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Long Island: Report Finds Neonic Pesticides in Your Water

September 20, 2019 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

Dead in the Water: Popular Pesticides Harm NY Wildlife

September 20, 2019 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

Newark's Bottled Water Plan Denies Thousands Safe Water

September 20, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, New JerseyErik D. Olson

Newark, New Jersey has a serious lead problem. So why is Newark denying bottled water to tens of thousands of residents who need it?

IPCC's new Special Report on the Ocean and the Cryosphere

September 20, 2019 Expert BlogLisa Speer

Has Climate Consciousness Reached a Tipping Point?

September 20, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

We don’t want to jinx it, but with the Youth Climate Strike it sort of looks like . . . yes. (Finally.)

We Know How to Cut Climate Pollution But Need Political Will

September 19, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson

According to a new analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)—Halfway There: Energy Efficiency Can Cut Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half by 2050—the great news is that we already have the tools to affordably…

Blueprint of a Buyout: Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

September 19, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, North CarolinaAnna Weber

Locally funded buyouts in North Carolina can move faster than traditional programs - could this be an option for more communities?

Protecting Workers and Communities Requires Gas Planning

September 19, 2019 Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson

Chicago Residents Hardest Hit by Pollution Call on City to Act Following Audit

September 19, 2019 Press ReleaseChicago

Environmental advocates are renewing calls for City government to address the disproportionate pollution burden for Chicago’s communities of color following a new audit from City’s Office of Inspector General. The report shows significant gaps in the City’s enforcement of air…

San José Adopts Strongest Building Code Among Large Cities

September 18, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaMaria Stamas, Pierre Delforge

The San José City Council voted today to adopt requirements for builders that will provide San José residents with clean, affordable energy in buildings.

As the DOE Abandons a Toxic Mess Threatening the Columbia River, the Yakama Nation Fights Back

September 18, 2019 DispatchWashingtonLora Shinn

The DOE wants to dodge its cleanup duties by reclassifying the nuclear waste contaminating a site along Washington’s Columbia River. Not only is it a reckless move, but it may violate treaty-protected indigenous rights.

Bitter Pill: The High Health Costs of Climate Change

September 18, 2019 ReportUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye

The projected health and economic burden of climate change will be enormous if carbon pollution continues unchecked and communities are not prepared.

Western Leadership in Clean Energy

September 18, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesChristina Chen

While much work remains to be done in the transition to a low-carbon grid, several western states are poised to zero out their emissions ahead of the rest.

Trump Strips States’ Power to Curb Dangerous Auto and Truck Pollution

September 18, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The administration’s move will obstruct the fight to protect our climate, cut pollution, and save consumers billions at the pump.

Pioneering Study Tallies Huge Hidden Health Costs from Climate Change

September 18, 2019 Press ReleaseColorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin

Climate change is taking a huge toll on Americans’ health, so much so that it could constitute a public health crisis, a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the University of California, San Francisco, suggests.