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Northam Puts Virginia's Climate Action into Gear

September 12, 2018 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Northam announced that the state would take steps to tackle pollution from Virginia’s transportation sector as well as the state's acidifying ocean.

Fast-Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment

September 12, 2018 Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz, Dr. Simon Mui

Today, we are seeing a vital movement to tackle one of our toughest challenges—how to move from a global transportation system made up of 1.3 billion cars and trucks that pollute our air to a system that is truly zero…

Trump Methane Rollbacks Out of Step with State & Biz Leaders

September 12, 2018 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

In the middle of the Global Climate Action Summit, Trump EPA sticks its finger in our eyes with methane rollbacks. But they won't hold up.

A Decade on the California Delta

September 12, 2018 DispatchCaliforniaDarcy Eveleigh

Photographer Max Whittaker shows us the many faces of the delta, including its strange and fascinating history and the challenges complicating its future.

Confessions of a Bad Reptile Owner

September 12, 2018 PerspectivesUnited StatesJason Bittel

I released Misty the Chinese water dragon into the Pennsylvania wild—but don’t be like me. There are other options.

Tracking Climate Commitments from the Global Climate Action Summit

September 12, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Leaders from around the world are gathering in San Francisco right now for the largest climate event ever held in the United States. Here are all the pledges made so far.

California Legislative Roundup, September 2018

September 12, 2018 Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

New Report: Chicago Tops the List of Greenest Office Markets

September 12, 2018 Expert BlogHilary Firestone, Olivia Walker

Energy Efficiency: Even More Jobs for More Americans

September 11, 2018 Expert BlogLara Ettenson

Once again, a new report shows the clean energy workforce is leading the way in job growth across the nation. Energy efficiency employs 2.25 million workers across nearly every U.S. county, making it the top employer and biggest job creator…

From Moose to Monarchs, Wildlife in the Heartland Needs the Endangered Species Act

September 11, 2018 DispatchMidwestSusan Cosier

This conservation law has been saving our flora and fauna since the 1970s. The Trump administration should stop fiddling with it.

5 Products Improved in 2018, Thanks to Efficiency Standards

September 11, 2018 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Trump’s EPA Proposes Rollback of Methane Protections—Again

September 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

For the second time since President Trump took office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed rolling back commonsense protections that stop the unnecessary leaking of climate-fueling and health-harming air pollution from new oil and gas operations nationwide. The move…

S. 1520 Would Undermine U.S. Fisheries and Fishermen

September 11, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesMolly Masterton, Alexandra Adams

We need to protect our ocean fisheries and the communities that rely on them.

Industry Spin Hides Threats of Widespread Boreal Logging

September 11, 2018 Expert BlogCourtenay Lewis

The Forest Products Association of Canada's new report falsely asserts that the same logging industry responsible for degrading caribou habitat is, in fact, saving caribou.

Ethereal Fog Sculptures Are Rolling Through Boston’s Parks

September 11, 2018 PerspectivesBoston, United StatesClara Chaisson

Fujiko Nakaya’s vaporous creations respond to wind, humidity, temperature, and dew point, making visible the invisible forces all around us.