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Home Rule Victory in New York! - First NY Appellate Court to Rule that Towns Have Right to Zone Out Fracking.
posted by Daniel Raichel, 5/2/13
Daniel Raichel, Legal Fellow, New York: For those keeping score, today’s ruling ...
March/April 2013 Legislative Threats to the Endangered Species Act
posted by Elly Pepper, 5/2/13
Elly Pepper, Legislative Advocate, Washington, DC: While the last few months fortunately ...
EU protects bees, but US protects pesticide-producer profits
posted by Jennifer Sass, 5/2/13
Jennifer Sass, Senior Scientist, Washington, D.C.: The scientific evidence against ...
We Don't Need NEPA - A Modest Proposal
posted by Scott Slesinger, 5/2/13
Scott Slesinger, Legislative Director, Washington, DC: As the Senate continues the ...
Wyoming: ozone pollution from oil and gas operations is linked to more health clinic visits
posted by Amy Mall, 5/2/13
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.: I've blogged before about how ...
Countries Can Agree to More Global Action on Climate Change by 2015: Five Reasons (at least)
posted by Jake Schmidt, 5/2/13
Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC: It is critical ...
Good news amidst the unappetizing: turkey raised without antibiotics less likely to carry superbugs
posted by Sasha Lyutse, 5/2/13
Sasha Lyutse, Policy Analyst, New York: The independent product testing organization ...
Foxx is a friend of transit
posted by Rob Perks, 5/2/13
Rob Perks, Transportation Advocacy Director, Washington, D.C.: On Monday the Obama ...
Planting Food and Hope: The Inspiring Afterlife of South Central Farm
posted by Peter Lehner, 5/2/13
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City: It started as an empty lot on 41st ...
Cities and States Are Staying Afloat by Preparing for Rising Seas
posted by Ben Chou, 5/2/13
Ben Chou, Water Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.: This post is part of a blog series ...

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The Robots at the End of the World
posted by Melissa Mahony, 5/2/13
By Melissa Mahony Remember the rovers, NASA’s Mars-trekking robots ...
The Better to See You With
posted by Melissa Mahony, 4/30/13
By Melissa Mahony To early mammals, the world looked something ...
Who’s In Charge Here? At U.S. Oil Spills, It’s Whoever Made the Mess
posted by Brad Jacobson, 4/29/13
By Brad Jacobson When ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline burst last ...

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La visita de Obama a México es una oportunidad para revisar la cooperación ambiental entre México y Estados Unidos
posted by Carolina Herrera, 5/2/13
La visita del presidente Obama a México esta semana será la segunda vez en menos de seis ...
Consejos para celebrar el Día de la Tierra a diario
posted by Noah Horowitz, 4/18/13
Se aproxima el Día de la Tierra, pero puedes lograr mucho en los próximos minutos y todos ...
¡Sí se puede! En el Día de la Tierra pidamos mayor acción contra el cambio climático
posted by Carolina Herrera, 4/17/13
El tema central de muchas celebraciones del Día de la Tierra 2013 es ‘el rostro del cambio ...
Earth Day Latino 2013: Montando la tienda de campaña en pleno centro de Los Angeles
posted by Linda Escalante, 4/16/13
El Instituto de William C. Velásquez y su coalición de socios en la protección ...

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Two Zijin Senior Staff Fined 1.15 Million RMB and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate Change News
posted by Greenlaw, 1/14/11
紫金矿业两高管被罚115万以及其他最近的中国环境法、公众参与及气候变化的新闻 Two Zijin senior staff fined 1.15 million RMB, Zijin to donate ...
NRDC Beijing Office-DSM Staff Engineer – Job Opening
posted by JingJing Qian, 1/12/11
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is seeking a full-time staff engineer for the Demand Side ...
The Warriors of Qiugang – A New Documentary on the Struggle to Save China’s Environment
posted by Alex Wang, 1/10/11
A great deal has been written about the struggles to resolve China’s overwhelming environmental problems, ...
Progress and Retreat for Environmental Transparency in China: Announcing the 2009-10 Pollution Information Transparency Index (PITI) Results
posted by Alex Wang, 1/4/11
Environmental transparency in China showed both progress and retreat over the past year, and many ...

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