Expert Blogs

On the 10th anniversary of the Kigali Amendment, here is a reminder of why the service workforce matters more than ever.

Congress should address the real affordability crisis—not waste time turning decade-old clean car standards into a political boogeyman. 

The EPA’s proposed Risk Management Program revisions roll back crucial safeguards against chemical disasters for people living near and working in industrial facilities. 

Yet again, the EPA is willfully ignoring health benefits and putting polluters over people.

Cynical “futility argument” is an overlooked part of the agency’s backtracking on the climate crisis.  

California is re-evaluating how to more equitably reduce the catastrophic wildfire risk that’s driving up electricity bills and insurance premiums.

Congress must invest in alternatives to gas-powered cars—including electric vehicle infrastructure, transit, biking, and walking—and avoid excessive spending on new roads and highway lanes. 

When gas prices spike, families pay. Electric vehicles offer a cheaper alternative.

New analysis shows mitigating delays in EV charging projects could save nearly $90 billion.

In fact, the agency's own final regulatory analysis confirms that eliminating vehicle greenhouse gas standards would raise costs for drivers and households.

Residents of the communities surrounding warehouses that use dangerous chemicals to kill pests are standing up to demand transparency and protection from the toxic fumes.

State leaders can address major water affordability challenges by protecting financially vulnerable customers, ensuring transparency, and providing dedicated state funding for water infrastructure. 

Companies and trade associations are telling the EPA that it’s going too far.

Nations must build on their NDCs by setting sectoral policies and plans, as well as scaling up investments to realize rapid, deep, equitable, and sustained emissions cuts.

Price transparency is a simple yet powerful way to help clean trucks reach more people.

Smart investments in maintaining roads and public transit that support compact development are a win for affordability, jobs, and climate change.

California’s state legislature, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, and New York City Council pass lifesaving cooling bills.