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New York Stumbles in Finalizing Value-Based Solar Credits

September 18, 2017 Expert BlogMiles Farmer

New York’s quest to expand access to clean energy has taken a worrying turn. In issuing an order setting forth its plan to implement its new solar policy that credits solar projects based on the benefits they provide (known in…

Leaked Zinke Memo Urges Trump to Shrink National Monuments

September 18, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended modifying at least 10 national monuments, according to a report he submitted to the president last month.

Californians Will Get to Vote on Conservation Measures in 2018 Election

September 16, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (September 15, 2017) — The California Senate today passed SB 5, which will give Californians a chance to vote for funding for parks, open space, urban forestry and water conservation on the 2018 ballot.

NRDC Will Push for 100% Clean Electricity Legislation Next Year

September 16, 2017 Press Release

Celebrating the Planet-Saving Ozone Treaty’s 30th Birthday

September 16, 2017 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

Ozone layer is billions of years old. The treaty that saved it turned 30 this September.

World Ozone Day ‘17: India Reaffirms Commitment to Climate

September 16, 2017 Expert BlogNehmat Kaur

Hundreds Gather to Free the Snake—Ye’how!

September 15, 2017 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

NRDC Challenges Trump DOE Rollback of Energy Efficiency Rule

September 15, 2017 Expert BlogLissa Lynch

NRDC sued the Department of Energy for suspending a rule preventing air conditioners from evading stricter efficiency requirements.

Canyons & Seamounts Monument Comes Alive at Mystic Aquarium

September 15, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Kubiak

Andhra Pradesh Gearing Up for Energy-Efficient Growth

September 15, 2017 Expert BlogNehmat Kaur

California Assembly Prioritizes Affordable Housing

September 15, 2017 Press Release

The California Assembly tonight passed a package of bills designed to address California’s affordable housing crisis

If Now’s Not the Time to Talk About Climate Change, When Is?

September 15, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

A nation serious about mitigating natural disasters like the ones we’ve just seen can’t afford to let this moment slip away.

Resolute Puts Onus on Governments to Regulate Clearcutting

September 14, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Vinyard

NRDC's analysis showing clearcutting in certain protected areas of the Canadian boreal prompted a surprising response from Resolute Forest Products.

Security Grounds for Bipartisan Climate Action

September 14, 2017 Expert BlogChristian Stirling Haig

Shifts in environment can and will impact the military mission of the United States in a variety of ways, leading the Pentagon to label climate change a ‘threat multiplier’ and Secretary of Defense James Mattis to call it a ‘driver…

Pigeons Experimenting with Cosplay—and Other Signs the End Is Near

September 14, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Artist Laurel Roth Hope stitches costumes to disguise ubiquitous birds as extinct species.