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Environmental Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Curb Dangerous Power Plant Pollution

April 6, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Environmental leaders are urging President Biden to strengthen a suite of federal standards to protect the climate and people’s health from dangerous pollution that continues to spew from the nation’s coal and gas power plants.

Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2021? Give Taxpayers a Break.

April 6, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesSusan Casey-Lefkowitz, Sujatha Bergen

President Biden’s sweeping new economic recovery plan aims to revive a beleaguered economy from a devastating pandemic, help advance racial equity and stand up to the widening climate crisis. A critical piece of this plan is a commitment to eliminate…

Through the Cracks: How Unregulated Stormwater Runoff Is Preventing a Successful Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

April 5, 2021 ReportChesapeakeBecky Hammer

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.

Federal COVID-19 Relief for Water & Sewer Bills

April 5, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesLarry Levine

Maintaining access to water and other essential utility services remains as vital as ever to safeguard public health, as the pandemic continues.

Beat the Heat: Chandrapur Heat Action Plan

April 3, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

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.

Food Apartheid: Racialized Access to Healthy Affordable Food

April 2, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesNina Sevilla

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 Bullish on Renewables

April 2, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesJay Orfield

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 American Jobs Plan: A Bold Down Payment for a More Just Future

April 2, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

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.

Biden's Accelerator Drives Recovery, Resilience and Growth

April 2, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesDoug Sims

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.

“Building Back Better” Buildings

April 1, 2021 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek, Khalil Shahyd

President Biden’s new American Jobs Plan will put our country on a path to a better, more efficient future for all.

Biden Reversing Harmful Efficiency Rule

April 1, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoe Vukovich

Important changes to the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program will help save consumers money and keep pollution out of our air.

Global Leaders Urged to Sanction Mexico to Save Critically Endangered Porpoises

April 1, 2021 Press ReleaseMexico

With 10 vaquita remaining, Mexico pushed to halt illegal fishing

Environmental Justice Protects Public Health

April 1, 2021 Expert BlogChicago, IllinoisGina Ramirez

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…

These Poets Reckon With Drought, Displacement, and Despair—and Then Make Space for Hope

April 1, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Four writers explore their place on our troubled planet and treat us to readings of their poems.

American Jobs Plan Would Invest In Cleaning Up US Industry

April 1, 2021 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…