The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission laid out a new policy for reviews of gas pipelines, one that will for the first time consider the real public interest when deciding if this new infrastructure should be approved.
A new study highlights the need to prevent disease outbreaks before they start, while the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) makes a dangerous case for business as usual.
The SAVE Right Whales Act comes at a pivotal point in the fight to save the right whale from extinction. Right whales have been experiencing a precipitous decline since 2010 and fewer than 340 whales now remain.
The recent launch of TECH Clean California represents a significant milestone in the effort to equitably decarbonize California’s buildings in line with our pressing climate goals. What’s in the $120 million program, and how can Californians take advantage TECH's electrification…
Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) today introduced the “Right Whale Coexistence Act,” formerly known as the SAVE right whales act. This important legislation aims to support…
World leaders and experts are gathering virtually this week to find solutions to the climate crisis, air pollution and other planetary health problems at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS).
A coalition of more than 70 groups launched a new campaign Tuesday called the Climate Forests Campaign. They are calling on the Biden administration to take executive action to protect mature trees and forests on federal lands, which are critical…
The Biden administration reportedly is announcing a major industrial sector plan today, seeking to sharply reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the manufacture of widely-used materials such as steel and concrete. Emissions from the U.S. heavy industrial sector must be reduced…
A judge ruled today that Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) can be a plaintiff-intervenor in a new lawsuit aimed at cleaning up a Bay Area chemical manufacturing plant today, brought by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)…
