The Senate today is moving to confirm former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, replacing Scott Pruitt who resigned last year under a cloud of ethics breaches.
President Carlos Alvarado Quesada launched Costa Rica’s national Decarbonization Plan on February 24, 2019, once again establishing the Central American country as a global leader in ambitious policies to combat climate change. Building on the country’s previous goal of being…
The loss of the world’s remaining intact forests is devastating our efforts to avoid cataclysmic climate change. Yet Procter & Gamble (P&G), whose tissue products take an outsized toll on these intact forests, is ignoring this dynamic.
El presidente Carlos Alvarado Quesada lanzó el Plan Nacional de Descarbonización de Costa Rica el 24 de febrero de 2019, estableciendo otra vez al país centroamericano como líder en la lucha mundial contra el cambio climático. Anteriormente, Costa Rica creyó…
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a dire lack of parks and access to open space, and these inequities frequently fall along racial lines. Yet as public and private investment in parks in low-income neighborhoods increase, so does…
A federal court has ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully in rolling back an energy efficiency rule in favor of one manufacturer of central air conditioners, Johnson Controls International (JCI), to the detriment of consumers, the environment, and other manufacturers…
Ya sea que estén entregando alimentos o trabajando por la justicia climática o defendiendo el aire limpio o el acceso a la naturaleza, estos activistas inspiran a las comunidades en todo el país.
In its order approving the Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal, FERC announced a "new approach" for considering the direct greenhouse gas effects of LNG facilities. FERC’s “new approach”—applied over Commissioner Richard Glick’s dissent—falls far short of what is required under both…
Whether they are delivering food or climate justice or standing up for clean air or access to nature, these activists are uplifting communities across the country.
California could see a huge influx of non-floating oils brought in on ocean tankers in the coming years. State legislators are trying to get the state prepared.
Corporate commitments are hiding huge volumes of emissions that corporations should be working hard to reduce. America's tissue sector provides a shocking example of just how far the corporate world needs to go to get serious about climate change.
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio today unveiled a proposal to restructure the MTA and create a dedicated funding stream to transform New York’s beleaguered transportation system. As part of the proposal, the Governor and Mayor jointly endorsed…
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