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Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance 2018

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The study examines finance flows worldwide from 2013 to 2016, broken down by technology, financial instrument, and region. Although investment in renewables dipped in dollar terms in 2016–2017, they have continued to gain ground against conventional energy sources, particularly for…

An Open Letter to NYC Mayor de Blasio on Congestion Pricing

Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein
We believe the City and State should advance a congestion pricing strategy that will not only generate ongoing funds for transit, reduce congestion and curb air pollution, but also rationalize the current toll structure by lowering tolls on some city…

Alfa International Seafood et al. v. Wilbur Ross et al.

Court CaseInternational, United StatesClosed
The National Marine Fisheries Service has a Seafood Traceability Rule that helps prevent illegal fishing and seafood fraud. When it came under attack, NRDC stepped in.

New Filtration Waiver Poses Challenges for NYC Water Supply

Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein
The New York State Health Department has issued a new waiver that will allow New York City to continue to avoid having to filter its Catskill and Delaware drinking water supplies—staving off, at least for now, the multi-billion dollar costs…

A Powerful Industry Denies Science on Livestock Antibiotics*

Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD
Over past decades, the feeding of medically important antibiotics to healthy livestock animals has become entrenched practice. Predictably, new guidelines from the World Health Organization calling for the end to overuse of these precious medicines on farms has been met…

Our Grid Needs to Go on a Diet to Get Leaner and Greener

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
Many regions of the United States have overbuilt and retained too many power plants, which can be detrimental to their owners, consumers, clean alternatives like wind and solar power, and flexible resources like energy storage and demand response (compensating customers…

A Whole Lot Missing in Pebble Mine’s Permit Application

Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer
After a decade of promising to submit permit applications to build its giant gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of the world’s greatest wild salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska, Northern Dynasty Minerals—the Canadian mining company behind the…