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Funding the Government for FY2024, Part 1: The State of Play

August 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, Washington, D.C.Kyle T. Jones

In part 1, I summarize the overarching state of the federal appropriations process right now.

Funding the Government for FY2024, Part 3: The Senate to the Rescue?

August 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, Washington, D.C.Kyle T. Jones

In part 3, I examine the more respectable work of the Senate and conclude with potential next steps.

Automakers Try to Dodge Their EV Commitments

August 28, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesKathy Harris

Despite claims to support electric vehicles, automakers are attempting to thwart new federal standards that would accelerate the transition to clean transportation.

Joan K. Davidson: An Appreciation

August 25, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, New YorkEric A. Goldstein

The longtime head of the J.M. Kaplan Fund was a visionary supporter of civic-minded advocates and a spark plug for creative environmental progress.

Colorado makes Buildings Cleaner, More Livable

August 24, 2023 Expert BlogColoradoAlejandra Mejia Cunningham, Claire Lang-Ree

With a new Building Performance Standard policy, Colorado is leading the nation with clean, healthy buildings.

Court Finds That Southeast Market Transmission Scheme Protects Monopolies

August 24, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesCaroline Reiser

A federal court's rejection of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) marks a victory for consumers in the U.S. South.

CARB Must Reform LCFS Program

August 23, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaKiki Velez

Will CARB listen to the community voices calling for change to the LCFS Program?

Enhancing EPA’s Proposed Carbon Standards on Gas Plants

August 23, 2023 MapUnited StatesAmanda Levin, Maeve Sneddon

What would happen if the EPA adopted carbon pollution standards for gas plants by total plant size? Greater—and cheaper—emissions reductions.

Uranium Mining Protections Needed Across the West

August 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesGeoffrey H. Fettus

The Biden administration needs to protect communities and water supplies across the West from the dangers of uranium mining.

NOAA’s Proposed Seafood Rule: Too Weak to Improve Conditions

August 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesRebecca Ramirez, Sandy Aylesworth

NOAA’s Proposed Rule excludes protections for species at high-risk of illegal fishing & fails to help address human rights violations in the seafood industry.

Partnering with Beavers to Adapt to Climate Change

August 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, WestAmy McNamara

Beavers and their habitat increase ecosystem health and help people and wildlife adapt to a warmer planet.

More than 150,000 People Called on Biden Administration to Fully Restore Endangered Species Act

August 21, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

More than 150,000 people are calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to fully restore the Endangered Species Act (ESA), following proposed regulations that resulted from federal lawsuits challenging harmful regulations…

At Long Last, the Vision of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition Is Realized

August 21, 2023 Expert BlogArizonaBobby McEnaney

The designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is not only extremely popular but its protections are long overdue.

Biden Administration Won’t Update Health Limits for Ozone by 2024

August 21, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Environmental Protection Agency will not finish by 2024 its reconsideration of an unsafe ozone health standard left in place by the Trump administration, the agency announced today. Instead, EPA will start its review over, significantly delaying the process of updating…

The Canal: Underserved Community Organizes for Climate Justice

August 18, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaJocelyn Rojas

Below the hills of Marin County, residents in the shoreline Canal district build toward climate resilience through community-led sea level rise adaptation.