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A Montana Artist Makes Objects of Beauty Inspired by Natural Disasters

April 11, 2018 PerspectivesMontanaIngrid Abramovitch

From his studio in Bozeman, Richard Parrish maps the impact of climate change in the American West using molten glass.

PJM Offers Two Proposals: A Rock and a Hard Place

April 11, 2018 Expert BlogJennifer Chen

PJM, the transmission grid operator for parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, filed two competing proposals Monday at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency tasked with ensuring that wholesale electricity market rules result in reasonable rates. Both proposals would…

NRDC’s “Revolution Now” Showcases Hopeful Clean Energy Story

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami

NRDC launched a new tool to publicize the incredible success of several clean energy technologies—wind, solar, LED lighting and EVs.

Adopting a Stormwater Fee? Our New Report Can Help With That

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

A new NRDC issue brief will help municipalities set up successful and equitable stormwater fee programs.

Catapulting New Jersey Into the Clean Energy Future

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogDale Bryk

After years watching Governor Christie's administration pander to the fossil fuel industry, New Jersey will finally enjoy a policy designed to drive investment in energy efficiency, solar, and wind power.

NRDC to track 4 clean energy technologies Trump Administration wants to ignore

April 10, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council today launched a new initiative to track the historic development of wind and solar power, LED light bulbs, and electric vehicles — four highly successful clean energy technologies that have benefited from federal R&D investment—now…

Scott Pruitt Has Betrayed the Mission, the National Interest, and the Public Trust

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

The EPA chief is destroying the integrity of the agency—and the public is paying the price. It's time for him to go.

Climate Leadership: Ahmedabad’s 6th Heat Action Plan

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Making It Rain: Effective Stormwater Fees Can Create Jobs, Build Infrastructure, and Drive Investment in Local Communities

April 10, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesAlisa Valderrama, Becky Hammer

Here’s how cities can fund stormwater management—which helps keep pollution out of our waterways and promotes green infrastructure growth.

Federal Power Rules Threaten New England Renewable Energy

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogMiles Farmer, Bruce Ho

NRDC is asking the nation’s power grid regulator to rethink a rule that threatens states' abilities to incentivize renewable energy and prevent dangerous climate change.

Renewables Win at the Illinois Commerce Commission

April 9, 2018 Expert BlogToba Pearlman

Building Energy Codes Can REV Up NYS Energy Efficiency

April 9, 2018 Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo, Sneha Ayyagari

This blog was authored by Samantha Caputo, Policy and Research Associate at Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). Updating the building energy codes in New York and including a plan for zero-energy buildings in the broader energy efficiency framework will help…

The Waswanipi Cree Tirelessly Defend Their Boreal Homeland

April 9, 2018 Expert BlogAnthony Swift, Jennifer Skene

The Waswanipi Cree are locked in a decades long struggle to protect the last intact portion of their tradition territory in the boreal forest - and their very way of life - from the continued encroachment of industrial logging.

Trump’s Misdirection on Infrastructure

April 9, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The White House announced a plan today that it claims would lead to speedier environmental reviews for infrastructure projects. This memorandum just institutes a bipartisan law from 2015, which the administration has so far failed to implement.

New York State Budget Misses Major Opportunity on Food Waste

April 6, 2018 Expert BlogMargaret Brown