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Another Manganese Threat to Chicago’s Southeast Side

January 9, 2018 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

In the latest chapter on neurotoxic manganese threatening a Chicago residential community, recently revealed inspection reports show that the City of Chicago and EPA inspectors uncovered alarming problems with industrial dust pollution this past fall, at yet another facility handling…

California Takes 5 Steps Toward Energy Equity

January 9, 2018 Expert BlogMaria Stamas, Isaac Sevier

The Energy Efficiency for All coalition marks 5 clean energy milestones that have resulted in more than $1 billion in new investment in low-income communities in California.

How the Magnuson-Stevens Act Is Helping Rebuild U.S. Fisheries

January 9, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesMolly Masterton, Alexandra Adams

The MSA is working to bring back our fisheries—and with them, significant ecological and economic benefits.

Chilean Courts Protect Patagonia’s Puelo and Cuervo Rivers

January 9, 2018 Expert BlogChileJames Blair

Local residents and environmentalists in Chile are enjoying a prolonged New Year’s celebration thanks to two major legal decisions that will protect the country’s free-flowing rivers.

Will Calling Out Indiana’s Super-Polluting Power Plants Lead to a Cleanup?

January 8, 2018 DispatchIndianaSusan Cosier

A recent study found that the state is home to four of the country’s most polluting power plants. But elected officials won’t even show up to hear their constituents’ concerns about it.

Congress Must Act to Protect the Health of Storm Survivors

January 8, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

Congress must pass strong, bipartisan emergency legislation to protect the health of hurricane and fire survivors.

California Leaders: Pass Clean Energy and Water Bills Now

January 8, 2018 Expert BlogVictoria Rome

While the Trump administration tries to hide the facts of climate change, and pursues an outdated, dirty energy strategy for the United States, California continues to assure the rest of the world that “We Are Still In” the Paris agreement…

FERC Rejects Illegal DOE Proposal to Prop Up Coal and Nuclear Plants

January 8, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s controversial proposal designed to prop up aging and financially failing coal and nuclear plants.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 36

January 5, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The Trump administration’s New Year gift to polluters: opening up nearly all of America’s coasts to oil and gas drilling, plus more ongoing attacks on our health and planet.

As Trump Moves to Expand Offshore Drilling, He Proposes Shrinking Safety Protections. What Could Go Wrong?

January 5, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Eight years after the BP disaster in the Gulf, the administration aims to relax the rules designed to prevent catastrophic explosions and spills.

Making Sense of a Crazy Year

January 5, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesCarl Zichella

Despite the damage, positive trends endure.

Zinke Adds Oceans to the Chopping Block

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The Interior Secretary released a new five-year plan opening up 90 percent of federal waters to offshore oil and gas drilling.

Cold Temps Prove Value of Electricity Grid Markets, Planning

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogJohn Moore

Much of the country is in the grip of frigid weather, which is increasing demand for electricity (but still less than during hot summer months).

A Sugar Pill for the Economy

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

NJ Nuclear Issue: Assembly Speaker Bests Chris Christie

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogDale Bryk

In a startling turn of events, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto just refused to advance a rushed bill that would have subsidized currently thriving New Jersey nuclear plants indefinitely, to the tune of $300 million-a-year.