Nineteen large buildings are now on the path to shrinking their carbon footprints under San Jose’s new Better Buildings program, which will advance both the goals of Climate Smart San Jose—the City’s climate action plan—and compliance with the city’s new…
Transit Forward Philadelphia, an unprecedented coalition of local organizations focused on making the regional transit network more equitable, accessible, safe and sustainable, celebrated its official launch today. Member groups representing labor, commerce, elderly rights, health and the environment have united…
New data offers the first official state-by-state look at 2019 – what was built, what was closed, and what it means for our nation’s power mix and emissions.
The City of Columbus, Ohio could soon ask its building owners to track and report how much energy and water is used at their properties as part of a new benchmarking and transparency ordinance. If city council passes the policy…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week broadened its plans to limit scientific studies that traditionally have been used in designing safeguards to protect public health.
The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. The action is being taken under the Marine Mammal Protection…
Investments in the Filter First approach provides health protections for children in schools and childcare centers; investments in programs that simply test for lead in drinking water do not.