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Too Coal-Hearted: Japan and Korea’s Support for Dirty Energy

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogHan Chen

Oregon Executive Order Charts a Course to Net Zero Buildings

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Oregon is the latest state to take major action to accelerate energy efficiency in buildings, thanks to a groundbreaking executive order (EO) signed by Governor Kate Brown that sets the state on a path to dramatically reduce water and energy…

Zinke Doubles Price to Parks, Gives Gifts to Polluters

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogTheo Spencer

Clean Transportation Could Turbocharge Northeast’s Economy

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogBruce Ho, Luke Tonachel

A clean and modern transportation system that gets people to work, school, recreation, and businesses safely and efficiently is a prerequisite for a robust economy in the 21st century.

Scott Pruitt Is Still Dancing to the Beat of Big Polluters

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogJuanita Constible, David Doniger

EPA Administrator Pruitt is putting the interests of Big Oil and Big Coal ahead of the health of Americans.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal in Collaboration with Prizeo Offer a Chance to Join Them at the London Opening Night of Hamilton to Benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council

November 13, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

New York, NY —Lin-Manuel Miranda, his wife Vanessa Nadal, and Prizeo, the online platform that democratizes giving, announced today that they are offering the chance for one lucky fan and a guest to attend the West End opening night of…

The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Contents, Guidance, and Resources

November 12, 2017 OverviewInternationalDavid Lennett

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and a pollutant that knows no borders.

EPA Proposes Reopening Dangerous Loophole That Would Keep Dirty Trucks on the Road

November 9, 2017 Press Release

The Complicated Story Behind 18,000 Dead Penguin Chicks

November 9, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Despite global lows in sea ice coverage, too much ice (also caused by climate change) may be to blame for this Antarctica disaster.

Senate Approves Possibly “Worst Pick Ever” for EPA Air Office

November 9, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted largely on party lines today confirming Bill Wehrum to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation.

Tell the Mayor: Get Raw Sewage Out of NYC Waterways!

November 9, 2017 Expert BlogLarry Levine

If you live in New York City and love clean water, now is a great time to speak out.

A Hospice for Hemlocks? An Art Installation Wrestles with the Loss of an Iconic Tree

November 9, 2017 PerspectivesEast, United StatesClara Chaisson

Massachusetts’s Harvard Forest is in mourning as invasive insects kill eastern hemlocks all along the Atlantic Seaboard.

Beavers: Nature’s Wetland Ecosystem Engineers

November 9, 2017 Fact SheetUnited StatesZack Strong

These solutions can help beavers and people work together to preserve our wetland ecosystems.

PJM Asks of FERC: Abandon Basic Economic Principles

November 9, 2017 Expert BlogJennifer Chen

In its recent comments at FERC on the DOE proposal, PJM floated an idea that would inflate electricity market prices, particularly for large, inflexible, coal and nuclear power plants at times when they are least needed but can’t turn down…

Cities Stand United on Paris Agreement at COP-23

November 9, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

Facing a new reality in the wake of monster storms, unprecedented flooding, dangerous and record-breaking heat and drought, wildfires and other challenges, cities stand determined to set their own framework for climate action.