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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

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…

Making Sense of Potential Western ISO Governance Structures: The Role of the States

November 30, 2016 Issue BriefUnited States, WestAllison 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.

Building Smart Cities: Online Systems for Energy Savings in Hyderabad

November 29, 2016 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

L.A. County Agrees to Fund $4 Million in Stormwater Projects and Watts Green Street

November 29, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Settlement with NRDC and LA Waterkeeper will support regional clean water projects and long-standing revitalization efforts in the historic community

Cuomo Vetoes Bill to Bring Healthy Food to NY’s Hungry

November 29, 2016 Expert BlogMargaret Brown

California Court Upholds Ban on State Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade

November 29, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

EPA Identifies Toxic Chemicals for Review

November 29, 2016 Press Release

New York Creates Ocean Acidification Task Force

November 29, 2016 Expert BlogAlison Chase

Before Flint, Before East Chicago, There Was Smeltertown

November 29, 2016 DispatchFlint, Indiana, Texas, NewarkLauren Villagran

After a 1970s CDC study showed that the mostly Mexican-American population of this Texas town had dangerously high blood lead levels, its buildings were demolished and its residents were booted.

Court Upholds NRDC-Sponsored California Ivory Ban!

November 28, 2016 Expert BlogElly Pepper

America’s Cities, Stepping Up

November 28, 2016 Expert BlogRhea Suh