By Nora Apter, Natural Resources Defense Council If you care about the future of life on Earth, the United Nation’s report on biodiversity hit you like a ton of bricks: 1 million species of plants and animals will soon face extinction—and humanity itself hangs in the balance. Pollinators like the rusty patched bumble bee are vital […]
By Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG Staff from state PIRGs from Alaska to Massachusetts and points between were part of a Congressional Consumer Lobby Day featuring over 120 consumer advocates today. Our meetings with members of Congress and their staffs focused not only on protecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure and funding from special-interest attack but […]
By Ralph Cavanagh, Natural Resources Defense Council Thirty-seven electric utilities operating in 42 states and the District of Columbia, serving a combined total of almost 55 million households and businesses, have just taken an historic stand for their customers and the public interest. The utilities, which together represent more than one-third of the nation’s electricity […]