The Senate is voting on the Green New Deal resolution proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Ma.) to combat climate change.
With the right policies in place, we could make it easier, healthier, and safer for people across rural, suburban, and urban communities to get around.
A federal district court in Maryland ruled that the U.S. EPA wrongfully denied our petition to regulate harmful runoff pollution from commercial, industrial, and institutional sites in Baltimore’s Back River watershed.
Even though the law requires water delivery reports, too many are missing. Water data is a public resource, and the agency responsible for collecting FGDRs, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is not doing enough to fill the water use…
Lack of access to clean drinking water is a global crisis affecting billions of people. It is also a local problem that cripples communities and undermines equity. Perhaps the starkest example in the United States in recent years is the…
One of the world’s last pristine wild places is on the front lines of climate change—and threatened by fossil fuel development. These photos speak to why we must fight both.
By helping African Americans connect with one another on the trail, the founder of the nonprofit Outdoor Afro is building a broader community in nature and changing the face of her field.
The Environmental Justice Health Alliance, Clean Water Action, and Natural Resources Defense Council today filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to pass regulations requiring the most dangerous chemical facilities to develop plans to prevent and…
Most industrial energy efficiency programs target large manufacturers, which represent about 10 percent of all manufacturers and account for half of total industrial energy demand. But there still aren’t many programs out there to help small and medium manufacturers save…
But, we don't have to poison our property, kill off butterflies and beneficial insects, put our pet's health at risk, and leave toxic chemical residues all over lawn furniture and children's outdoor play toys.
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