For more than a year, dozens of advocates and stakeholders – including the electric utilities – have been working together on North Carolina’s Clean Energy Plan development process, which calls for creating a 21st century energy system that is clean, affordable, reliable and equitable. As discussions have progressed in ongoing working groups to explore policy […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. What a mess.  That’s the best that can be said from the outside about the process EPA has followed to decide which companies are to pay fees to help defray the agency’s costs of conducting risk evaluations for the next 20 chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. What a mess.  That’s the best that can be said from the outside about the process EPA has followed to decide which companies are to pay fees to help defray the agency’s costs of conducting risk evaluations for the next 20 chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. What a mess.  That’s the best that can be said from the outside about the process EPA has followed to decide which companies are to pay fees to help defray the agency’s costs of conducting risk evaluations for the next 20 chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act […]

As we learn more about the impacts from Hurricane Laura, which hit our state earlier this week as a Category 4 storm, our thoughts are with our neighbors in southwest Louisiana and all whose lives were affected by this storm. You can find ways to support those in need here as they embark on their long road to recovery. While we hold those affected by Laura in our hearts and reach out to support them, we also remember another devastating ...

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As we learn more about the impacts from Hurricane Laura, which hit our state earlier this week as a Category 4 storm, our thoughts are with our neighbors in southwest Louisiana and all whose lives were affected by this storm. You can find ways to support those in need here as they embark on their long road to recovery. While we hold those affected by Laura in our hearts and reach out to support them, we also remember another devastating ...

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This post was co-authored by EDF Postdoctoral Climate Science Fellow Tianyi Sun Today Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, causing death and destruction. Louisianans and Texans in its path are now mourning and looking ahead to a long and painful recovery. Laura had winds up to 150 miles per hour, […]

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This post was co-authored by EDF Postdoctoral Climate Science Fellow Tianyi Sun Today Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, causing death and destruction. Louisianans and Texans in its path are now mourning and looking ahead to a long and painful recovery. Laura had winds up to 150 miles per hour, […]

The post What you need to know about hurricanes and climate change appeared first on Climate 411.

This post was co-authored by EDF Postdoctoral Climate Science Fellow Tianyi Sun Today Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, causing death and destruction. Louisianans and Texans in its path are now mourning and looking ahead to a long and painful recovery. Laura had winds up to 150 miles per hour, […]

By Adam Peltz and Scott Anderson Removing carbon emissions from the air — a process known as carbon capture, utilization and sequestration — is one of the most important things we can do to battle climate change, and the Internal Revenue Service is currently developing regulations around tax incentives that could make or break the […]

By Adam Peltz and Scott Anderson Removing carbon emissions from the air — a process known as carbon capture, utilization and sequestration — is one of the most important things we can do to battle climate change, and the Internal Revenue Service is currently developing regulations around tax incentives that could make or break the […]

Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana in the early morning of August 27th as a Category 4 storm — the highest-rated category storm to hit Louisiana since 1856. Laura remained a hurricane as it moved north to Shreveport. The impacts of the storm are still being assessed — from flooding, wind and rain damage to concerns of pollution and air quality to more than half a million homes in the region without power.  As people were starting to return ...

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Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana in the early morning of August 27th as a Category 4 storm — the highest-rated category storm to hit Louisiana since 1856. Laura remained a hurricane as it moved north to Shreveport. The impacts of the storm are still being assessed — from flooding, wind and rain damage to concerns of pollution and air quality to more than half a million homes in the region without power.  As people were starting to return ...

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EDF Testifies in Support of California Proposal to Reduce Air Pollution from Heavy Duty Trucks

We have written on many occasions about the need for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). This legislation — widely considered to be the boldest climate bill currently pending in any state — empowers communities and protects the environment and consumers’ pocketbooks. The bill was worthy of passage the moment it was introduced in February […]

We have written on many occasions about the need for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). This legislation — widely considered to be the boldest climate bill currently pending in any state — empowers communities and protects the environment and consumers’ pocketbooks. The bill was worthy of passage the moment it was introduced in February […]

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We have written on many occasions about the need for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). This legislation — widely considered to be the boldest climate bill currently pending in any state — empowers communities and protects the environment and consumers’ pocketbooks. The bill was worthy of passage the moment it was introduced in February […]

The post A stronger CEJA will help combat dirty fuel and dirty money appeared first on Energy Exchange.

We have written on many occasions about the need for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). This legislation — widely considered to be the boldest climate bill currently pending in any state — empowers communities and protects the environment and consumers’ pocketbooks. The bill was worthy of passage the moment it was introduced in February […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. The Trump EPA’s understating of the risks to workers posed by both existing and new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been a frequent topic for this blog.  This disturbing, illegal policy continues unabated and, if anything, has accelerated and expanded to outright dismissal of […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. The Trump EPA’s understating of the risks to workers posed by both existing and new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been a frequent topic for this blog.  This disturbing, illegal policy continues unabated and, if anything, has accelerated and expanded to outright dismissal of […]