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Reversing Course, EPA Chief Pruitt Drops Delay of Ozone Health Protections

August 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – After being sued by the Natural Resources Defense Council, other public interest groups and 16 states, Environmental Protection Administrator Scott Pruitt late Wednesday reversed his earlier decision to put off implementing Obama-era federal standards curbing emissions of smog-causing…

Truth to Power? India’s Renewable Energy Boom

August 3, 2017 Expert BlogFrances Beinecke

India has made tremendous progress shifting away from coal and toward renewables, fueled by ambitious goal-setting and supportive government policies.

Meet Jane Kleeb: One of Nebraska’s First and Fiercest KXL Opponents

August 3, 2017 DispatchNebraskaNicole Greenfield

The founder of Bold Nebraska has led the Cornhusker State’s years-long rallying cry against TransCanada’s tar sands pipeline.

Tell U.S. Congress No U-turns for Clean Energy Spending

August 3, 2017 Expert BlogElizabeth Noll

Senate Approves FERC Nominees; Agency Regains Quorum

August 3, 2017 Expert BlogJohn Moore

National Energy Use for TV Set-Top Boxes Down by 23 Percent

August 2, 2017 Expert BlogNoah Horowitz

More than 90 million U.S. households have one or more set-top boxes connected to their televisions and these boxes from service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Dish Network nationally consume lots of electricity every year. But a new report released…

Antarctica in Chicago’s Loop: Experience Cracking Ice Shelves and Melting Glaciers Brought on by Climate Change

August 2, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

Kickstarter Campaign Launched to Fund Monumental Public Art Installation on 2 N. Riverside Plaza

Catalyzing Green Finance: A Concept for Leveraging Blended Finance for Green Development

August 1, 2017 Resource

This August 2017 publication from the Asian Development Bank describes an innovative financing solution for enhancing both financially bankable as well as environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects.

Farms on the Fringe: New Takes on America’s Farming Tradition

August 1, 2017 DispatchCalifornia, Colorado, Iowa, New York, Kentucky, New MexicoTracie McMillan

These six farmers have found innovative ways to grow plants in today’s climate, whether in corn country or coal country, with fish tanks or smartphones.

Another Step Forward for Historic Diablo Canyon Proposal

August 1, 2017 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh

Green Investment Banks: One Way Forward in Latin America

August 1, 2017 Expert BlogDoug Sims

Combating global climate change requires both enormous policy efforts and massive capital investment in mitigation and adaptation.

The Department of Energy Is Failing to Do Its Job

August 1, 2017 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to provide —“effective management of energy functions of the Federal Government…and observe policies consistent with a coordinated energy policy, and to promote maximum possible energy conservation measures…” as its first core function…

EPA's Latest Water Attack: Protecting Polluting Power Plants

July 31, 2017 Expert BlogJon Devine

The California Case of an Antique Ivory Collector v. African Elephants

July 31, 2017 DispatchCaliforniaCorey Binns

So far, the state isn’t bowing to the demands of one man who is trying to dismantle its ivory ban.

Tighter Pollution Cap Could Get RGGI States $3.2B Extra

July 31, 2017 Expert BlogJackson Morris, Bruce Ho

The nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that comprise the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative can gain $3.2 billion in clean energy funding by choosing the most ambitious power plant pollution cuts now under consideration for the next phase of their pioneering…