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We’re focused on building a greener, healthier future, but we shouldn’t miss the positive environmental stories we’re seeing — and making — along the way.
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Refrigerator standards set to cut energy waste
Statement: Fed govt. approves nation’s largest wind farm off Virginia’s coast
Updates
Last coal-fired power plant in New England slated to close
To save the bees, we must track pesticides
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Biden administration updates efficiency standards for washing machines & clothes dryers
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Biden administration sets new efficiency standards for washing machines, clothes dryers
Updated standards to take effect in 2028 will reduce pollution
280 more school districts are getting clean buses
Millions of kids will breathe cleaner air thanks to the EPA's latest Clean School Bus Program grants.
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Department of Energy finalizes furnace efficiency rules
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced final rules to improve the efficiency of residential gas furnaces.
Baby whale season is upon us: Right whale calf has been spotted off of South Carolina
It's the most wonderful time of year for the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale--calving season
Blue whales have returned to this protected area
In the Indian Ocean, the singing of blue whales reaffirms that ocean conservation works