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Trump Tramples States’ Ability to Protect Their Water

April 10, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Donald Trump announced today that his administration would short-circuit the ability of states to weigh the risks—and curb the impacts—of projects like pipelines and dams to the lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands within their borders.

Florida’s Proposed Fracking Ban Incomplete Without Acidizing

April 9, 2019 Expert BlogAlison Kelly, Briana Mordick

The proposed fracking ban legislation advancing through the Florida House and Senate fall short of protecting Florida’s sensitive natural resources because these bills do not include a ban of a more commonly used well stimulation technique in Florida known as…

Pebble Mine’s Financial Woes Worsen

April 9, 2019 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Northern Dynasty Minerals’ 2018 Annual Report Reveals “Substantial Doubt,” Net Loss, Low Cash, and an Urgent Need for an Investor.

Could These Country Roads Be Toxic to Kids?

April 9, 2019 DispatchIowaSusan Cosier

A county in eastern Iowa has been replacing gravel with slag, a steel industry byproduct. It’s hard, sharp, and potentially a public health concern.

The Trump/Bernhardt Plan for Extinction in the CA Bay-Delta

April 8, 2019 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

Despite voluminous scientific evidence demonstrating the need to increase protections for endangered and threatened fish species, the Trump Administration is proposing to greatly weaken protections in order to increase water supply for the Westlands Water District and other water contractors.

These Farmers Are Sowing Seeds of Diversity in the U.S. Food System (and Have Been for Quite Some Time)

April 8, 2019 DispatchGeorgiaRobynne Boyd

A movement to preserve the cultural heritage and organic practices of African American farmers is growing in the Southeast.

Addressing Food Waste and Increasing Food Donation Through the New York Farm to Food Bank Tax Credit

April 8, 2019 ReportNew YorkMargaret Brown

Each year, approximately 20 billion pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States go unharvested or otherwise never enter the food supply.

NYT Superbug Series Underscores Meat Industry Need to Act

April 8, 2019 Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD

Overuse of our most precious medicines is killing us. And much of that overuse has been and continues to be in industrialized agriculture.

New Cool Roof Programs in India – Hyderabad (Part 1)

April 5, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Prima Madan

Doing the (Green) Job Right

April 5, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

While the forecast for jobs is mixed, clean energy has proven to boost jobs in India and around the world. Growth in the renewable energy sector has the potential to meet India’s priorities of job creation while advancing energy security…

Montana’s Wolf Bounty Will Remain a “Fossil”

April 5, 2019 Expert BlogMontanaDr. Jennifer Sherry

HB 279 was one of many bills proposed this session that all shared a single, scarcely veiled intention: kill more wolves.

New Cool Roof Programs in India – Ahmedabad (Part 2)

April 5, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Prima Madan

Quebec: Boreal Caribou Protections Will Have to Wait…Again

April 4, 2019 Expert BlogJennifer Skene

Boreal caribou face unprecedented declines, and the science is clear that the province needs to immediately stem industrial development’s erosion of their habitat. Yet yesterday, Quebec once again delayed concrete action, gifting logging and other industries at least several more…

New Bill to Let Trump Steamroll Illinois Endangered Species

April 4, 2019 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

New Jerseyans Agree on Energy Efficiency Solutions

April 4, 2019 Expert BlogAda Statler

Thanks to the leadership of Governor Murphy, the legislature, and the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), New Jersey is poised to reassert itself as a national leader on energy efficiency.