September 17, 2023 Sacramento, CA — A bill amended 72 hours before the end of the legislative session and passed in the dead of night without debate would undermine California’s new gasoline price gouging law.  “This is outrageous. People across the state, especially those who can least afford the rising gas prices, will be hurt the most. Big Oil’s earning […]

September 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – September 15, 2023) Environmental Defense Fund and a group of 13 health, environmental, and community groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to protect people from dangerous pollution from fossil fuel-based hydrogen production facilities. The groups filed a petition with EPA today urging the agency to adopt protective limits that would reduce climate and health-harming pollution […]

  August 18, 2023  SACRAMENTO — Data from the California Energy Commission (CEC) highlight California’s continued progress toward building a more resilient grid, achieving 100 percent clean electricity and meeting the state’s carbon neutrality goals. Analysis of the state’s Total System Electric Generation report shows how California’s power mix has changed over the last decade. Since 2012: In addition to total utility generation, rooftop solar increased by 10 […]

Listen to the report here. August 7, 2023 By Eric Galatas The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has adopted a new rule requiring direct measurement of methane emissions at oil and gas sites, a move welcomed by environmental and local government groups, and industry. Joe Antus – the executive director of the Signal Tech Coalition – said the new rule will help lower the […]

Revisions to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program required by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would improve accuracy of the sector’s reported methane emissions, one of the major drivers of climate change July 6, 2023 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal to amend reporting requirements for petroleum and natural gas systems under EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. The […]

NOAA’s Climate Ready Workforce for coastal and Great Lakes states, tribes, and territories initiative Sea Grant and the NOAA Climate Program Office, with support from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, seek to establish programs aimed at at placing people across the country into good jobs that advance climate resilience and assisting employers in developing a 21st century workforce that is […]

June 18, 2023 NORTHAMPTON, MA – Dozens of major U.S. companies and investors are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize strong multi-pollutant emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles and stringent greenhouse gas emissions for heavy-duty vehicles. In a letter submitted today to the EPA, 60 leading companies and investors made the case that strong vehicle emission standards are […]

Photo: Dennis Schroeder / NREL 40481 The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium is a not-for-profit public-private partnership focused on advancing offshore wind technology in the United States through high-impact research projects and cost-effective and responsible development to maximize economic benefits The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium was established in 2018 when the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) […]