The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project has announced that the Public Service Company of New Mexico can invest $10 million in a suite of EV programs with over $3 million focusing on low-income families. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) approved plans for the Public Service Company of New Mexico … [continued]
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director This week, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Earthjustice, and the Center for Progressive Reform released a policy brief estimating the risks posed by natural disasters to Risk Management Program (RMP) facilities and the surrounding communities. There are thousands of industrial facilities throughout the United States that are … [continued]
More than 100 EPA staffers have already signed up to temporarily relocate to the US–Mexico border to help with the thousands of children who have entered the US without their parents or official documents — and administrator Michael Regan is encouraging more to do so, E&E reports. In addition to … [continued]
Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. by Joe Vukovich NRDC sued the U.S. Department of Energy yesterday for once again altering its energy efficiency standards-setting process to make it more difficult to set rigorous energy-saving levels for America’s appliances and equipment. We believe this change will harm consumers — especially … [continued]
Solar energy advocates have won an important legal battle against demand charges imposed on rooftop solar customers in Kansas.
Recent reports show that political appointees at the Department of the Interior (DOI) ignored experts who opposed issuing a rule rolling back safety measures for offshore oil rig workers.
The latest data from groundwater monitoring systems shows 90% of coal ash storage pits are leaching harmful toxins into the environment. The EPA wants to roll back regulations designed to protect the environment.
California is at the forefront of US states when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. Nearly 40% of those emissions come from the state’s transportation sector. Not only has California always been ground zero for car culture, but it’s also home to several of the largest ports in America, whose operations depend on heavy-duty trucks powered by diesel engines.
FirstEnergy, a large utility company in America’s heartland, has withdrawn a plan that would have forced rate payers to subsidize an aging coal fired generating station in West Virginia — a small victory on the road toward renewable energy.
A federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers failed to study several important factors when it issued a permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline but did not order the pipeline to shut down.
