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Breaking News: Supreme Court Upholds EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule!
After a trip through the United States' court system that brought it all the way to the Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) friendly ghost of interstate air pollution is alive…
Are electric utilities living up to their promises to cut carbon emissions?
New report uses historical carbon emissions and planned generation to answer the question of whether the Southeast power sector is on track to decarbonize at a rate adequate enough to mitigate the…
NC Carbon Plan Update: We Cannot Get Off Track Before We Even Begin
The NCUC must finalize its Carbon Plan by the end of 2022. Here's a summary of the process so far, and some key ways it appears to be breaking down.
SACE and Coalition Partners Submit Carbon Plan to North Carolina Utilities Commission
SACE and co-intervenors submitted a plan that the NCUC could take to achieve its North Carolina carbon reduction mandates. Independent expert analysis shows that investments in energy efficiency, solar, and storage can…
New EPA GHG Tool and Top 11 Coal Plant Polluters
Last week EPA released a very comprehensive tool by which any member of the public can now easily see just how much global warming pollution their neighborhood coal plant is emitting. Many…
Trump Administration’s “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule Is Anything But
If there’s one thing you need to know about the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, the Trump Administration’s new proposal for limiting carbon emissions from power plants, it’s this: ACE was not…
EPA Clean Air Rule Changes Name Again, But Still Saves Lives
It was one year ago when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a significant new rule to reduce air pollution from coal-fired power plants. That rule was known as the air pollution…
Two Ways the EPA Can Save Lives and Reduce Pollution with Strong New Rules
Strong EPA rules are a critical tool as we work to protect our communities and the environment from dangerous pollution.
We Know Where the Carbon Pollution is Coming From and Here is How We Get After It
This blog was written by Dan Lashof, director of the Natural Resource Defense Council's climate and clean air program. The blog originally appeared on NRDC's Council Staff Blog "Switchboard." You can find…
La Justicia Ambiental en el Plan de Energía Limpia
This guest post was written by Leslie Fields, Director of Sierra Club's Environmental Justice and Community Partnerships Program, and Alejandra Nuñez, Staff Attorney for the Sierra Club's Environmental Law Program. This post originally appeared…