News & Commentary

The City of Chicago took an important step forward this week in the transition towards clean, electric buildings.

Linking together the electricity grids of 11 western states into one Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) could create hundreds of thousands of jobs, spur economic growth, and save customers $2 billion a year on their electric bills, a new analysis shows.

One of my friends recently suggested that the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant was on the verge of becoming “another Lazarus.” The analogy is misplaced.

In a month that has seen Texas sizzle under record-breaking heat, solar, and wind power have been key to helping keeping the lights on—and air conditioners humming.

AB 1931 would direct hundreds of millions of federal dollars to removing lead sources from our drinking water system. But the state and water utilities need to recognize they have a problem first.

Blaming any one power source is a mistake. We can’t make any one source of power foolproof, but we can make a grid that’s nimble, resilient, and reliable.

Honolulu’s City Council passes a benchmarking and transparency ordinance to help building owners cut costs by tracking their energy and water use, enabling them to save money and resources while reducing emissions.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has approved Xcel’s plan to accelerate the end of coal in the state.

NRDC, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), and partners have implemented the transformative Hariyali Green Villages initiative in 15 villages in Gujarat and Rajasthan over the past year. 

In Centreville, Illinois, a majority-Black community has been left waiting for change.

To continue to live and sustain our homes and families, we have to work together to improve our resilience and transition to clean energy, economic development, and new investments in family sustaining jobs in clean industries.

This is a huge step forward, and one Coloradans can be proud of. 

We can’t afford to wait another generation to address Chicago’s lead pipe problem

Chicago has a drinking water crisis. We have almost 400,000 lead service lines in our city, the most out of any major city in the nation.