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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.
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In a Win for Health, the EPA Toughens Limits on Soot Air Pollution

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye, John Walke, Emily Davis
Today's agency action will deliver life-saving protections from dangerous air pollution.

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Urgency Meets Opportunity

Expert BlogUnited StatesMende Yangden

$3 billion this year alone to build and repair community connections through safe, equitable pedestrian, bicycle, and transit improvements

Indoor Workers Need Protection from Extreme Heat Too

ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield
Warehouses, restaurant kitchens, factories, and schools can get dangerously hot—but without adequate safety standards, employees are having to just sweat it out.

An Energy Standard That Also Limits Carbon

Expert BlogInternationalDr. David B. Goldstein
We now have a standard that limits carbon emissions from homes. ASHRAE Standard 90.2, Addendum f requires an accurate calculation of how much a home’s energy consumption increases global greenhouse gas emissions, and sets an upper limit to this metric…

What Do “Better” Batteries Look Like?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalJeff Turrentine
They’re not only stronger and longer-lasting. To fuel the clean energy economy, they also need to be sustainable.

A Farm Bill Worth Fighting For

Expert BlogUnited States, Washington, D.C.Allison Johnson, Valerie Baron, Matthew Kaplan
We need a good Farm Bill – that advances climate, health, and worker protections – not one that turns back the clock.

Gulf Whale Artist Series: Composer Spotlights Endangered Whale

Expert BlogUnited StatesLexi Nutkiewicz
New Orleans-based composer Cory Diane is a recent graduate from Tulane University with an M.A. in Music Composition, where their work centers on the ecological complexity and vibrancy of the Gulf of Mexico. In their contemporary electroacoustic piece “Reverie for the…