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A clean energy policy like the one under consideration in Congress right now could expand the workforce by nearly 8 million jobs and generate $1 trillion in economic benefits over the next 10 years, according to new independent analysis released…

Tech-crastination is an appropriate characterization of the gas industry’s claims around the suitability of hydrogen as a solution to decarbonize buildings, even though heating homes with hydrogen is one of the least-efficient and most costly options available.

With the alarming rate of global warming already underway, transitioning to electric vehicles now is critical, but it is only possible with an aggressive scale-up of charging infrastructure to accompany the shift.

Fossil fuel pollution from cars and trucks harms public health and contributes to the climate crisis. EPA’s plan to tighten pollution standards will benefit all Americans—if it chooses an aggressive path.

If federal regulators do the right thing, electricity customers across the Midwest may soon be able to earn money while boosting grid reliability and clean energy. 

Saint Paul has taken an ambitious and important step toward meeting its climate and equity goals, passing two new ordinances—one eliminating parking minimums, and the other introducing rules that prioritize safer, healthier, low-carbon transportation options in new development projects.

A bold new program is accelerating the transition to zero-emissions trucks.

Eliminating carbon emissions from our building and transportation sectors will be critical to maintaining a healthy and livable climate. Decarbonizing these sectors is putting Missourians to work while investing in a cleaner, more climate resilient future.

The Biden administration has set an ambitious climate goal for America: a 50 percent decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. To reach this goal, changing the way we move must be key since transportation is the largest contributor…

Rigorous analysis shows that reaching an 80 percent clean electricity sector by 2030 is achievable and will drive enormous climate, public health, and economic and job creation benefits that far exceed the investment cost.

Toolkit captures lessons learned from recent bus priority successes in major U.S. cities

The 2022 Department of Energy budget bill advanced by a Senate panel last week makes encouraging steps in funding DOE's vital clean energy programs, but the allocations proposed fall short of the transformational budget we need to jumpstart clean energy…

Cutting emissions from our power grid is going to require a lot more transmission lines. And, I mean, a lot.

NRDC and our allies filed a brief today urging the Supreme Court to decline to review the D.C. Circuit’s January decision striking down the Trump EPA’s repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) and its do-nothing replacement, the so-called Affordable…

More than 40 years ago, Congress told Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to do a better job of ensuring that the public had a say in its decisions. The nation’s top energy regulator never did, and, as a result, landowners…

Atlanta's decision to create a Clean Energy Advisory Board (CEAB) is an admirable and savvy step that will set the city up for success in its goal to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2035.