When it comes to how we treat and care for the natural world, we are on the wrong path, jeopardizing the natural life support systems we depend on for our health, food security, and quality of life. If we are…
As enormous fires engulf the West and hurricanes pummel the South, we're taking Trump's EPA to court to stop the agency from rolling back standards to keep the oil and gas industry from leaking millions of tons of methane from…
The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today voted to advance a formal rulemaking process that would put Pennsylvania on the path to joining a regional cap-and-trade program.
This is the second blog in a three-part series on Pennsylvania's proposed regulation to limit carbon pollution from power plants and participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
A new report demonstrates that a Clean Cars Minnesota program could cut air pollution, improve public health, and save consumers hundreds of millions annually.
A better national framework for tracking disaster-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths will inform where to concentrate health interventions before, during, and after disasters.
House and Senate members today introduced the THRIVE resolution, laying out a legislative agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy.
California’s clean energy policies are being blamed incorrectly for what some critics have called “crippling power outages.” The brief rolling blackouts ordered last month by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) hardly “crippled” the state, and severe heat and record-setting…
This massive dirty energy project would keep communities dependent on dirty fossil fuels for generations while jeopardizing sensitive rivers and streams, drinking water sources, the climate, and local communities.
Three leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today announced a bipartisan amendment to the Senate’s energy bill that would authorize, for the first time, a 15-year phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent climate pollutant used widely…
WesternGeco has withdrawn its application for a federal permit to conduct seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic ocean. The company is one of five seeking federal approval.
Prohibiting leasing promotes the health of our ocean and communities, but this move by the administration should not be mistaken as a major victory; it leaves major swaths of the country vulnerable to offshore drilling, catastrophic spills and all of…
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