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EPA Enters the Clean Car Era

Expert BlogUnited StatesKathy Harris

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's latest clean car rules will provide over $2 trillion in air quality, health, climate, and economic benefits.

An Opportunity to Reconnect Communities in CA

Expert BlogCalifornia, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Long BeachZak Accuardi
New state and federal funding is helping repair harm and reduce pollution in communities divided by roads and highways. California can do even more.

Investing in Clean Air for California

Expert BlogCalifornia, Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco, San Diego, SacramentoZak Accuardi, Ali Lehman

California leaders can transform the state's most-polluting transportation program into climate, freight, and community benefits by supporting AB 2535 (Bonta) 

EPA's Vehicle Standards: Just the Facts

Expert BlogUnited StatesKathy Harris

We are on the road to cleaner vehicles. It’s up to EPA to issue strong standards soon so that we can get to where we all know we need to go.  

World Wetlands Day: A Call to Action for U.S. Wetlands Preservation

Expert BlogUnited StatesJon Devine
Today marks World Wetlands Day, a day to celebrate and raise awareness of wetlands' vital role in our ecosystem and lives. However, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA decision gutting federal wetlands protections, this year's commemoration…