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Puerto Rico’s ‘Se Levanta’: Lifting the Island’s Energy Infrastructure

October 5, 2017 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

Out of the crisis created by Hurricanes Maria and Irma, comes the opportunity to create a clean, sustainable and resilient energy system in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Residential Energy Efficiency is Largest Source of CO2 Reduction Potential

October 5, 2017 Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

In a little over a month, we’ve experienced three devastating hurricanes that have stretched the nation’s capacity to respond and recover. Meanwhile, tropical storm Nate is now forming in a gulf, expected to reach landfall as a hurricane somewhere between…

Energy Efficiency Day 2017: Great Progress and Potential

October 5, 2017 Expert BlogElisheva Mittelman

The nation’s second annual Energy Efficiency Day serves to remind us of the incredibly important role smarter energy use plays in America’s transition to a cleaner, healthier, more affordable energy system.

Fracking Rule Rollback Threatens Public Lands

October 5, 2017 Expert BlogBriana Mordick

Rebuilding After a Flood

October 5, 2017 Expert BlogPhilip Henderson

“Sonic Sea” Wins Two Emmy Awards

October 5, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

Advocacy Groups’ Film About the Devastating Effects of Ocean Noise Pollution on Marine Life Was Named Outstanding Nature Documentary

Senate Panel Should Reject Flawed EPA Nominees Wehrum and Dourson

October 4, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to hold confirmation hearings today for two nominees for top posts at the Environmental Protection Agency, William Wehrum to head the Office of Air and Radiation, and Michael Dourson…

U.S. Onshore Wind Industry Caps Off a Terrific 2016

October 4, 2017 Expert BlogRachel Fakhry

The U.S. wind industry caps off a terrific 2016 to become the largest source of renewable power in the U.S. for the first time ever.

Zinke’s Illegal Suspension of Methane Rules Will Not Stand

October 4, 2017 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s illegal suspension of rules to cut methane pollution from drilling operations on public lands is the latest example of the Trump administration’s cavalier disregard for vital public health and environmental safeguards.

House Takes Aim at Endangered Species Act

October 4, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 4, 2017) – Five bills that would effectively eliminate federal protection for endangered species are scheduled for markup in the House Natural Resources Committee today.

100 Clean Energy Communities and Counting in New York State

October 4, 2017 Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo

Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

October 4, 2017 DispatchMontanaCorey Binns

When hungry bears and Montana’s honey industry collide, apiarists and conservationists come together to avoid a sticky situation.

Zinke’s Monument Review: Another Gift to Oil, Gas, and Coal

October 4, 2017 Expert BlogJacob Eisenberg

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has recommended that his boss, President Trump, do what no President has done before: fundamentally change and substantially diminish America’s national monuments. And fossil fuel boosters have played a key role in placing two…

Green Banks Sprout Green Shoots at 2017 Green Bank Congress

October 3, 2017 Expert BlogDoug Sims, Bettina Bergöö

How can limited public funds be used most efficiently to stimulate large amounts of private investment in clean energy and resilient, twenty-first century infrastructure?

Trump Tax Plan: Big Polluters Win, the Rest of Us Lose

October 3, 2017 Expert BlogMarc Boom

For decades, the tax code has benefited corporate polluters while leaving behind those who are most at risk from environmental harms. The Trump plan doubles down on these problems and promises to further entrench established interests by rewarding the wealthy…