Search

Gov. Pritzker Sets the Stage for Illinois to Lead on Climate

January 29, 2020 Expert BlogIllinoisJ.C. Kibbey

Gov. Pritzker has announced clean energy and climate will be top priorities in Illinois this spring. Here's why now is the right time and what that means for the Clean Energy Jobs Act.

City of Chicago Releases E-Scooter Pilot Evaluation

January 29, 2020 Expert BlogStefan Schaffer

E-scooters—and their critics—have taken cities by storm, and Chicago has been no exception. For four months in 2019, the City of Chicago allowed 10 companies to operate 2,500 scooters around town. The goal? Observe the benefits and pitfalls of scooters…

A Robust Infrastructure Plan for the 21st Century

January 29, 2020 Fact SheetUnited StatesStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

To successfully move forward, America needs a robust infrastructure plan that transitions the nation to cleaner sources of energy, addresses the challenges from a changing climate on our communities, creates jobs, and redresses the negative legacy of past investments.

Will Illinois Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water?

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogJeremy Orr

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's has a chance to lay out a vision for clean, affordable drinking water for all Illinoisans in his State of the State.

Trump’s Dirty Water Rule: EPA Ignorance is Polluters’ Bliss

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogJon Devine

Clearing the Air: How Indian Cities Are Fighting Pollution

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Vijay Limaye

Reviewing India's National Clean Air Programme, one year in.

Tackling a Threat: Whale Entanglement on the West Coast

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDillon Hanson-Ahumada

West Coast whale entanglements are increasing and threatening many whale species off the U.S. coast—but a solution is within reach.

House Leaders Unveil Major Plan to Curb the Climate Crisis

January 28, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

House Democratic environmental leaders today unveiled legislation intended to comprehensively address climate change. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone of New Jersey and colleagues proposed the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act,” which would…

Huge Day—TODAY—for Va.Senate to Show Real Climate Leadership

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

Senators Spruill, Lucas, Marsden, Norment, and Newman can vote—TODAY—for the Clean Economy Act, and affirm our new legislature is no longer beholden to the state’s largest climate polluter, and is ready to lead a bold new decade of state-led climate…

Legislation Threatens Arizona’s Fuel, Health & Safety Choices

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogAlejandra Mejia Cunningham

The Arizona legislature is considering legislation that would remove the ability of every town, city, and county in the state to decide what types of energy infrastructure is built within its borders.

Governor Murphy Announces Sweeping Climate Agenda for New Jersey

January 27, 2020 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan, which will put the state on the pathway to a 100 percent clean energy future by 2050. In addition, Governor Murphy announced an executive order to create nation-leading regulations that…

Climate Is Both Biggest Risk and Biggest Opportunity

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogRoland Hwang

The warning signs on the disruptive effects of climate change are now blinking bright yellow, with the latest signal coming last week from the global financial community. It’s now becoming clear what the dangerous consequences are of the shaky assumption…

New Science Highlights a Curious Case of HFC-23

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogAlex Hillbrand, David Doniger

CPUC debe de adoptar meta ambiciosa de carbono para el 2030

January 24, 2020 Expert BlogMohit Chhabra, Sergio Sanchez Lopez

A Nature-Based Solution: The Chihuahuan Grasslands

January 24, 2020 Expert BlogInternationalJessica Carey-Webb

Get to know one of the best nature-based solutions for combating climate change: the Chihuahuan grasslands! The largest desert in North America, this carbon sink is home to important wildlife and migratory birds.