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BREAKING: Trump Spares NO Coast, Every State at Risk

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogAlexandra Adams

Secretary Ryan Zinke released the proposal which is the most extreme offshore drilling plan that any administration has proposed, designed to exploit every last U.S. coast for the benefit of the oil industry.

Trump Moves to Open 90 Percent of Our Coastal Waters to Oil Drilling

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

The administration’s new five-year offshore drilling plan puts polluter profits over the public good—and risks another BP oil spill–style disaster.

Changes to the Standards Program? Not So Fast, DOE.

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Can C-PACE Be Effective Financing for Multifamily Housing?

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogYerina Mugica

C-PACE is taking off with dollar usage doubling since 2016 to more than $450 million, financing over 1,000 commercial buildings nationwide. However, while C-PACE has a number of attributes that could make it attractive to property owners in the affordable…

Comment Now on Trump’s EPA Attack on Our Health

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogClare Morganelli

Scott Pruitt’s attempt to repeal the Clean Power Plans endangers the health of all Americans—but it’s not too late to make your voice heard.

New Mapping Tool Links Chinese Factory Environmental Impact to Brand Name Retailers; Bold Embrace of Radical Transparency Driving New Wave of Corporate Sustainability

January 4, 2018 Press ReleaseChina

Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the U.S. and the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) in China launched the IPE Green Supply Chain Map, the only tool in the world to openly link leading multinational corporations…

Trump Administration Drilling Proposal: Polluters Before People

January 4, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will announce a Draft Proposed Plan today for offshore leasing through 2022 that would subject publicly owned coastal waters to dangerous and dirty oil and gas drilling.

Cuomo Pledges to Set Energy Efficiency Target for New York

January 3, 2018 Expert BlogKit Kennedy, Miles Farmer

In an advance State of the State proposal released yesterday, Governor Cuomo committed to “propose a comprehensive and far reaching energy efficiency initiative by Earth Day, April 22,” including a new 2025 energy efficiency savings target. The governor’s commitment is…

Something Fishy: The Trouble with Atlantic Salmon in the Pacific Northwest

January 3, 2018 DispatchWestLora Shinn

Fish farms boost the risks of sea lice infestations, chemicals in the water, and accidental spills that leave native fish floundering.

Merry Fracking Christmas

January 3, 2018 Expert BlogBriana Mordick

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officially repealed the 2015 rules that govern fracking on public lands.

Buildings: The Next Frontier for CA Clean Energy Leadership

January 3, 2018 Expert BlogPierre Delforge

Cutting fossil fuel use in buildings is the next frontier in clean energy, and a major opportunity for states and local jurisdictions to demonstrate strong climate leadership.

Cuomo Promises Progress for Key Clean Energy and Environmental Issues in 2018 State of the State

January 3, 2018 Press ReleaseNew York

Pledges to Boost Energy Efficiency, Tackle Hudson River Contamination and NYC Traffic Congestion

Will NJ Lawmakers Give Governor Christie a Nuclear Goodbye Gift?

January 2, 2018 Expert BlogDale Bryk

The state’s electric customers may be forced to pay a bigger utility bill to keep something they already have.

Don't Mine What's Mine: Boundary Waters Threatened Again

January 2, 2018 Expert BlogJacob Eisenberg

The Boundary Waters is a special wild place. An interconnected system of lakes, rivers, smaller tributaries, and wetlands, spanning over a million acres along the northern edge of Minnesota, it has been kept pristine thanks to its wilderness designation. But…

Former NRDC Expert Sworn in as New Chief of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety Commission

January 2, 2018 Press ReleaseSouth Korea

Jungmin Kang was sworn in today as chairman of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission after serving two and a half years as a senior research fellow with the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NSSC is the independent government…