A new memo from President Biden acknowledges that the ecological peril confronting the Columbia River Basin is inextricably linked to long-standing environmental injustices.
WASHINGTON – In a move supported by both environmental groups and industry associations, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized standards that will phase out the most climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in key applications -- from aerosols to heat pumps; supermarket refrigerators to…
A first-of-its-kind event in Chicago demonstrates solidarity among a wide range of supporters for safe drinking water—and they’re calling for immediate action.
When trying to protect lands from the onslaught of climate change, start by asking the people who know those places and their wild inhabitants the best.
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First, Flint, Michigan; then, Jackson, Mississippi. Communities around the country wonder if their water quality problems will lead to the next national crisis.
EPA’s recent announcement of $4.3 billion in competitive funding for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our homes and buildings, to win big on public health and reduce both housing energy costs and climate…
Analysis from Closing the Climate Investment Gap, a groundbreaking new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) on California’s state transportation infrastructure investments, shows a distinct misalignment between budgetary allocations and the state’s overarching climate goals.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday opened a federal civil rights investigation to examine whether the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has discriminated in its distribution of funding for wastewater infrastructure and withheld resources from communities of color that…
To help provide safe and affordable water and sanitation to everyone in their communities, this tool allows utilities to assess the business case for implementing a discount program for low-income customers.
