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Report: Illinois Stands to Reap Significant Health Benefits from The Future Energy Jobs Act

April 4, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

Increases in Renewables and Energy Efficiency Will Reduce Pollution from Power Plants

The Health Benefits of the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act

April 4, 2017 ReportIllinoisKevin Steinberger

Reopening Loophole, Zinke Enables Fossil Fuel Royalty Fraud

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogTheo Spencer

The Interior Department took a step today along its well-worn path of short-changing taxpayers and enriching fossil fuel executives, announcing it would get rid of an Obama rule which closed a loophole that allowed coal, oil and gas companies to…

New Report Shows Major Job and Economic Growth from Wind and Solar Tax Credits

April 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council demonstrates how federal tax credit extensions are leading to new wind and solar projects that will create more than 220,000 jobs and add nearly $23 billion to the U.S…

Australia’s Green Bank Charges Ahead on Energy Storage

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogBettina Bergöö, Sarah Dougherty

Riding to Reduce Conflicts—by Daniel Anderson

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogZack Strong

NRDC & Others Launch Legal Actions Against Trump Administration over Six Delayed Energy Efficiency Standards

April 3, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK —The Natural Resources Defense Council and other public interest groups have launched legal challenges against the U.S. Department of Energy for illegally stalling six energy efficiency standards that could save consumers as much as $23 billion on their…

Pres. Trump Exposes Communities, Military to Extreme Weather

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogJoel Scata

If the President truly wanted to make America great, he would act to increase the United States’ resiliency to a future of extreme weather and sea level rise.

Illegal Delays of Standards Will Jeopardize Savings

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Big Cypress & Other Parks Put at Risk by Trump's Climate EO

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogAlison Kelly

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an “Energy Independence” Executive Order that will make it more difficult for the National Park Service to protect sensitive public lands like Big Cypress from more fossil fuel development.

Renewable Energy Tax Credits Will Power Economic Growth

April 3, 2017 Expert BlogKevin Steinberger

Noise Makes Dolphins and Whales Flee—and That Can Take Their Breath Away

April 3, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new study brings us a step closer to understanding why marine mammals beach themselves.

Trump Can’t Stop This: Positive Trends on Emissions

March 31, 2017 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

President Trump tried to derail U.S. climate progress this month with a series of executive orders, but countries continue to take climate actions at home.

Decoding President Trump’s Climate Destruction Plan

March 31, 2017 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

This analysis shows how the White House “fact sheet” on the Executive Order on climate conflicts with reality.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 6

March 31, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

From Trump's first step to undo the Clean Power Plan to issuing a free pass to pollute wildife refuges, it was a horrible week for the environment.