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- PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free Future A new PJM report found that a system powered by 93 percent carbon-free electricity could still be reliable by 2035.
- Countries Advancing Climate Protection Through HFC Phasedown
- Training Workshop Advances Heat Preparedness in Uttar Pradesh, India As 2024's record heat shows, improved heat adaptation planning across India is more urgent than ever.
- Let’s Finish the Job and Get Lead Out of Our Drinking Water
- Clean Transportation: Another Form of Indigenous Resistance to Big Oil A deep dive into Tribal clean transportation with the executive director of Electric Nation, Bob Blake.
- Court of Appeals Rejects Chemours’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking WaterGenX is a PFAS “forever chemical” made by North Carolina-based Chemours
- Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind OfflineNew Report Shows Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion for Running While Wind Was Available, Cheaper in MISO Territory
- Permitting Bill Is a Fossil Fuel Wolf in Clean Energy Clothing
- Battery Storage Stands the Heat in California and the WestCalifornia’s fleet of batteries helped the grid not only survive the recent heat wave, but support neighbors in the broader West.
- Governor Hochul’s Opportunity to Help New York FarmersNation-leading bill pending before the Governor would boost municipal purchasing of local, healthier, and more sustainably produced food.
- How to Make a Wildfire Evacuation PlanFires can be wild and unpredictable—don’t let your reaction to them be the same.
- NRDC: D.C. Circuit Keeps Power Plant Rules Moving
- A Big Legal Win for Beluga Whales and Alaskan CommunitiesCourt orders Interior Department to redo analysis of Alaska offshore oil and gas lease effects.
- Hidden Hazards: Oversight Voids in Gas Gathering LinesPHMSA lacks complete information on gathering line routes and operating status. Recent accidents confirm these pipelines pose unknown hazards beneath our feet.
- 1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
- Yes, Workers Need OSHA’s Protection From Deadly HeatOSHA's proposed heat standard is an essential step toward a safer, healthier future for U.S. workers.
- RAISE Grants Raise the BarIt will be a great day when programs like RAISE are the norm and not the exception.
- Court Sends Commonwealth LNG Decision Back to FERC in Response to Legal ChallengesFERC Must Fully Assess Cumulative and Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution Impacts
- Drax Coming for California Forests by Partnering with GSNRDrax has joined forces with GSNR to bring its forest-destroying practices to California. After signing an MOU in February 2024, it is transparent that GSNR’s aims are solely profit-driven.
- Canyons and Seamounts Marine Monument—Summer 2024 UpdateA lot has happened in New England's Marine Monument, and more is just around the corner!
- Pollution-Free Buildings for Healthy CommunitiesBuilding equity: Decarbonizing our homes for the climate, affordability, and community well-being.
- Not Just Talk: Next-Level Community Engagement in Renewable EnergyHow can we make clean energy infrastructure more compelling for communities to want to host it?
- FEMA Flood Rule Will Lead to Safer Rebuilding Post-DisasterThe rule is among the first adopted by a federal agency that will require federally funded projects to be sited and designed with future climate impacts in mind.
- Data Centers Gobbling Up Existing Nukes Threatens Grid Decarb GoalsDiverting existing clean power will increase pollution
- North Carolina’s Delays on PFAS Limits in Drinking Water Pose Health and Economic Risks
- NYC City Council Saves Community CompostingReinvigorating this organics waste strategy will curb methane emissions, advance neighborhood revitalization, and protect environmental health
- The 46th Open-Ended Working Group Heads to Montreal to discuss HFCsParties to the Montreal Protocol gather in Montreal next week to discuss a number of climate-crucial points.
- More Progress on Fairness in MeatThe Biden Administration’s long-awaited unfair practices rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act could help responsible meat producers reach more eaters
- OSHA Proposes Heat Protections for Workers
- Electric Utilities are Essential to the Clean Energy TransitionThey Will Need to Double Down on Clean Energy to Achieve Their Climate Commitments and They Will Need Help.
- Protection for 28 Million Acres in Alaska Within ReachBureau of Land Management recommends maintaining important protections for 28 million acres of Alaska public lands.
- NRDC Seeks to Defend Biden EPA Restrictions on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water Water Utilities, Chemical Industry Challenging PFAS Rule
- California Calls on Congress to Fix Common Food Waste ProblemThe California legislature has passed a resolution calling on the federal government to pass legislation to address confusion over food date labels.
- BLM Poised to Protect 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands
- Supreme Court Gives Unaccountable Judges Power Over Agency Actions, Overturning 40 Years of Precedent
- The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.