Iconic victories from our past
We have a 45-year track record of creative solutions to environmental challenges
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1990
Cutting acid rain with the power of economics
Our proposal, written into the 1990 Clean Air Act, required that overall sulfur emissions be cut in half, but let each company decide how to do it.
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1991
Improving McDonald's packaging
In forming the first corporate partnership, we showed that an environmental group and a big company can get results together.
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1995
Safe Harbor program
Because of our unique incentive system, the owners of 4 million acres nationwide welcome 63 rare species to their land.
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2001, 2004, 2008
Cutting dirty diesel exhaust
Over the last decade, we've won several measures resulting in cleaner vehicle exhaust from trucks, ships and more.
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2006
"Catch share" fisheries
We brought hope back to fishing communities when we introduced a new way to think about managing fish populations.
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2007
Negotiating TXU buyout
Our Texas office hammered out a landmark deal that canceled eight planned dirty coal plants and made Texas cleaner and greener.
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EnergyVideo: Founded by scientists, we focus on results
Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.
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