• The Environmental Benefits of Switching to Solar Energy

    Updated: 2024-06-28 11:14:04
    As a homeowner, you probably search for ways to reduce your bills every month. You may have even started investigating solar power and how it can reduce your energy bills. However, do you know about all the environmental benefits of renewable energy production, such as solar power systems? This is what you should know.   […] The post The Environmental Benefits of Switching to Solar Energy appeared first on Its Getting Hot In Here.

  • Lessons learned: New climate and biodiversity funds don’t need to start from scratch

    Updated: 2024-06-20 21:34:15
    By Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation, and Zach Cohen, Senior Analyst, Global Climate Cooperation  As we face the triple planetary crisis of climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss, the need for urgent and united action is undeniable. Addressing these linked challenges demands more than just ambition—it requires collaboration, guided by […]

  • North Carolina Carbon Plan: Why Duke’s gas bet is a risk to ratepayers and how offshore wind can carry the load

    Updated: 2024-06-17 15:13:28
    On May 28, the Environmental Defense Fund, along with several other parties, filed expert testimony with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) in North Carolina’s Carbon Plan proceeding. The outcome of these regulatory proceedings, which include hearings over the summer and a Commission order by end of year, will shape over $100 billion in long-term […]

  • Stronger Standards, Better Monitoring Will Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution

    Updated: 2024-06-04 20:52:24
    (This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent updates of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards include several steps that provide substantial public health benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from coal plants. In our last blog post we wrote about one of those steps – closing the “lignite […]

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