U.S. District Court judge revokes historic oil and gas leases in the Gulf
This could be the beginning of the end of offshore drilling
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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
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Utility-scale solar capacity eclipses nuclear
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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Sea otters are restoring eelgrass in Monterey Bay
As apex predators, sea otters help ocean ecosystems in surprising ways, if we let them.
STATEMENT: President Biden protects Grand Canyon from uranium mining
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will protect critical watershed, wildlife habitat and cultural sites
Washington State’s largest solar farm comes online
The Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County is online and producing power. At approximately 1800 acres, it's the largest solar farm in Washington State.
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Win in Washington for Cleaner, Healthier Homes
Washington State will build new homes with heat pumps to cut energy costs and climate pollution, protect health
The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) voted today to adopt new statewide residential building codes that will drive the transition to safe and healthy homes that run on low-cost, 100% clean electricity instead of methane gas.