Good News About Electric Cars — They’re Driving Down Electricity Rates
Electric cars are making news this week in new reports that highlight price parity with conventional cars in the used car market.
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The Electric Vehicle Of 2050: The Best Is Yet To Come
If the electric vehicle of the future is lightweight and energy efficient, power generations will be able to keep pace with electrification.
EPA’s Carbon Standards Are a Powerful Tool
The EPA’s standards to curb carbon emissions from power plants are crucial to addressing climate change. Strong and comprehensive rules are needed to address this major source of carbon pollution. Power plants are the nation’s second-largest source of carbon emissions after transportation, and, after years of delay, the U.S. Environmental … [continued]
Mobilizing Electric Vehicles in Rural India
This week marked a significant milestone as NRDC, in collaboration with partners Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), unveiled a first-of-its-kind initiative to pilot electric vehicles in rural areas. The primary objective of this pilot is to catalyze an inclusive and equitable … [continued]
States Remain in the Lead on Addressing Transportation Emissions
Litigation may delay important federal rulemaking, but states can continue to act. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and there can be no long-term, successful climate action absent progress in reducing emissions from this sector. Last November, the Department of Transportation released its … [continued]
New U.S. Policy Boosts Access to EV Charging
The federal action will improve access for millions of Americans.
Lowering Energy Costs & Emissions in Rural America
NRDC endorses legislation to improve USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has been a stalwart program for rural America. The program, implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has provided cost-shared grants and loans to rural small businesses, farmers, and ranchers to install … [continued]
Renewable Energy & Environmental Protection is Not an Either/Or
Attacks on NEPA are neat, plausible, and wrong. H.L. Mencken was sadly spot on when he famously opined that “there is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.” We are seeing this pattern emerge yet again in response to one of the most critical problems we face … [continued]
The Legal Battle to Preserve the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule
California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule faces legal opposition, threatening billions in health and economic benefits. California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule combats toxic freight pollution in the state. Driven by decades of advocacy from frontline communities, the rule accelerates the deployment of zero-emission trucks, yielding an estimated $26.5 billion in … [continued]
Time for a Different Approach to Building Upgrade Programs
One size does not fit all, building retrofit programs should be designed at a community level to ensure low-middle income homes don’t get left behind. A new guidelines doc co-authored by NRDC with partners helps set up community-driven retrofit programs. Federal funding from the climate law will soon begin to … [continued]
