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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…

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.

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

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.

Trump’s Budget Continues to Devastate our Common Home

February 12, 2018 Expert BlogBrendan Guy

Trump’s budget not only abandons America’s leadership on the global stage in combatting one of the most urgent challenges facing humanity, but abandons our children at home to the mounting dangers of a changing climate.

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Fails the Nation’s 21st Century Needs

February 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The White House unveiled President Trump’s infrastructure plan this weekend, one that falls woefully short of providing the critical upgrades our nation needs and sacrifices critical environmental protections.

CARB Honors David Hawkins, NRDC’s Clean Air & Climate Champ

February 8, 2018 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

At its 50th anniversary celebration in Sacramento, the California Air Resources Board today awarded the Natural Resources Defense Council’s David Hawkins its highest honor, the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award, in recognition of Hawkins’ nearly half-century of leadership on clean air…

Disaster Aid Is Part of Bi-Partisan Budget Bill

February 8, 2018 Expert BlogRob Moore

A Bi-Partisan budget bill includes some encouraging provisions that should improve rebuilding efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. And it does not include two poison pills that the House had included in the Disaster Supplemental passed…

There Are a Bunch of New Primates on the Block, and They’re Already in Trouble

February 8, 2018 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

More than half of the world’s primate species are staring down extinction.