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The Biden administration is reinstating protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and signaling a commitment to do more.

If slogans could fix the climate crisis, the Chamber would be all in. Instead, it’s saying one thing in public and something else on Capitol Hill.

A new resolution passed by the Madison, WI Common Council sets a food waste diversion goal of 50% from the landfill by 2030 and commits to establishing metrics for measuring and tracking progress.

Climate risk is just like any emerging financial risk that bank regulators must start to include in their oversight of banks.

On the Second International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, we highlight U.S. cities that have been leading the way on raising awareness about the issues of food waste and inspiring people to take action. #FLWDay

The Biden Administration recently began to move forward with an offshore lease sale that will hand millions of acres of public ocean over to the oil and gas industry, allowing them to make investments that will lock in our use…

Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Mike Levin have introduced legislation that would establish a task force and help set new approaches for handling nuclear waste.

New protections include measures to reduce vessel collisions with large whales and new programs aimed at reducing chronic underwater noise from vessels. If enacted, they would amount to the most substantial new legislative measures for marine mammals in years.

A foundation for aggressive climate action must be made in the form of long-term, accessible and comprehensive tax structures that incentivize the rapid adoption on clean energy.

Today, the USDA took an important step to dismantle generational discriminatory practices by formally establishing the Equity Commission Advisory Committee and Equity Commission Subcommittee on Agriculture.

Development of the PennEast Pipeline has been put on hold! This fracked gas pipeline would be disastrous for the Delaware River Basin and would exacerbate the climate crisis—here’s how we can stop the pipeline permanently.

The country is on the precipice of a generational investment to renew American infrastructure. Policymakers can ensure we literally ‘Build Back Better’ with cleaner concrete, cement and steel holding up the next generation of America’s schools, roads, bridges, and office…

The House Financial Services Committee's contribution to the Build Back Better Act presents a historic opportunity to invest in safe, affordable, and climate-resilient housing.

Benton Harbor has been in the news lately for its elevated lead levels in drinking water, but the problem has gone on for at least three years. Here is Rev. Edward Pinkney's take on the situation in the form of…

The benefits of the new rule are huge, and it’s a significant step toward President Biden’s goal of cutting U.S. climate pollution by 50-52 percent by the end of this decade. But there’s plenty of work left to do.

America’s public lands can be a source of solace to our souls and of solutions to some of our most pressing problems. On this year’s National Public Lands Day, let us commit to pursuing both.

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed groundbreaking bipartisan legislation to zero-out carbon pollution from cement used in the world's fifth-largest economy.

As Congress drafts reconciliation legislation, leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) pressed leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives for an end to major fossil fuel subsidies that fuel pollution in communities across the country.