How to lower your summer electric bill while keeping cool
Seven tips for staying comfortable and keeping energy bills in check on hot summer days
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Three key environmental victories from this year
This summer is a critical moment to defend our forests
Updates
Renewable energy provides more than 30% of nation’s electricity
Nuclear energy bill passed by Senate is “waste of resources”
New data: Automated permitting speeds rooftop solar adoption
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Issue
Environment America names Lisa Frank new executive director
Lisa Frank, who has been the executive director of Environment America’s Washington Legislative Office since February 2021, will now represent the full national group and its 30 state groups.
Nuclear reactors still expensive, slow and risky
New report finds small modular nuclear reactors costlier, slower and riskier than solar panels and wind turbines.
A bill to strip the gray wolf of (needed) protections
The U.S. House passed a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf. Precedent tells us that if this becomes law, it could prove fatal for wolf recovery efforts.
U.S. Senate votes for higher utility bills and more air pollution
A resolution passed by the U.S. Senate to block new furnace efficiency standards would raise costs for households and cause needless pollution.
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Groups to Senate: Don’t roll back energy efficiency
Advocates urge senators to to oppose efforts that would undo the Department of Energy's furnace efficiency standards.
Voices
When we go to the mountains, we want it to be a healthy place
I encourage everyone to care for our environment
We need to take significant action
