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Congress Must Vote to Protect America's Coasts, Oceans, and Marine Life from Offshore Drilling

September 9, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

House of Representatives to vote on two landmark bipartisan bills to ban drilling off Atlantic, Pacific coasts and Eastern Gulf

GE’s Climate Hypocrisy: Building Coal Plants While Touting Clean Energy

September 9, 2019 Press ReleaseInternational

General Electric, which boasts of being a clean energy leader, is quietly doubling down on the dirty energy of the past with plans to equip more than a dozen new coal-fired power plants in countries like Cambodia, Kenya, Poland, Pakistan…

The Fight to End Offshore Drilling Is Bipartisan

September 9, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Because everyone can stand behind clean beaches, thriving coastal economies, and healthy fisheries.

Keystone Species 101

September 9, 2019 GuideInternational, United StatesMelissa Denchak

From coastal tide pools and rolling prairies to African savanna and arctic terrain, the earth is home to myriad ecosystems, each one regulated by interlinking parts, including the creatures that call them home.

5G and the FCC: 10 Reasons Why You Should Care

September 8, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesSharon Buccino

Dominion’s Rising Cost to Virginia's Economy and Environment

September 7, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, VirginiaWalton Shepherd

Observers in the energy regulatory world were shocked last week at the finding of a staggering $277 million in overcollections by Dominion, the state’s largest regulated monopoly.

Scaling Up Clean Energy Solutions in India and Worldwide

September 6, 2019 Expert BlogInternational, IndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. David B. Goldstein

Energy experts are gathering to foster strategic partnerships and help advance energy efficient buildings during a major conference in Delhi next week.

Don’t Stop to Smell These (Harmful Algal) Blooms

September 6, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesKelsey Kane-Ritsch, Dr. Kim Knowlton

If you’ve heard some sad stories this summer about pet dogs perishing after swimming in scummy ponds, take heed. You’re a mammal, too.

A Lot to Lose: Images from the Vulnerable Arctic Refuge

September 6, 2019 Expert BlogArcticGarett Rose

Oil drilling would harm the Arctic Refuge's beautiful landscapes and wildlife.

Trump Bullies Automakers Over Pollution Pledge

September 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration attacked automakers that pledged to produce vehicles with lower tailpipe emissions.

Are Kentucky Farms Under Attack from Flocks of Ravenous Vultures? Not Quite.

September 6, 2019 ExplainerUnited States, KentuckyJason Bittel

Scientists respond to an Associated Press article that paints black vultures and turkey vultures as “flying fiends.”

Coal Ash Is Hazardous. Coal Ash Is Waste. But According to the EPA, Coal Ash Is Not “Hazardous Waste.”

September 6, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

And the coal industry is more than happy to keep things that way.

With Dorian, NC Faces Same Hog Waste Threat as in Florence

September 5, 2019 Expert BlogNorth CarolinaValerie Baron

As Hurricane Dorian approaches a year later, not much has improved for North Carolinians since Hurricanes Florence and Michael.

New Film Takes on the Pebble Mine in Defense of Bristol Bay

September 5, 2019 Expert BlogAlaskaJoel Reynolds

A screening of The Wild and a post-film panel is scheduled for September 19, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Newspapers Support SB 1 to Protect Against Trump Rollbacks

September 5, 2019 Expert BlogCaliforniaAnnie Notthoff

The legislation, authored by Senate pro Tem Toni Atkins, would ensure that California’s own environmental and public health laws provide a backstop to federal environmental rollbacks.