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Illinois Senate Passes Comprehensive Energy Reform Bill, Advocates Pushing for Key Amendments from State House

September 1, 2021 Press ReleaseIllinois

Illinois Moves Forward Most Equitable Energy Bill in the Nation, Sets to Close all Fossil Fuel Energy Plants by 2045

Building Resilience, BRIC by BRIC

September 1, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber

FEMA has announced the first selections for its new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants. Did the first year of the program live up to its promises?

New Model Policy Bolsters Compost Use and Infrastructure

August 31, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesDarby Hoover

A new model compost procurement policy developed by the Environmental Law Institute and NRDC could help municipalities around the country in their efforts to divert food scraps and other organic materials from their landfills and incinerators and, in so doing…

Conozca al ciudadano de Chicago decidido a derribar las barreras a la inclusión al aire libre para personas Latinas como él

August 31, 2021 DispatchChicagoKyler Sumter

Southeast Sider Luis Cabrales está luchando para deconstruir el pensamiento colonial sobre la naturaleza y empoderar a otros jóvenes latinos para trabajar en la conservación.

Meet the Chicagoan Determined to Break Down Barriers to Outdoor Inclusion for Latino People Like Him

August 31, 2021 DispatchChicagoKyler Sumter

Southeast Sider Luis Cabrales is fighting to deconstruct colonial thinking about nature and empower other Latino youth to work in conservation.

Contaminantes tóxicos del aire en el canal de navegación de Houston: las desigualdades muestran una necesidad urgente de justicia ambiental

August 31, 2021 ReportHouston, Texas, United StatesYukyan Lam, Ramya Sivasubramanian, Marisa Guerrero

Toxic Air Pollution in the Houston Ship Channel: Disparities Show Urgent Need for Environmental Justice

August 31, 2021 ReportHouston, Texas, United StatesYukyan Lam, Ramya Sivasubramanian, Marisa Guerrero

The burden of air pollution in Houston, Texas is not evenly distributed, with glaring disparities along racial/ethnic and socioeconomic lines.

Are SF and SoCal Prepared for Droughts and Climate Change?

August 30, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi, Ashley Cooper

Members of Congress Press for End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies

August 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesSujatha Bergen

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today, 53 members of Congress called for an end to more than $120 billion in tax handouts to the fossil fuel industry.

Celebrating Year One of the Food Matters Regional Initiative

August 30, 2021 Expert BlogChicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Madison, Ohio, Baltimore, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, North Carolina, Memphis, OrlandoMadeline Keating, Darby Hoover

A year after the launch of the Food Matters Regional Initiative, we are pleased to report considerable progress and accomplishments from the 15 regional initiative participants.

Saving New Mexico Means Saving Its Waters

August 30, 2021 Expert BlogNew MexicoAshley Cooper, Noah Long

Taking Stock of Fossil Fuel Reform Under Biden

August 27, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesIrene Gutierrez, Sarah Chasis

The Department of the Interior has the opportunity to reform a broken industry and protect our lands and waters for future generations.

New Mexico: An Opportunity to Lead Freshwater Conservation

August 27, 2021 Expert BlogNew MexicoAshley Cooper, Noah Long

CO2 Pipelines Need Safeguards, Too

August 27, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy Mall

Any consideration of new CO2 pipelines must address the need for strong environmental, safety, and justice safeguards.

P&G’s Board Must Be Accountable for Forest Destruction

August 26, 2021 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaShelley Vinyard

Ten months after Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) shareholders resoundingly called on the company to address its impacts on climate-critical forests and Indigenous rights, P&G has failed to take meaningful action.