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Think Globally, Act Locally and Globally: Western States Respond to the Climate Crisis
Western states face a daunting manifestation of the climate crisis. In this guest post on ACS’ blog, we explore how leaders in western states are bringing strong climate action to COP 26 as they address the present effects of climate change.
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Energy Efficiency in States and Beyond
In all of its shapes and sizes, energy efficiency is a dependable and cost-effective way to reduce electricity and gas demand, provide innovative new solutions to consumers, and clean up the energy supply.
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Climate Progress at Climate Week
Happy Climate Week! This Climate Week, it is a great time to look at the many proceedings that state attorneys general have been active in this year.
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The Climate Moment
August is usually a slow month on Capitol Hill, but that was not the case this summer. Both houses gave up parts of their recess to set up a potentially historic moment for climate action later this fall.
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Going with the Flow Doesn't Cut It Anymore
The “Kafkaesque regime” that was natural gas pipeline approvals at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is facing more pushback.
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When a Window Unit Isn't Cool Enough
As heat waves swept across the country, it is a good time to look at the benefits of heat pumps for cooling and to reduce reliance on traditional oil and gas heating in the colder months.
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A Supreme Court Roundup on States and Environmental Law
As the Supreme Court wraps up its term, read this roundup of decisions involving states and the crucial issues that affect the nation’s grid and infrastructure as it grapples with a changing climate.
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Getting to a Cleaner Grid
The wonky world of electricity markets has a real impact on how quickly decarbonization can occur (plus at what cost). Much work remains in the world of electricity markets. In this week’s commentary, we’ll break all this down.
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AGs & Environmental Justice
State attorneys general are moving aggressively to ensure that environmental justice concerns are central to their environmental enforcement work.
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A Whirlwind of Activity at Interior
On many fronts, the Interior Department is preparing the path forward to a clean energy future and unwinding harmful rules and decisions of the Trump era.
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Shifting Gears, Driving Progress
The Biden administration is taking significant steps to address the climate impact of the transportation sector, including reversing the Trump administration’s move that lowered the stringency of the federal greenhouse gas emissions standards.
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Building Power in the Environmental Movement - Part 1
Read our guest post in Green 2.0’s blog, which gives an overview of the best strategies for proactively addressing the disparity in the environmental law field, which has been slow to diversify. There is widespread agreement that diversity is critical to providing high quality work that has a deep and lasting impact.