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Energy Choice Should Not Stop AB 206

June 12, 2017 Expert BlogDylan Sullivan

Nevada gains nothing by waiting for Energy Choice to increase the RPS.

Economy Up, Emissions Down: California Debunks Trump (Again)

June 12, 2017 Expert BlogAlex Jackson

Los Angeles & Long Beach Set Vision for Emissions Free Ports

June 12, 2017 Expert BlogMelissa Lin Perrella

Bears Ears Falls Victim to Trump’s Attack on Monuments

June 12, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

After an expedited review of the monument, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took a big step toward removing its federal protection.

Forests, Just Like the Ones Mother Nature Used to Make

June 12, 2017 DispatchEastClara Chaisson

New forestry techniques that create the look of old-growth habitats can boost biodiversity—with extra carbon storage as a bonus.

President Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal Shuts the Public Out, Fails to Consider Environmental Impacts

June 9, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump today called for short-cutting the approval process for national infrastructure investment projects in ways that threaten to weaken environmental review and public transparency requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Supported by a bipartisan majority…

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 14

June 9, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

While America was riveted by former FBI director Comey’s testimony, the Trump administration put marine mammals and sage grouse at risk, continued to lie about climate change, and changed the DOI’s mission statement to favor polluters.

NRDC Lawsuit Prompts EPA to Restore Mercury Protection Rule It Illegally Withdrew

June 9, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency today, acting in response to a lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council, reinstated a rule that will protect the public from more than five tons of mercury discharges each year from dental offices…

Commission Should Enable Switching to Clean Energy for Heat

June 9, 2017 Expert BlogCaliforniaMerrian Borgeson

Universal Backlash From Leaders on Trump’s Paris Blunder

June 9, 2017 Expert BlogUnited StatesBrendan Guy

The blowback to President Trump’s announcement to exit the Paris climate agreement came swift and thunderous.

Trump: A Fool or a Liar on Climate? Take Your Pick.

June 9, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The president either completely misunderstands the Paris Agreement or has chosen to flagrantly mischaracterize it.

Major Heat Resiliency Initiatives are Expanding Across India

June 9, 2017 Press Release

GANDHINAGAR, INDIA – With climate change pushing temperatures higher across India, local and national health and government experts are stepping up efforts to protect people and the economy from extreme heat impacts in rural and urban areas across the country.

The EPA Brings Back Mercury Pollution Rule After NRDC Sues

June 9, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

In response to an NRDC lawsuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency restored a rule to protect the public from mercury pollution.

Keep California’s Efficiency Progress Strong: Update Rules

June 8, 2017 Expert BlogLara Ettenson

Even as the Trump administration disregards the burgeoning worldwide clean energy economy, California continues to advance its leadership. The latest evidence: The energy efficiency programs serving most of the customers in the state provided another year of substantial energy savings…

Trump EPA Lauds Unfinished Hudson Cleanup

June 8, 2017 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel, Kimberly Ong

If at first you don’t succeed, pretend failure is success.