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States Cleared to Curb Vehicle Pollution

Press ReleaseCalifornia, United States
The Environmental Protection Agency today reaffirmed California’s authority to set tailpipe emissions standards to address its public health and air-quality needs, and other states’ authority to adopt and enforce those standards.

Women in the Climate Debate – India Focus

Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal
The powerful relationship between women and climate change came into focus during a conversation with Reemaben Nanavaty, the head of Self-Employed Women’s Association.

EPA Agrees to Evaluate Effects of Neonics

Press ReleaseUnited States
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled the remaining claims in NRDC’s 2017 lawsuit, which challenged the EPA’s failure to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when approving dozens of neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”).

A New Tool for Measuring Decarbonization

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. David B. Goldstein
The RESNET CO2 Index can allow government and utilities to set targets for carbon emissions reductions in homes based on site-specific metrics for carbon. Homeowners can also use this information to lower their carbon footprint.

EPA Announces Plan for Largest Clean Water Investment in U.S. History

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its guidelines for distributing $50 billion dollars in infrastructure funding for clean water, which represents the largest single investment in drinking water and wastewater systems in U.S. history.

UPDATED: EPA Can't Ignore Neonics’ Impacts on Imperiled Species

Expert BlogUnited StatesLucas Rhoads
NRDC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have entered into a settlement agreement requiring EPA to evaluate the impacts of bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides on species listed as threatened or endangered.

Gas Stoves Emit Pollution Even When Not in Use

Expert BlogUnited StatesMerrian Borgeson
The results of a new study are concerning because methane is a powerful climate pollutant that has a global warming potential (GWP) 86 times more than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.