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Accelerating Clean Energy in Public Buildings: Lessons from Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank

December 15, 2017 Resource

This webinar covers best practices for financing tough-to-finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in municipalities and local governments. Two years ago, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank’s (RIIB) mandate and mission was expanded to include financing clean energy projects. This…

City Council to NYC Mayor: Clean Up Our Waters!

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogNew York CityLarry Levine

2018 Cuomo Priority: Full PCB Clean Up of the Hudson River

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogMark Izeman

A Crucial Moment for Energy Efficiency in Colorado

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami, Noah Long

The Public Utilities Commission of Colorado has an opportunity to boost the economy and advance the state's environmental goals through energy efficiency. The Commission will soon decide the future of Xcel's energy efficiency programs, and we hope they choose to…

Reliability Post-Indian Point? Yes. Now Clean Energy Is Key.

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogJackson Morris

A detailed new analysis from the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the body in charge of New York’s electric grid, confirms that the lights will stay on in New York when the Indian Point nuclear power plant closes in…

Trump Turns Back Regulatory Clock to 1960

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 34

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

EPA chief Scott Pruitt is a salesman for fossil fuels—but the world tells the Trump administration (again) that it will power forward to fight climate change.

Another Movie Review That Isn’t: Darkest Hour

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

New Jersey’s Nuclear Bailout Explained: First Look

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogDale Bryk

When Is a Fish Not Just a Fish?

December 14, 2017 Expert BlogKate Poole

The National Ocean Policy in Reality, Not Rhetoric

December 14, 2017 Expert BlogAlison Chase

Imperiled by Politics: Report Details Threat to Pallid Sturgeon and Other Endangered Animals

December 14, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

Politics is trumping science in many government decisions about endangered plants and wildlife, according to a new report by the Endangered Species Coalition. Despite the requirements of the Endangered Species Act, pressure from special interest groups often unduly influence agency…

Trump Is Flogging a Terrible, Dangerous Idea

December 14, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump today is scheduled to tout one of his worst ideas since taking office: a dangerous order directing federal agencies to kill two regulations for every new one added.

Commission Delays Decision on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

December 14, 2017 Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today delayed a vote on an historic proposal to retire and replace the state’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, with lower-cost, pollution-free alternatives led by energy efficiency, solar, and wind…

Environmental Triumphs Over Trump

December 14, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Five (incredibly satisfying) times the administration’s anti-environment attacks backfired.