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Beyond COVID-19: Tackling Water Challenges in Chile & Mexico

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Millions in Latin America are grappling with COVID-19 without access to clean water to wash their hands and prevent infection, as recommended by the World Health Organization. In Chile, 42.5 percent of the rural population—a total of one million people—does…

Report: “Renewable” Gas – A Pipe Dream or Climate Solution?

Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson
The gas industry is scrambling to claim “renewable” alternatives to fossil gas will allow us to continue depending heavily on appliances that burn gas and investing in new pipelines to transport it while still meeting our climate goals. A new…

Pipeline Backers Face More Obstacles Despite Court Win

Press ReleaseUnited States
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today with respect to management of the Appalachian Trail for a crossing of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but the fracked gas pipeline still faces many obstacles due to its threats to the environment…

COVID-19 and Climate Change: Creating the Political Will

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
The global response to the COVID-19 crisis has shown that strong policy actions that seemed infeasible months ago were in fact implemented across the globe to avert disaster. This indicates that our governments (and businesses and other organizations) could take…

New Data: Animal vs. Human Antibiotic Use Remains Lopsided

Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD, Avinash Kar

To prepare for future disease threats—like drug-resistant superbugs—information is critical. New, non-public data shows that 44 percent more antibiotics of medical important are sold for cows and pigs than for human medicine.

A Pipe Dream or Climate Solution?

Issue BriefUnited StatesMerrian Borgeson
Biogas and synthetic gas, commonly referred to as “renewable natural gas,” are often not as climate-friendly as claimed, and burning fuels like methane still creates harmful air pollutants. We must be strategic about how we deploy them and keep our…

San Luis Obispo Poised to Pursue Clean Energy Choice Policy

Expert BlogPierre Delforge
The city of San Luis Obispo, California, plans to consider final approval of a policy designed to encourage clean, efficient all-electric new buildings. The Clean Energy Choice for New Buildings program recognizes that pollution-free homes and businesses will be key…

Is USDA COVID Relief Leaving Out Vulnerable Farmers?

Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook, Allison Johnson
The COVID crisis is bringing our food system’s vulnerabilities and failures into stark relief. USDA should be rising to this challenge, and actively supporting innovative farmers who will increase food system resilience over time.

Caring for Our Ocean in Crisis

Expert BlogKelsey Kane-Ritsch, Alison Chase
Recent ocean science paints a dire picture for the ocean, but also points the way for us to create a better, healthier future – if we act now.

NJ Adopts Major Energy Efficiency Framework

Press ReleaseNew Jersey
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today released the final implementation order for its “Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction” programs, which will put the state on a pathway to achieve its 2050 climate and clean energy targets…

NYS Legislature Passes Historic Series of Police Reforms

Press ReleaseNew York
Amid ongoing demands for justice, New York lawmakers passed a package of police reforms that aims to disrupt ways in which law enforcement misuses its power against Black communities, and helps break the patterns of systemic violence. The legislation repeals…