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Report: “A Green New Deal for Renters” Is Possible

May 21, 2019 Expert BlogMaria Stamas, Michele Knab Hasson

A new report makes a strong case for Los Angeles leaders to reassess the city’s investments in energy efficiency programs to ensure they better serve affordable housing residents who remain deeply underserved by these services. Such investments could save low-income…

The Philippines Rallies Behind a “Feisty” Dwarf Buffalo

May 21, 2019 DispatchInternationalJason Bittel

From lowland Filipinos and indigenous groups to international conservation organizations, everyone is getting in line to save the critically endangered tamaraw.

Inside the Fight for Clean Water in Newark

May 21, 2019 DispatchNewark, New JerseyCourtney Lindwall

Denials and delays from city officials have failed to keep residents safe from high levels of lead in their drinking water. These community organizers are busy picking up the slack.

Keeping an Eye on Tench, an Invasive Fish That’s Crept Into the Great Lakes

May 20, 2019 DispatchMidwestLorraine Boissoneault

After finding the species in Lake Ontario last fall, scientists and authorities are trying to get ahead of a possible invasion before it’s too late.

To Keep Global Food Supply Secure: More Plants, Less Waste

May 20, 2019 Expert BlogSujatha Bergen, JoAnne Berkenkamp

With strong action in homes, corporate boardrooms, and legislatures around the country to help people eat more plants and waste less food, we can realize the climate-fighting potential on our plates.

California Cities Rolling Toward a More Sustainable Future

May 20, 2019 Expert BlogRabi Abonour

Across California, mayors are showing how cities can lead the charge on sustainable transportation by building safe bicycle infrastructure.

#NoDamRaise: Water Supply Solutions Shouldn't Involve Shasta

May 17, 2019 Expert BlogDrevet Hunt

Westlands Water District's efforts to raise Shasta Dam are not only illegal, there are far better solutions available to secure reliable water supplies in California.

Orca Action Month

May 17, 2019 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

Is Climate Fiction a Subset of Science Fiction—or Something Else Entirely?

May 17, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

A new novel imagines what life in Bangkok would be like if nearly half the city were underwater—which some experts say is a real possibility.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and NRDC Confront Federal Failures

May 17, 2019 Expert BlogNorth Dakota, South DakotaDr. Jennifer Sass

NY’s Golden Appliance Opportunity to Save Lots of $ & Carbon

May 16, 2019 Expert BlogSamantha Wilt

New York State appliance standards could save consumers hundreds of millions of dollars and cut greenhouse gas pollution.

Coastal Management Process Under Threat

May 16, 2019 Expert BlogSarah Chasis

Opportunity Zones Can Assist Just & Equitable Transitions

May 16, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesJulia Prochnik, Roger Baneman

Opportunity zones can offer access to new streams of capital investment in communities experiencing job loss due to fossil fuel plant closures, enabling these communities to develop new businesses and employment opportunities.

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Approval of Massive Utah Oil Shale Development

May 16, 2019 Press ReleaseUtah

Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration to challenge what would be the nation’s first commercial-scale oil shale mine and processing facility. The lawsuit says officials failed to protect several endangered species when they approved rights-of-way across public lands to…

Revitalizing US Leadership on Global Environment Challenges

May 16, 2019 Expert BlogDan West, Brendan Guy