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India Could Create Millions of Jobs Through Renewable Energy

January 27, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaCharlotte Steiner, Sameer Kwatra

According to a new report, India’s renewable energy sector could potentially employ around one million people by 2030, which would be ten times more than the existing workforce.

Preventing Fire Deaths Demands Confronting Energy Insecurity

January 26, 2022 Expert BlogNew York City, United StatesSam Whillans

The horrific fires in Fairmount and the Bronx are a wake-up call: We need to take bold action to confront energy insecurity.

Biden’s Made a Good Start on Climate – Time for the Senate to Act

January 26, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

A year ago President Biden issued a sweeping executive order making climate action a central pillar of his presidency.

Breyer’s Successor Must Recognize the Government’s Role in Protecting Environment and Health

January 26, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court later this year, multiple news outlets reported today.

Public Health Experts, Electric Utilities, Major Corporations, Legal Scholars, Scientists, and Current and Former Government Officials Ask Supreme Court to Reject Radical Attack on Clean Air Act

January 26, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

In new briefs filed with the Supreme Court yesterday, a diverse array of public health experts, electric utilities, major corporations, legal scholars, scientists, mayors and cities, and current and former government officials urge the Court to reject the coal industry’s…

How Can OSHA Better Protect Workers from Climate Change?

January 26, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible, Teniope Adewumi-Gunn

OSHA must urgently develop and enforce a strong standard to protect U.S. workers from occupational heat harms.

Climate Consequences 2022: If India Sneezes

January 25, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

As the warning goes, “when Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold,” the same is true for India and the rest of the world when it comes to climate change.

Supporting the Green Transition of China's Financial System

January 24, 2022 Expert BlogChinaAlfonso Pating

New Report: Pathways to Net-Zero for New Mexico’s Economy

January 24, 2022 Expert BlogNew MexicoJacqueline Ennis, Noah Long

Achieving the state’s near and long-term climate goals will depend on New Mexico’s leaders undertaking ambitious and timely action in the upcoming legislative session.

Biden Administration Shows Climate Momentum On Buy Clean

January 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesSasha Stashwick

The administration has taken multiple actions in the last year to advance Buy Clean. Most recently, it sought public comment on potential amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

No New Leasing: Hearing on Climate & Offshore Drilling

January 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Cleland

Continuing business-as-usual offshore oil and gas leasing simply does not put us on a path to meet our climate goals.

Effects of Concentration on America’s Food Supply

January 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesAllison Johnson

My testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, addressing the dominance of a few big companies at key points in the food chain.

SFI Offers Greenwashing of Unsustainable Logging

January 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaCourtenay Lewis

As the climate crisis intensifies, scientists stress that conserving never-logged primary forests must be a global priority for protecting carbon stores.

EPA to Assess New Pesticides’ Risk to Endangered Wildlife

January 19, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLucas Rhoads

The move should better protect listed species from the wide-ranging, devastating effects of pesticides, but questions remain.

New Jersey Enacts Groundbreaking Neonic Legislation

January 19, 2022 Expert BlogNew JerseyLucas Rhoads

New Jersey has enacted legislation that significantly curtails use of neonicotinoid pesticides, or "neonics," insect-killers that are a leading cause of mass bee losses, contribute to declines in birds and other wildlife, and pose risks to human health.