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Case Study: The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank’s Efficient Buildings Fund

July 1, 2017 Resource

After the recession, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the Efficient Buildings Fund (EBF) and is iteratively…

Don’t Mess with Our National Parks, Zinke! A Message from Purple America

June 30, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The interior secretary’s proposal to hand over park management to private companies has riled up some very unhappy campers.

Trump Moves to Open Our Oceans to Drilling

June 30, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

The administration announced yesterday that it will start creating a new five-year plan for offshore oil and gas development.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 17

June 30, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

Court Decision a Victory for State Clean Energy Leadership

June 30, 2017 Expert BlogJohn Moore

Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue to Block Delta Tunnels Project

June 29, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

Federal Agencies Approve ‘WaterFix’ Acknowledging It Will Harm Fish and Wildlife

India Green News: Star Ratings for Industries & More

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Star Power: Industries in Maharashtra to Now Get Ratings Based on Emissions; India Extends Transmission Charge Exemption for Solar Projects; Impact of BS VI Rollout on Indians Victim to Hazardous Air Quality

Trump’s Dirty Energy Nightmare a Wake-Up Call for the Country

June 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- President Trump opened a new front Thursday in his all-out assault on our environment and health, vowing a vast expansion of fossil fuel development on federal lands and waters and increased federal backing for U.S. energy exports, as…

Coast Guard Suspends Anchorage Proposal in the Hudson

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

The Sustainable Biomass Program: A Smokescreen for Forest Destruction and Corporate Non-accountability

June 29, 2017 Issue PaperUnited States, InternationalDebbie Hammel

Environmental Groups Sue over Unsafe Waters in New York City

June 29, 2017 Press Release

Lax Oversight Allows City and State to Evade Health Protections, Continue Sewer Overflows of 20 Billion Gallons/Year

Trump Admin Tears up Drilling Plan: Eyes Opening our Coasts

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogAlexandra Adams

The Trump administration has announced that early next week it will launch the planning process for a new Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, with the goal of effectively tearing up the Obama Administration approved program…

Monitor Lizards Are Caught Up in Bizarre Trafficking Scheme

June 29, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

People shop online for a rare root that’s considered holy. What ships instead will make you cringe.

New Study Faults Biomass Industry Greenwashing Scheme

June 29, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK – A four-year-old biomass certification program has led to increased carbon dioxide emissions, accelerated the loss of natural forests, and created negative impacts on local communities – the very results it was designed to avoid, according to a…

Killer Summer Heat: Paris Agreement Compliance Could Avert Hundreds of Thousands of Needless Deaths in America's Cities

June 29, 2017 Issue BriefUnited StatesJuanita Constible

In 45 of the largest urban areas of the United States, an increase in dangerously hot days could cause summertime deaths to jump by almost 2,100 percent by the 2090s, compared to the 1975 to 2010 average.