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Trump's Attack on Clean Water: What You Need to Know

Expert BlogJon Devine
Today, the Trump administration announced a proposed rulemaking action. If this is finalized, it will throw away the Clean Water Rule, a signature achievement by the prior administration that helps protect water bodies around the country.

Trump Administration Stripping Protection for Clean Water

Press Release
WASHINGTON – At a hearing today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt indicated that the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will send to the Federal Register today a proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule.

“Baseload” in the Rearview Mirror of Today’s Electric Grid

Expert BlogMiles Farmer, Kevin Steinberger
With changing dynamics of both supply and demand in the electricity industry, including low natural gas prices, flat electricity demand due to increased efficiency, and robust growth of cheap, clean renewables, the term “baseload”—which historically has been used to refer…

Healthcare Is an Environmental Issue

Expert BlogNRDC
NRDC, together with other environmental groups, calls on Congress to support the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood.

Tar Sands Tailings: Alberta's Growing Toxic Legacy

Expert BlogAlbertaAnthony Swift

NRDC and Environmental Defence Canada release "One trillion Litres of Toxic Waste and Growing: Alberta's Tailings Ponds" report detailing the enormous environmental, health and economic costs of the tar sands industry's growing toxic tailing ponds.

India Green News: RE Will Reach 49 Percent by 2040 & More

Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

India to become 2-4 degrees Celsius warmer, but deaths due to heat are preventable; Power Minister Piyush Goyal Launches New Energy Conservation Building Code; Thirty new smart cities announced; India to have City Livability Index