it’s time for Pruitt to resign.

Clean Energy Businesses Are Essential for Illinois

May 3, 2018 Expert BlogToba Pearlman