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Strong Support Exists for a Bold 30x30 Vision

Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Chase

The climate Executive Order includes an ambitious pledge to protect 30 percent of America’s lands and inland waters and 30 percent of its ocean area by 2030, also known as 30x30. Recent nationwide polling reveals that 30x30 receives broad support. Four out…

Let's Protect the West Coast from Offshore Drilling

Expert BlogIrene Gutierrez
President Biden’s bold executive order sets in motion a suite of actions to fight the climate crisis, including pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters.

Court Strikes Down Trump EPA’s Attack on Science and Health

Press ReleaseUnited States
A federal court today struck down an 11th hour Trump Environmental Protection Agency gift to heavily polluting industries that would have severely restricted the use of peer-reviewed science in setting health-based limits on pollution and toxic chemicals.

Black Walden Came First. Thoreau, After.

DispatchMassachusettsCourtney Lindwall

A little-known community of formerly enslaved Black residents in Concord, Massachusetts, took up home in Walden Woods long before Henry David Thoreau arrived. Today, local activists are working to ensure the stories of Black Walden stay alive.

Cincinnati Empowers Building Owners to Go Green

Expert BlogEmily Barkdoll
Cincinnati is working toward equitable energy access in residential buildings through a new small-grants initiative to encourage building owners to make energy-efficient upgrades to multifamily buildings, specifically those with low-income tenants.

MISO Transmission Plan Misses the Mark

Expert BlogToba Pearlman
In 2020, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) ignored the demand for the regional transmission necessary to transition the Midwest into a clean energy hub. This year MISO can and should do better by building regional transmission.

New York City to Phase-Out New Fossil Fuel Connections

Press ReleaseNew York
As part of the State of the City address, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that beginning this year, New York City will phase-out fossil fuel connections in new construction by 2030. The City will establish intermediate goals in the short-term…

Biden Sets Stage for Climate Resilient Food & Agriculture

Expert BlogAllison Johnson, Andrea Collins
The connections between climate change and resilience, land use, food production, nutrition, and what we eat have never been clearer. President Biden’s sweeping executive order on climate directs every federal agency to advance our country’s climate strategy – and identifies…