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Court Rejects Zinke's Blind Eye to Justice

Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma
Our independent courts have stood up once again to Trump’s lawless deregulators―striking down Interior Secretary Zinke’s attempt to suspend an Obama-era rule curbing methane waste and other smog-forming and cancer-causing pollutants from oil and gas operations on public and tribal…

Trump Moving Ahead with a Dirty Power Plan

Press Release
WASHINGTON – With the Trump Administration poised to repeal the Clean Power Plan and try eventually to replace it with a fake plan that would aggravate climate change and further threaten public health, the following is a statement from David…

Some Hard Truths About Infrastructure

Expert BlogDoug Sims
When our country was first being built, our vision of infrastructure was one of potentially unlimited expansion and opportunity. Communities and citizens would be linked and supported in ways that fostered growth and prosperity for generations to come.

Global Greenhouse Emissions—A Good News/Bad News Story

Expert BlogJake Schmidt
It is welcome news that global emissions of carbon dioxide have plateaued for the last three years. After all, to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement it is critical that global emissions first stop growing and then decline significantly…

Green Gentrification, and How Environmentalists Can Avoid It

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of public investment in their community. And there’s a lot that environmentalists can do to make equity a central part of urban greening, ensuring that existing residents are the ones who reap the benefits…

Bennet Bill Affirms Cost of Carbon Pollution on American Economy

Press Release
WASHINGTON – Eight senators led by Michael Bennet (D-CO) today introduced a bill that would require the government to evaluate the cost of carbon pollution on the American economy. Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended the use of the…

U.S. Offshore Wind: Major Milestones and a Promising Future

Expert BlogUnited StatesKit Kennedy

If we continue in the right direction, we can expect offshore wind to sail smoothly toward becoming a big player in the U.S. electricity mix—and help the country reach its long-term climate goals.

Happy Energy Efficiency Day: Buy an LED Bulb to Celebrate

Expert BlogSheryl Carter
It’s officially Energy Efficiency Day so why not celebrate the virtues of smarter energy use—and the savings--by joining the Light Bulb Challenge and pledging to swap out at least one old, energy-guzzling bulb for an LED that can last for…

Reopening Clean Car Standards Is Harmful and Unjustified

Expert BlogLuke Tonachel
Clean car standards are under threat as U.S. EPA considers re-opening and weakening them. Rolling them back would increase pollution, raise costs for drivers, slow innovation and put jobs at risk.