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All Eyes on India’s Plan for the Kigali Amendment

July 15, 2021 Expert BlogIndia, InternationalSameer Kwatra, Prima Madan

As parties to the Montreal Protocol are gathering virtually for the second part of the Open-Ended Working Group meeting this week, India is in the spotlight. Although India is already taking action on climate friendly cooling, it is now one…

260,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Minnesota

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseMinnesota

Minnesota ranks 10th in nation with most lead pipes

97,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Nebraska

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseNebraska

Nebraska ranks seventh in nation with the most lead pipes per 100,000 people

160,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Iowa

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseIowa

Iowa ranks sixth in nation with the most lead pipes per 100,000 people

330,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Missouri

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseMissouri

Missouri ranks sixth in nation with most lead pipes

160,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Kansas

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseKansas

Kansas ranks third in nation with the most lead pipes per 100,000 people

The Cost of Further DOE Delays: $300 Million a Month

July 15, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesNoah Horowitz

The Department of Energy has taken the long awaited first step toward implementing the statutorily required phaseout of inefficient incandescent light bulbs. The phaseout was due to go into effect on January 1, 2020 but was rolled back due to…

Lead Found at Exceedingly High Levels in West Virginia Drinking Water

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseVirginia

Clarksburg’s shocking example demonstrates urgent need to remove lead pipes and update EPA’s lead in water rules

Groups Call on Biden to Set Strong Car Standards

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Advocates for public health, consumers and the environment called on the Biden administration to set clean car standards to deliver a 60% cut in tailpipe carbon pollution by 2030.

Wendy's Moves Forward on Antibiotics, Others Stand Still

July 14, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

We can still stop the slow-moving runaway train that is the antibiotic resistance crisis.

120+ Groups Say Key Climate, Equity Provisions Needed in Infrastructure Bill

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

A group of more than 120 health, environment and social justice groups called on congressional leaders to ensure that bold climate and equity provisions are included in any infrastructure bill that advances in Congress.

Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Most top restaurant chains in the United States have failed to adopt policies to stop the overuse of antibiotics by their beef suppliers, according to the sixth annual Chain Reaction scorecard released today by six major consumer, public health and…

650,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Ohio

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseOhio

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan aims to remove every lead pipe from the ground

Nearly a Half Million Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Michigan

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan aims to remove every lead pipe from the ground

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Is a Model for the Nation

July 14, 2021 OverviewConnecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, VirginiaBruce Ho

RGGI's functions as a model for other states and regions hoping to reap economic, health, and social benefits in the transition to clean energy we need to combat climate change.