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California Legislation Takes Aim at the Climate Crisis

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

California has an opportunity to build on its climate leadership by passing the California Climate Crisis Act. The bill codifies our state’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions as soon as possible and by no later than 2045, and…

Paper Excellence Expansion Shows Threats to Canada’s Forests

Expert BlogCanadaCourtenay Lewis

Domtar’s shareholders have approved the company’s acquisition by Paper Excellence: a move which would make Paper Excellence far-and-away the largest pulp producer in Canada, and further jeopardize Canada’s reputation as a source for sustainable wood.

Congress Calls for Lasting Protections for Migratory Birds

Press ReleaseUnited States
Today, Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) joined with Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 47 original co-sponsors to introduce the Migratory Bird Protection Act to reaffirm long-standing protections for migratory birds against industrial take — that is, unintentional but predictable killing of…

Communities to Coal Plants: Clean Up Your Mess Before You Go!

DispatchTennesseeAustyn Gaffney
Distrust in the TVA runs deep in eastern Tennessee, and as the utility shutters two power plants—Bull Run and Kingston—local activists fear it will close up shop without safely containing its leaky pits of toxic sludge and ash.

Momentum Builds for Permanent End to Pebble Mine

Expert BlogAlaskaJoel Reynolds
As Bristol Bay wild salmon fishery hits record numbers in 2021, strategies gather support to protect the region forever from destructive large-scale mining.

Sockeye Salmon Dying, Temperature Rises on Snake River Dams

Expert BlogWashington, OregonGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

Columbia River Basin sockeye salmon are migrating upriver from the ocean, but new underwater videos show that this summer the fish have large chunks of flesh missing and bulbous growths across their bodies. The fish are rotting to death in…

Major Agreement on Clean Cars Nevada Program Announced

Expert BlogNevadaDr. Simon Mui

Major stakeholders including clean energy advocates, representatives from the auto industry, and the franchised auto dealer association came together to announce an agreement on modifications to the proposed Nevada's Clean Cars program.

Missouri's Path to a Clean Energy Future

Expert BlogMissouriGabrielle Berthel, Ashok Gupta

Decarbonizing the power sector in Missouri will benefit all electricity consumers and contribute to a healthier and more livable climate. This can be 

Amendment Undermines Flood Protection by Local Communities

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

Representative Garret Graves of Louisiana proposed an amendment to the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill that would have prohibited local communities from using federal funds to make their residents safer from flood disasters.

California’s NEM 3.0 Must Grow Rooftop Solar Sustainably

Expert BlogCaliforniaJulia de Lamare, Mohit Chhabra

One of the foremost challenges that the California Public Utilities Commission faces in developing a new net energy metering policy, called NEM 3.0, is to ensure that rooftop solar continues to grow sustainably in California as required by law.

Infrastructure Package Should Include $50b for Resilience

Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore

With the climate emergency creating dangerous weather across the nation, from historic droughts in the Southwest to a withering heat dome across the Midwest to an earlier heat dome in the Pacific Northwest, Congress is working on much-needed investments in…