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California Governor Jerry Brown Picks Xavier Becerra for Attorney General

December 1, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Can Noise Pollution Affect the Way Mongooses Sniff Out Their Enemies?

December 1, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

New research shows that sound can mess with other senses like sight and smell.

Canada Moves to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticide and We Should Too

November 30, 2016 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

A Western ISO: The Role of FERC in Transmission Service

November 30, 2016 Expert BlogAllison Clements

New Draft EU Energy Policies Take Small Step to Limit Burning of Trees for Electricity, but Multiple Loopholes Threaten to Render it Meaningless

November 30, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Responding to public pressure and signaling progress in a years-long environmental campaign, the European Commission (EC) today took a step toward curtailing the dangerous, continent-wide expansion of burning trees to generate electricity by proposing to remove misguided subsidies…

The South Is Keeping a Closer Eye on Coal Ash

November 30, 2016 DispatchSouth Carolina, North CarolinaRobynne Boyd

Thanks to concerned citizens, the coal industry is making progress on how it handles its combustion wastes, but the toxic slurry is still a threat to groundwater.

EPA Plans To Keep Clean Car Standards Strong

November 30, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will keep in place the existing carbon pollution standards for automobile model years 2022 to 2025.

Very Cool: Heat Pump Water Heaters Save Energy and Money

November 30, 2016 Expert BlogPierre Delforge, Christina Swanson

A new NRDC study shows that water heaters that use high efficiency heat pump technology—the same process that keeps your refrigerator cold—can cut the amount of electricity used to heat water by half or more, saving significant amounts of energy…