News & Commentary

Four Illinois coal plants are closing, following a national trend. Workers and nearby communities need resources for just transition.

While the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) announced that approximately 90 percent of water supplies had no PFAS detections, results show that many communities are still exposed to levels that can lead to serious health effects.

Efficient electrification of heating and strong investment in energy efficiency are the lowest cost and best paths to decarbonize our buildings, in the U.S. and around the world.

Fueled by climate change, extreme heat is causing more hospitalizations—and even deaths—across the country.

Rising temperatures and inadequate workplace protections put postal workers at increased risk of heat-related illness on the job.

There has been considerable attention from national pundits and political operatives pointing at Baltimore as a city that has not reached its full potential. While they fixate on problems, Energy Efficiency for All teammates write about a helpful solution in…

Trump’s comments about Baltimore being dangerous and rat-infested hurts—not just the people of West Baltimore and other neighborhoods like it—but all of us who want a better, healthier, more sustainable and equitable future.

By combining Zero Net Energy Goals with Strategic Energy Management, we can recognize and promote the achievement of ambitious emissions reductions in industry (and buildings as well). 

National set-top box energy use is down by almost 40 percent since 2012, according to a report released today, which means consumers are spending $1.6 billion less per year to power the black boxes connected to their TVs.

California recently approved regulations for public charging stations to ensure people can pay for charging as easily as they pay for gasoline. However, a bill moving through the California Legislature would unwind those regulations, making charging less accessible and less…

The Southeast Side, once an industrial capital, is home to a surprising number of beautiful natural preserves: wetlands, forest, and prairie. In order to protect these threatened habitats, there needs to be a shift to a green industrial corridor.

California’s agricultural communities are continuing to sound the alarm for the health of their children, as a promised statewide ban on chlorpyrifos—a pesticide that harms children’s brains—has yet to go into effect.

We need climate action now. We needed it years ago. The Climate Stewardship Act will give farmers the much-needed resources needed to help us in that fight, and it is not a moment too soon.

New modeling shows that Pennsylvania can remain a large electricity exporter while building a better, cleaner, and stronger economy.

The agency’s own scientists concluded that chlorpyrifos harms developing brains—but the Trump administration still refuses to ban it.

The average consumer will save about $340 to $500 in energy costs over the life of a furnace fan and between $100 and $140 over the life of a dehumidifier. 

The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to update an efficiency policy to allow access to funding if an appliance saves energy and reduces air pollution, regardless of the technology.