It’s time for Youngkin to stand in court and explain himself for attacking state climate law. It won’t be easy for him to evade his constitutional responsibility.
The state should work to expand the existing law for testing for lead in school drinking water by requiring the use of filters and testing the remaining schools and family childcare homes.
Michigan lawmakers approve Filter First bills providing the nation’s strongest protections against lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers.
In a strong move to hold oil companies responsible for the economic and public health dangers of oil wells left idle and unplugged, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1167, the “Orphan Well Prevention Act,” into law. This bill, authored…
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.
