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    Will the EPA Weaken Landmark Clean Car Standards?

    Will the EPA Weaken Landmark Clean Car Standards?

    By Luke Tonachel The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is reconsidering landmark clean car standards that were poised to provide deep reductions in carbon pollution and save consumers $92 billion at the pump. The agency determined in January that the standards for model years 2022 to 2025—originally set in 2012—are achievable and […]

    Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

    Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

    By Corey Binns Dressed in a white beekeeping suit, Zack Strong tried to ignore the honeybees buzzing around his hood as he pounded fence posts into late summer’s rock-hard ground about 20 miles southwest of Columbus, Montana. The native Montanan and advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Land and Wildlife program had made […]

    States Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency as Feds Falter

    States Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency as Feds Falter

    By Lara Ettenson A recent report card of state energy efficiency policies and programs shows that even in this era of partisan divide, blue and red states alike are embracing smarter energy use as a key strategy for reducing harmful pollution, saving consumers money, creating jobs and driving economic growth. The annual ranking of states […]

    DOE Proposes Outrageous, Massive Coal and Nuclear Bailout

    DOE Proposes Outrageous, Massive Coal and Nuclear Bailout

    By Miles Farmer Department of Energy (DOE) Sec. Rick Perry just proposed a massive bailout for coal and nuclear power plants. The radical and unprecedented move is couched under a false premise that power plants with fuel located on site are needed to guarantee the reliability of the electricity system. The proposal relies on a […]

    ​North Atlantic Right Whales In Dangerous Decline, Study Confirms

    ​North Atlantic Right Whales In Dangerous Decline, Study Confirms

    By Giulia C.S. Good Stefani A new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution confirms that the North Atlantic right whale—one of the world’s most endangered whales—has reversed course and is no longer recovering, but rather, is in perilous decline. The authors estimate the probability that the population is declining at 99.99 percent and […]

    Cutting Emissions in Buildings Is Critical to Fighting Climate Change

    Cutting Emissions in Buildings Is Critical to Fighting Climate Change

    By Pierre Delforge Reducing pollution from direct use of fossil fuels in buildings—such as burning natural gas, propane, and fuel oil in furnaces and water heaters—is critical to helping us stave off dangerous climate change and cut harmful pollution. So finds a groundbreaking new NRDC report. It lays out a bold yet achievable strategy for […]

    Climate Alliance States Show Us What Real Leadership Looks Like

    Climate Alliance States Show Us What Real Leadership Looks Like

    By Luis Martinez and Kit Kennedy In a forceful show of climate leadership, Governors Andrew Cuomo (NY), Jerry Brown (CA), and Jay Inslee (WA) and former Secretary of State John Kerry came together in New York City Wednesday as part of Climate Week to celebrate the progress and growth of the U.S. Climate Alliance, the […]

    Leaked Zinke Memo Urges Trump to Shrink National Monuments, Allow Drilling

    Leaked Zinke Memo Urges Trump to Shrink National Monuments, Allow Drilling

    Despite receiving 2.8 million comments from the public in support of our national monuments, U.S. Department of the Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke has advised President Trump to change the way at least 10 of these treasured areas are managed and to shrink the boundaries of at least four of them. Zinke’s report, submitted to Trump […]