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The New Quimby: Celebrating a Win for LA's Parks

September 27, 2016 Expert BlogDamon Nagami

Though no single policy can be the silver bullet for adequate park funding, access, or equity in Los Angeles, the LA City Council's updates to the Quimby policy are an opportunity to start bridging the gap.

New York Legislature Passes Farm to Foodbank Bill

September 26, 2016 Expert BlogMargaret Brown

Solar Head of State Helps Gov’t Leaders Guide by Example

September 26, 2016 Expert BlogKit Kennedy

Social scientists have documented that solar power is contagious. That's one of the big ideas behind an international nonprofit. It helps heads of state lead by example on clean energy by installing solar arrays on official residences.

Cowboying Up

September 26, 2016 NRDC in ActionUtahJeff Turrentine

NRDC’s Bobby McEnaney wrangles ranchers, energy experts, and environmentalists to protect public lands while expanding clean energy.

Enviros, Others Sue FERC to Undo Costly Power Market Rule

September 26, 2016 Expert BlogJennifer Chen

NRDC, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Earthjustice on Friday filed a legal brief in federal court explaining why certain electricity market rules that are harmful to consumers and the environment are illegal and should be invalidated. The rules…

Caribou Under Siege From Logging and Fossil Fuel Industries

September 26, 2016 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

The world is watching how Alberta manages its threatened caribou.

Flint Funding Now

September 23, 2016 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

Will California Say Bye-Bye to the Plastic Bag for Good This Time?

September 23, 2016 DispatchCaliforniaBecca Cudmore

Two ballot initiatives involving the bag ban are on the ballot this November—but one of them is not what it seems.

Ohio Legislators Are Trying to Undo The State’s Clean Energy Plan

September 23, 2016 Latest NewsOhioJeff Turrentine

Ohio citizens shouldn’t let them get away with it.

Here Comes the Sun—NYC Sets Climate Week Solar, Storage Goal

September 23, 2016 Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo

New York City is already a climate leader. Today, during Climate Week 2016, it upped its game, promising 1,000 megawatts of solar by 2030, and energy storage, too.

California Plans to Give Millions to Water Wasters

September 23, 2016 Expert BlogBen Chou

Small Power, Big Grid: Part 5

September 23, 2016 Expert BlogAllison Clements

The Transmission System and Utility Business Model Reform: Avoiding Road Blocks

Clean Power Plan Comes to Court: What to Expect Next Tuesday

September 23, 2016 Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Doniger

We are confident that the Clean Power Plan rests on a solid legal foundation, and none of their legal arguments holds up. Here’s a quick response to their main claims.

World Poised to Agree on Phasing Down Super Pollutant HFCs

September 22, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Significant momentum is building with an announcement today that more than 100 countries, major businesses and financing entities supporting an aggressive agreement this year to phase down climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol, the treaty that first addressed…

Small Power, Big Grid: Part 4

September 22, 2016 Expert BlogAllison Clements

DERs and Wholesale Markets: Leveling the Playing Field—or Creating a New One?