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As Black Lung Strikes Younger Coal Miners, Kentucky Restricts Medical Benefits

September 24, 2018 DispatchKentuckyAustyn Gaffney

Coal is getting harder to get to—and that’s contributing to a respiratory epidemic among miners.

EPA Resists Court Order to Protect Kids’ Health

September 24, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The agency continues to refuse to finalize its ban of chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children.

Don't Throw Good Climate Money After Bad with BECCS

September 24, 2018 Expert BlogNathanael Greene

Following on the IPCC compiled 130 modeled scenarios that overwhelmingly concluded governments will fail to control global warming emissions and need to such CO2 out of the air. the UK government appears to be interested in supporting bioenergy coupled with…

Florida SLAPP Case Threatens Right to Free Speech

September 21, 2018 Expert BlogAlison Kelly

Florida's beauty is consistently under threat from those who seek to destroy it for profit. Environmental advocates now face a new threat in this fight in the state’s courts – “SLAPP” lawsuits targeted at environmental advocates speaking out on the…

Climate Deniers Are Bullies, and Science Teachers Aren’t Going to Take It Anymore

September 21, 2018 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Pressured for years to “teach the controversy,” educators have banded together to expel anti-science forces from their classrooms.

Chicago’s Buildings Need to Help Protect Its River. That Means You Too, Trump Tower.

September 20, 2018 DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier

The president’s hotel uses more river water than any other building and has been chronically out of compliance with the Clean Water Act.

Hope for the End of Harmful Riders?

September 20, 2018 Expert BlogMarc Boom

This bill provided strong funding for clean energy programs within the Department of Energy and did so without new attempts to add policy riders that would undermine environmental protections. Is this the beginning of a new pattern, or just a…

230+ Groups Oppose Trump Administration Plan to Cripple Endangered Species Act

September 20, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

More than 200 conservation and animal-welfare organizations today urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in a letter to withdraw three dangerous proposals that would undermine the Endangered Species Act.

Drilling Off VA Coast: An Invitation for Climate Havoc

September 20, 2018 Expert BlogVirginiaFranz Matzner

The public is keenly aware that auctioning off public ocean waters to oil giants is not in the national interest. From catastrophic spills like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that oiled the entire Gulf region, to “minor” spills and almost…

Gov. Brown Signs Historic Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Bill

September 20, 2018 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law a bill to protect the environment, workers, and local communities during the closure of California’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo.

This Land Is Your Land

September 20, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesKabir Green

National Public Lands Day provides us with an opportunity to practice resilience, restoration—and #resistance.

California Embraces Another Zero-Carbon Bill

September 20, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

In the latest move to fight climate change, Governor Brown signed a bill protecting the environment, workers, and local communities during the shutdown process of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Diablo Canyon Legislation Signed into Law by Governor Brown

September 19, 2018 Expert BlogPeter Miller

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is now required to fully fund the worker retention and community impact mitigation programs and to require electricity providers to submit integrated resource plans that avoid a spike in greenhouse gas emissions when the…

AEP Files for Largest Renewable Energy Increase in Ohio’s History

September 19, 2018 Press ReleaseOhio

American Electric Power (AEP) filed an amended Long-Term Forecast Report today at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the first step in demonstrating the need for at least 900 Megawatts of new renewable energy, which would more than double…

One Year After Hurricane Maria: A Retrospective

September 19, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesMekela Panditharatne

More federal funds are needed to ensure that the Puerto Rico's infrastructure can be rebuilt with strength and sustainability to withstand future hurricane seasons and protect its hard-fought progress toward recovery.