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Oil and gas operations "a death sentence for soil"

May 5, 2014 Expert BlogAmy Mall

Supreme Court Allows Major Southern California Water Quality Victory to Stand

May 5, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 5, 2014) – A decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court will protect millions of people living near and visiting Los Angeles rivers and beaches from the harmful effects of water pollution. The Supreme Court declined Los Angeles…

New York State Health Department Review of NYC's Drinking Water Protection Plan Is Two Years Late

May 1, 2014 Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein

Monterey Recommends Countywide Moratorium on Fracking

May 1, 2014 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

Strong and Growing Support For Including Energy Efficiency in EPA's Carbon Pollution Standards

May 1, 2014 Expert BlogSheryl Carter

"We don't know what normal is anymore": Confronting Extreme Weather on U.S. Farms

May 1, 2014 Expert BlogClaire O'Connor

Enough "Mistakes." Wildlife Services Should Put an End to Indiscriminate Killing

April 30, 2014 Expert BlogZack Strong

Mitch McConnell: Politics or Profits?

April 30, 2014 Expert BlogFranz Matzner

Chicago’s Petcoke Problem: City Council Ordinance Moves in the Right Direction

April 30, 2014 Press Release

CHICAGO (April 30, 2014) – Chicago’s City Council today prohibited more oil refining waste storage sites from blighting the city’s neighborhoods, air and waterways with the passage of an ordinance aimed at banning new coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) operations…

Historic Vote Will Reduce Hot Water Waste, Save Americans Money and Time

April 30, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 30, 2014) – Plumbing inspectors, manufacturers, engineers, contractors, labor representatives and other industry technical experts in Las Vegas voted overwhelmingly yesterday to make a change to plumbing codes that will ensure hot water pipes in new homes and…

Big Oil: Old, Rich, and Dirty – Six Essential Oil Subsidy Facts

April 30, 2014 Fact SheetUnited States

Climate-Resilient Solar Hot Water Systems at Rockaways Firehouses Save NYC Money, Cut Carbon

April 29, 2014 Expert BlogKit Kennedy

Invest In the Future - Not in Fossil Fuels

April 29, 2014 Expert BlogFrances Beinecke

The Polar Vortex and the Power Grid

April 29, 2014 Expert BlogUnited StatesJohn Moore

What really happened and why the grid will remain reliable without soon-to-retire coal plants

NRDC, BlackRock and FTSE Jumpstart Mainstream Climate-Conscious Investing

April 29, 2014 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (April 29, 2014) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), BlackRock and FTSE Group, the global index provider, partnered today in launching a groundbreaking equity global index series that will exclude companies linked to exploration, ownership or extraction…