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NRDC To Feds: Deny Permit for Port Ambrose LNG Project. Promote Clean Energy Instead.

March 17, 2015 Expert BlogKit Kennedy

Boxer Chemical Safety Bill a “Significant Improvement” Over Current Law

March 17, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 17, 2015) – Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is holding a press conference today to discuss a bill she has introduced with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) to reform the nation’s chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)…

License Plates for Pollinators: Illinois General Assembly Mulls New License Plate to Fund Monarch “Butterfly Highways” Habitat Restoration

March 17, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO (March 17, 2015) - Dwindling populations of monarch butterflies would get a boost from new legislation for a special Illinois state license plate featuring the state insect. Revenue from the sale of the monarch butterfly license plates would be…

The First Rule of Global Warming...

March 17, 2015 Latest NewsFloridaBrian Palmer

Can Florida really stop its employees from talking about climate change?

Are Your Fish Sticks Killing Whales?

March 16, 2015 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Exide's L.A. Lead Battery Facility to Close -- Next Up, Clean Up

March 16, 2015 Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian

Dr. Ruth of the Sea

March 16, 2015 Latest NewsUnited States

Uncovering the secrets to sex on the reef could help conserve a rare species of coral.

Time to Roll up our Sleeves and Tackle Toxic Mercury Use in Small-Scale Gold Mining

March 16, 2015 Expert BlogSusan Egan Keane

Secondary Markets in Action: Case Studies of Mobilizing Capital for Energy Efficiency

March 15, 2015 Resource

Access to secondary market capital could enable a dramatic scaling of the clean energy marketplace. Please join us for this second webinar on a new report from the State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (SEE Action) about accessing secondary…

FEMA Finalizes New Requirement for State Disaster Plans to Consider Climate Change Impacts

March 13, 2015 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced yesterday afternoon a change in its requirements for State Hazard Mitigation Plans that NRDC has been advocating for nearly three years. These plans, which states develop in order to prepare for future natural disasters…

PJM: A Regional Clean Power Plan Is McAuliffe's Roadmap to a New Virginia Economy

March 13, 2015 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

New Tar Sands Water Policy from Government of Alberta Favors Industry

March 13, 2015 Expert BlogCanadaDanielle Droitsch

The Big Green Discount

March 13, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

States that produce renewable energy have cheap electricity.

Energy Efficiency Recommendations Could Save Missouri Multifamily Housing Owners and Occupants Millions

March 13, 2015 Press Release

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (March, 13, 2015) – Saving money is always a good thing. Saving money and power is even better. Today, a multifamily affordable housing network discussed potential policy recommendations to increase energy efficiency in multifamily housing structures throughout…

New FEMA Requirements Will Better Prepare Communities for Climate Change Risks

March 13, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 13, 2015) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday it finalized new policy guidance requiring states to consider climate change’s projected effects when they plan and prepare for natural disasters.