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NRDC, EEI Issue Joint Statement to NARUC

February 14, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Organizations Outline 21 Policy Recommendations to Advance Clean Energy, Enhance the Grid, and Benefit Electricity Customers

Brooklyn Printmaker Hilary Lorenz Celebrates an Overlooked Pollinator: the Moth

February 14, 2018 PerspectivesNew Mexico, United StatesPatrick Rogers

The Moth Migration Project gathers ink-and-paper insects from all over the world in an immersive crowd-sourced installation.

Partnerships for a Resilient Planet

February 14, 2018 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Doug Sims, Frances Beinecke

President’s Budget Proposal Takes a Hatchet to Our Health

February 14, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible

President Trump wants to axe CDC programs and activities that will help protect us from climate change.

Zinke to Oil and Gas Industry: Let 'Er Rip

February 14, 2018 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has just proposed to eviscerate the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) standards adopted a little over a year ago to stop the rampant climate pollution and loss of taxpayer revenue from oil and gas operations on…

No Love for Grid Operator's Latest Costly Market Proposal

February 14, 2018 Expert BlogJennifer Chen

PJM, the electricity grid operator serving 65 million customers in 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia, is deciding whether it will again override its own stakeholders to propose yet another controversial and expensive electricity market rule…

What the Trump Infrastructure Plan Means for Clean Water

February 13, 2018 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

The president's infrastructure plan falls far short of the investment needed, and it proposes to eviscerate the protections that keep our water clean and safe.

Is There a "War of Attrition" on Electricity Fixed Charges?

February 13, 2018 Expert BlogSamantha Williams

10 Facts About Pangolins on World Pangolin Day

February 13, 2018 Expert BlogInternationalElly Pepper

New Issue Brief: How Green Banks Assess and Report Impacts

February 13, 2018 Expert BlogBettina Bergöö, Doug Sims, Sarah Dougherty

Green banks are experimenting with different approaches to evaluate their impact—including their contribution to market transformation—and sharing their findings with the public.

Trump’s Budget Is a Blueprint for Destruction

February 13, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

The $4.4 trillion proposal slashes environmental and health protections, ignores climate change, and sacrifices our public lands and waters to fossil fuel companies—all while making the national debt soar.

NRDC v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al. (Rusty Patched Bumblebee)

February 13, 2018 Court CaseEast, MidwestClosed

NRDC wasted no time in the fight to stop Trump’s attacks on endangered species. That quick action paid off in one of our first legal victories against the new administration.

A Better Way to Encourage Efficient New Homes

February 13, 2018 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

Utilities now have a new tool to promote energy efficient new home construction. It encourages builders to approach zero net energy use in homes by focusing on the HERS Index, an efficiency rating for houses that is analogous to a…

Scientists Are Battling a Mysterious Pathogen Destroying Coral Reefs off Florida’s Coast

February 12, 2018 DispatchFloridaRobynne Boyd

Hope is not lost, but the cause of devastating “white syndrome”—not to be confused with coral bleaching—remains unknown.

Trump’s Budget Devastating for America’s Air, Water and Environment

February 12, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump today released his proposed FY19 budget which continues his drive to decimate federal funding for widely supported health, environmental, lands and climate safeguards.