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Natural Resources Defense Council
March 13, 2018
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Natural Resources Defense Council
March 12, 2018
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments today in a case, Coalition for Competitive Electricity v. Zibelman, that will decide the fate of New York's Zero Emissions Credits program. Fossil fuel power plant owners challenged the New York Public ServiceÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
March 12, 2018
Block Island Wind Farm To the extent the New England grid operator's fuel security analysis proves anything, it is that continued deployment of clean energy will improve grid reliability and reduce fuel security risks. National Renewable Energy Lab via flickr. The New England power grid is rapidly changingÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
March 9, 2018
More energy efficiency can help New Yorkers create new good clean energy jobs, enjoy better health, and save billions, as a NRDC fact sheet published today shows. With Governor Cuomo promising to release a “comprehensive and far-reaching energy efficiency initiative by Earth Day, April 22,” it'sÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
March 7, 2018
On March 9, the nation's regional grid operators are poised to tell their regulator—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)—what they are doing about grid “resilience” and what, if anything, FERC should do about it. Here's a preview of what the grid operators are likely to say, and how FERCÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
March 7, 2018
After opening up most of our country's shorelines to offshore drilling, the Trump administration is now reconsidering an ambitious and innovative plan to conserve desert lands while generating renewable energy. The Administration intends to reopen the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation PlanÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
March 5, 2018
Michigan's DTE Energy recently pledged to reduce carbon pollution by more than 80 percent by 2050. Another Michigan utility, Consumers Energy, committed to phase out coal generation over the next two decades and generate at least 40 percent of its energy with renewable resources. Duke Energy, withÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
February 28, 2018
NRDC urged EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this week to reverse course on his reckless plans to dismantle the Clean Power Plan and replace it with weak limits on power plant carbon pollution. smokestacks. It's no secret that NRDC supports the Clean Power Plan—a critical step to reduce the nearly twoÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
February 27, 2018
Over 230 mayors from across the United States, including a significant majority of those participating in City Energy Project, strongly oppose EPA's proposed repeal of Clean Power Plan, the first national limit on carbon emissions for existing power plants. The letter states, “[t]he Clean Power Plan . . . wouldÃâà...
Natural Resources Defense Council
February 20, 2018
In the absence of federal leadership on climate change, America's cities have become the vanguard of the country's efforts to create a sustainable future. Recently, 233 mayors from 46 states and territories, representing 51 million residents across the country, have signed an open letter opposing the repealÃâà...
