Because the Clean Water Act doesn’t regulate all sources of stormwater, huge amounts of unregulated runoff threaten the success of the entire cleanup plan for the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Drawing on lessons from the groundbreaking 2013 Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan, city, state, and national level authorities are ramping up to implement extreme heat warning systems and preparedness plans throughout India.
In the American Jobs Plan, the Biden Administration announced plans to invest $27 billion in a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. This innovative national green bank has the potential to spark economic recovery and sustainable equitable growth around the country.
Food justice leaders are urging us to reconceptualize “food deserts” as “food apartheid” by focusing on creating food sovereignty through community-driven solutions and systemic change.
Local governments are ushering in a new era of efficient, healthy buildings, providing more options for walking, biking, mass transit, and electric vehicles, and moving the needle for the clean energy transition.
The America Jobs Plan establishes a bold vision and new social contract for our nation's long-term economic recovery. It tackles climate change, addresses past investment challenges, and makes a significant down payment for fixing our nation’s aging infrastructure.
Expert BlogSasha Stashwick, Arjun Krishnaswami, Ben Longstreth
President Biden’s historic American Jobs Plan elevates climate progress in the industrial sector as a key driver of economic development—not just keeping jobs, but bringing manufacturing home. The plan promises to revitalize American manufacturing, invest in R&D to build next…
Expert BlogYvonne McIntyre, Grant Carlisle, Jackie Wong
President Biden has laid out a bold vision for mobilizing our workforce and rebuilding our infrastructure to create a stronger and more resilient economy. Here we highlight three pieces of the American Jobs Plan that will help achieve what President…
Through a massive $174 billion proposed investment, the American Jobs Plan would help put the electric vehicle market into the fast lane, bring the manufacturing supply chain for batteries and vehicles to the U.S., and ensure the creation of good-quality…
Chicago’s health care professionals are calling on the city’s Department of Public Health to be accountable to policy decisions that put communities at risk. This is a major step in our fight for environmental justice because racism is a public…
