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The National Ocean Policy at Seven

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogAlison Chase

Today the National Ocean Policy turns 7 and I’m increasingly amazed our country ever managed without it.

Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee Want Strong Fuel Economy Standards

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogLuke Tonachel

House GOP Advances “Polluting in America” Bill Slashing Clean Air, Water and Lands Protections

July 19, 2017 Press Release

Alaskan River & Wilderness Protected; Let's Keep It That Way

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogKate Poole

Goldman Sachs Underestimates WaterFix Costs for Westlands

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

How Do You Save the Desert Tortoise? Lasers, Robots, and Bureaucracy.

July 19, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Conserving this ancient and slowly reproducing reptile requires playing the long game.

Defend Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from Trump’s Oil & Gas Giveaway

July 19, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- A pending House budget bill contains a back-door way to expand oil and gas drilling and fracking across federal lands and waters, including the long-protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in line with earlier proposals by President Trump.

The Budget Is an Oil-Filled Trojan Horse

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogFranz Matzner

Congress' budget process allows it to push through deeply unpopular provisions could not otherwise muster 60 votes—like opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

House and Senate Hit Endangered Species Act in One-Two Punch

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogNora Apter

Today Congress is holding not just one, but two legislative hearings on six separate bills that would undermine the Endangered Species Act and the species that benefit from its protections.

California Leads Off: Now RGGI Must Grab the Climate Baton

July 19, 2017 Expert BlogJackson Morris, Bruce Ho

Thanks to historic legislation enacted this week, California has offered the RGGI governors the climate baton. It’s up to these governors from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic now to reach out, grab it, and continue to push the pace.

Report: Ameren Illinois May Impede Job and Economic Growth by Significantly Reducing Energy Efficiency Programs

July 18, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

Ameren Illinois Plans to Drastically Scale Back Energy Efficiency Targets set by Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act which can Add an Average of 7,000 Jobs and $700 Million to the State’s Economy Annually Through 2030

Engine of Growth: Energy Efficiency Investments and the Future Energy Jobs Act Will Spark Illinois's Clean Energy Economy

July 18, 2017 Issue BriefUnited States, IllinoisNoah Garcia, Kevin Steinberger

Illinois can expand its clean energy economy by doubling down on efficiency investments, which could create more than 7,000 jobs per year and add $700 million to the state’s economy annually between now and 2030.

2015 CA Recycled Water Survey Shows We Have More Work to Do

July 18, 2017 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

Court OKs EPA’s Delay in Weighing Ban on Pesticide Toxic to Kids

July 18, 2017 Press Release

Procedural Decision Does Not Dispute EPA’s Own Science Linking Chemical to Learning Disabilities, But Will Allow Agency to Continue Putting Children at Risk

New Air Quality Flag Program for Schools in Ahmedabad

July 18, 2017 Expert BlogNehmat Kaur