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Trump Can’t Stop This: Citizens and Markets Marching Forward

May 1, 2017 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

Clean energy keeps setting records, cleaner vehicles are coming to major markets around the world, and more surprising headlines as Trump continues to try to destroy U.S. climate leadership.

Energy Dept. Grid “Study”: Politics Trump Facts

April 28, 2017 Expert BlogJohn Moore

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has directed his agency to conduct a hurried review of how environmental protection standards and clean energy incentives are apparently threatening to bring our power grid to its knees. That action shows either a lack…

Trump's New Offshore Oil Giveaway Has Seismic Blasting, Too

April 28, 2017 Expert BlogUnited StatesMichael Jasny

Trump's executive order will open up our oceans to Big Oil—making life difficult or inhospitable for animals residing in the sea.

Trump Attempts to Reverse Permanent Protections Against Oil and Gas Drilling

April 28, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON - President Trump signed an executive order today to open up large swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans that former President Obama had removed from oil and gas leasing, along with other coastal areas.

Bernhardt at Interior = Fox Guarding the Henhouse

April 28, 2017 Expert BlogKate Poole

Today, the President nominated David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of Interior, a position with enormous influence and authority over almost all of our shared public resources.

California Proposes Bill to Block Any New Offshore Drilling

April 28, 2017 Press Release

If You’re Looking for Pollution Pics, I Know a Guy

April 28, 2017 Expert BlogBobby McEnaney

At odds with its past practice of posting images capturing the majesty of our nation’s natural heritage, the BLM has recently uploaded only photos highlighting strip mining, coal extraction, and oil and gas drilling activities.

Clean Power Plan Issues Remain to Be Resolved

April 28, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a directive on the Clean Power Plan case.

Climate Marchers Are Sending a Message to the Rest of the World

April 28, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Trump should listen, too.

This Solves Nothing

April 27, 2017 Expert BlogNiel Lawrence

President Trump is issuing an Executive Order to promote oil and gas drilling off America’s beaches and coasts. This shapes up as a major belly flop. Or man overboard. Pick your metaphor.

NY Green Bank Moves to Standardize and Scale Green Loans

April 27, 2017 Expert BlogDoug Sims

Regardless of the news coming out of Washington, New York State is among the leaders of continued US action on climate change.

Building Smart Cities: Regional Lessons from Hyderabad

April 27, 2017 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Trump Acts Quickly to Open Our Coasts to Offshore Drilling

April 27, 2017 Expert BlogAlexandra Adams

Trump: Check the Fine Print

April 27, 2017 Expert BlogFranz Matzner

The administration took great pains to hide the ball on the true scope of its attack on monuments. Initial press statements claimed the review would apply only to a handful of larger monuments. Yet the actual Executive Order contains no…

The Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Dances in the Face of Destruction

April 27, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

It’s breeding time for one of the country’s most endangered birds.