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Finally, a Farewell to Foam Coffee Cups and Clamshells in NYC

October 18, 2018 Expert BlogNew York CityEric A. Goldstein

A New York State appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling, upholding New York City’s ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers and delivering a victory to all who care about reducing street litter and waterway pollution in the…

NYS Drinking Water Quality Council Moves to Regulate PFAS

October 18, 2018 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

After an 8-month lull, the New York State Drinking Water Quality Council broke their silence and finally met to contemplate the regulation of PFOA and PFOS, two toxic chemicals that have been found in drinking water supplies across the country…

IPCC 1.5°C Report: Don’t Despair There’s a Solutions Chapter

October 18, 2018 Expert BlogInternationalHan Chen

We have the right technologies and strategies needed to transform the global economy, we just need to speed up their deployment starting now.

Her Stand-Up Paddleboard Is a Platform for Campaigning Against Plastic Pollution

October 18, 2018 DispatchUnited States, InternationalPatrick Rogers

Lizzie Carr is shining a light on what is floating through the world’s waterways, and breaking athletic records along the way.

YES on Prop 12: Improving Food Animal Welfare in CA & Beyond

October 17, 2018 Expert BlogValerie Baron

This year, Californians have an opportunity to vote for more humane and ethical treatment of some animals raised in the state and some animal products brought into California.

Creating the Conditions for Systems Change

October 17, 2018 Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

Systems change can be the catalyst for social change. A strategy that shifts the function or structure of a system to address the root cause of a problem.

New York City Is Finally Cleaning Up Its Commercial Garbage Industry

October 17, 2018 DispatchNew York CityNicole Greenfield

A new waste equity law aims to remedy a decades-long injustice that has turned certain outer-borough neighborhoods into de facto dumping grounds.

IPCC: The Future of Our Climate Is the Future of Our Forests

October 17, 2018 Expert BlogSasha Stashwick

We will not stay below 1.5 degrees unless we recognize that forests are our best tool for reducing carbon emissions and implement massive programs to protect, restore and expand them, and put an immediate end to subsidies and other policy…

Crushing Cars Is a Loud, Smelly Business That’s Terrible for Air Quality

October 17, 2018 DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier

So take it somewhere else, says Chicago’s Southeast Side.

Most Top Burger Chains Flunk Fast Food Antibiotics Scorecard

October 17, 2018 Expert BlogLena Brook

Four West Coast Winners Announced in City Climate Challenge

October 17, 2018 Expert BlogAmanda Eaken, Kimi Narita

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announced that Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and Portland, Oregon, are among the 20 winning cities in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge.

Oil Search Threatens Endangered Florida Panther

October 17, 2018 Expert BlogAlison Kelly

The Florida panther is one of the most endangered mammals in the eastern United States, and now oil exploration and other development around the Florida Everglades is diminishing their critical habitat.

Chain Reaction Report Urges Burger Restaurants to Beef Up Policies to Eliminate Routine Use of Antibiotics

October 17, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

22 of the 25 largest burger chains get an “F” for failing to source beef raised without routine antibiotics

Hurricane Michael Targets Florida’s Red Tide

October 16, 2018 Expert BlogStacy Woods

Torrential rains may wash more agricultural runoff into the Gulf, fertilizing & strengthening the already destructive red tide algae bloom.

The Coal/Nuke Plant Bailout: We Must Remain Vigilant

October 16, 2018 Expert BlogGillian Giannetti

Recent media reports suggest that the White House has tabled its plan to bail out costly coal and nuclear plants. While this would be an encouraging development for consumers and the nation’s energy markets, it is far too soon to…