Expert Blogs

The COP29 climate meeting in Baku was a contentious meeting. Despite these dynamics, countries delivered three key things.

Report to Congress will spotlight solutions for safe AND affordable water.

A new report documents widespread “neonic” pesticide contamination in Minnesota waters, with dire implications for aquatic life.

The rule is a legacy accomplishment that will help to protect tens of millions of people across the nation who are drinking lead-contaminated water.

The science is clear that oil and gas production harms both the environment and human health.

Add Oregon to the list of states adopting greenhouse gas reduction regulations aimed at reducing emissions statewide.

Regulatory certainty drives infrastructure readiness; supporting ACT ensures utilities can plan for and meet growing ZEV demand.

For those of us who worked in federal agencies during the Trump administration, we understand how such restructuring is intended to not only paralyze the government—its goal is to oppress those with less power.

A new white paper from Energy + Environmental Economics offers California utility regulators key next steps for securing an affordable transition off of gas. 

Colorado's governor has released a new vision for reducing emissions from transportation, with a focus on expanding transportation options for all residents.

Federal Highways Administration funding could help Caltrans unlock emission reductions from concrete and asphalt used in state transportation infrastructure.

Golden State Natural Resources’ draft environmental impact report spells danger for forests, climate, and communities.

The Federal Highway Administration awards $1.2 billion to state DOTs, growing the $10 billion pot of federal funding support for industrial decarbonization.

California could become the first state to regulate pesticide-treated seeds, a massive and largely unchecked source of widespread pesticide pollution. 

Syracuse city officials downplay extraordinarily high levels of lead in city drinking water.

Western electricity market turns 10 years old and surpasses $6 billion in savings.

The U.S. EPA released analyses showing that two neonic pesticides pose grave risks to imperiled species, rounding out EPA's review of the five neonics.