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A New Start for New Jersey on Water Pollution & Flooding

February 21, 2018 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

The Murphy administration has its work cut out for it when it comes to tackling the problem of stormwater runoff, but the path forward is clear.

CA 2020 Building Code Draft: Zero-Net-Electricity New Homes

February 21, 2018 Expert BlogCaliforniaPierre Delforge

California is seeking input on a plan to update its building energy standards to increase energy efficiency, clear the way for clean energy heating and hot water, and, for the first time, require new homes to install rooftop solar panels.

Driving the Market for Heat Pumps in the Northeast

February 21, 2018 Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson

California’s Marine Protected Areas Just Got Real

February 20, 2018 Expert BlogElizabeth Murdock

California’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) network is a triumph of ocean conservation in our state—and a global standard for how underwater parks can protect sensitive marine species and habitats and secure a healthy ocean future for generations to come.

Quebec's Logging Plan Ignores Cree Call to Protect Broadback

February 20, 2018 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

Montana Decides Not to Hunt Grizzly Bears this Year

February 20, 2018 Expert BlogMontanaZack Strong

Borneo Has Lost Half of Its Orangutans in Recent Years—But There’s Still Hope

February 20, 2018 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

The author of a new study says the island’s primates could rebound if deforestation and hunting can be contained.

FERC Storage Rule a Win for a More Flexible Grid

February 20, 2018 Expert BlogJennifer Chen

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency overseeing the competitiveness of the wholesale electricity markets and high-voltage interstate transmission grid operators, has finalized a rule that reduces barriers to electric storage resources to compete in those markets. Electric storage resources…

America’s Cities Are the Vanguard for a Sustainable Future

February 20, 2018 Expert BlogHenry Henderson

In the absence of federal leadership on climate change, America’s cities have become the vanguard of the country’s efforts to create a sustainable future.

Trump’s Budget Promotes a Dystopian America

February 16, 2018 Expert BlogKhalil Shahyd

This week, President Donald Trump released his FY 2019 Budget proposal that includes deep cuts to many key federal agencies, and an increase in funding for the Pentagon and $18 billion for a wall on the Mexican border.

Trump’s Budget Leaves States Holding the Bag

February 16, 2018 Expert BlogAlison Chase

What message should we take from the Trump budget's cuts to our ocean agency? States are on their own.

Why Nobody Likes Trump’s Infrastructure Plan

February 16, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

For starters: It would endanger the environment, imperil water systems and other public assets . . . and then make states pay extra for it all.

Trump Administration Energy Efficiency Delay Ruled Illegal

February 16, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The Energy Department’s delay of four energy efficiency standards was against the law.

4 Reasons for Optimism in New Sustainable Energy Factbook

February 16, 2018 Expert BlogSneha Ayyagari

The 2018 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook showed that 2017 was a landmark year in energy efficiency and renewable energy: wind and solar installations surged and greenhouse gas emissions declined to the lowest level that they have been in 25…

Interior’s Budget Chooses Fossil Fuels Over Everything Else

February 16, 2018 Expert BlogBobby McEnaney, Jacob Eisenberg

Zinke’s budget is another practice in cognitive dissonance.