The principles that call us to protect human health and the environment from polluters impel us no less to stand up for inclusion and decency in our civic life.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today withdrew protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska from the Pebble Mine – a colossal, widely condemned gold and copper mine that poses a threat to the area’s famous salmon runs. The agency’s action signals that…
The leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee introduced America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act today, which includes funding to make roads, bridges and other infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events and to spur reductions in highway-related carbon emissions…
A coalition of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. is working together to ensure the region’s transportation is clean, modern, and equitable.
Already exacerbated by climate change, central Chile’s water issues will likely become more complex when paired with population growth and urbanization. Fortunately, there are solutions.
This newest management plan released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) spells out how the remaining 200,000 acres of the monument will be governed. The changes are so sweeping, what currently is known…
Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule, passed to prevent future disasters like Flint’s lead in drinking water crisis, was upheld in court. The nation’s most protective lead standard, which helps keep lead out of drinking water, survived all but one yet-to-be…
Taking up the mantle of climate leadership, major metropolises across the country are leading by example to reduce energy use through efficiency. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its City Clean Energy Scorecard to recognize the most…
Four automakers and the state of California today agreed to continue tightening vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards through 2025, delivering another body blow to the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back the nation’s clean car standards.
The Bureau of Land Management is expected to release its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and proposed Monument Management Plan (MMP) tomorrow for Bears Ears National Monument. These will undergo administrative protest and consistency review periods before becoming final.
