Expert BlogUnited StatesChristina Theodoridi, Alex Hillbrand, David Doniger
The benefits of the new rule are huge, and it’s a significant step toward President Biden’s goal of cutting U.S. climate pollution by 50-52 percent by the end of this decade. But there’s plenty of work left to do.
The country is on the precipice of a generational investment to renew American infrastructure. Policymakers can ensure we literally ‘Build Back Better’ with cleaner concrete, cement and steel holding up the next generation of America’s schools, roads, bridges, and office…
America’s public lands can be a source of solace to our souls and of solutions to some of our most pressing problems. On this year’s National Public Lands Day, let us commit to pursuing both.
The House Financial Services Committee's contribution to the Build Back Better Act presents a historic opportunity to invest in safe, affordable, and climate-resilient housing.
Canadian owner of embattled Bristol Bay mining scheme promises preliminary economic analysis within 45 days to demonstrate financial feasibility of mine predicted to lose billions.
Heat-related health harms are entirely preventable, yet heat stress is a major occupational hazard in Maryland. Maryland workers urgently need a strong, enforceable occupational heat standard that protects their right to a safe and healthy working environment.
Governor Gavin Newsom just signed groundbreaking bipartisan legislation to zero-out carbon pollution from cement used in the world's fifth-largest economy.
As Congress drafts reconciliation legislation, leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) pressed leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives for an end to major fossil fuel subsidies that fuel pollution in communities across the country.
Decades of weak enforcement of laws designed to promote fairness, paired with public investments that skew markets toward large-scale industrial agriculture, have allowed a handful of companies to dominate the food chain—at the expense of health, economic resilience, fair markets…
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to finalize rules Thursday implementing the core requirements of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, passed on a bipartisan basis by Congress last year to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are potent climate…
Becoming climate neutral by 2050 will have enormous implications for Bostonians: better air quality, reduced electricity bills, and a lower energy burden are just a few ways in which the standard will improve lives across the city.
The U.S. needs to urgently mobilize more international climate finance if we are going to have a chance of a successful climate summit in Glasgow this November, and any chance of keeping 1.5°C alive.
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