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Walmart To Ban Deadly Paint Strippers from Shelves and E-commerce

August 20, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada, Mexico, International

EPA does nothing as the world’s largest retailer joins Lowe’s, Sherwin Williams and Home Depot to pull dangerous methylene chloride from the marketplace

Walmart Will Also Ban Toxic Paint Strippers

August 20, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Who has yet to join all these retailers that are protecting consumers’ health? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Diablo Canyon Accord Approved By California Legislature

August 20, 2018 Expert BlogPeter Miller

Zinke Plans to Divide Monument for Industry and Local Allies

August 20, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesJacob Eisenberg

Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department released documents yesterday indicating its intention to sell to private interests 1,600 acres of land previously and rightfully protected as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. 1,600 acres of invaluable land belonging to the American people.

Trump’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Is WORSE Than Nothing

August 20, 2018 Expert BlogLissa Lynch

The Clean Power Plan replacement proposed today by Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler demonstrates the Trump EPA’s unflagging commitment to propping up polluters. The proposal is designed to require power plants to do nothing to reduce their carbon pollution, and it…

Separating Fact from Fiction in EPA’s CPP Talking Points

August 20, 2018 Expert BlogLissa Lynch

As the Trump EPA prepares to unveil its proposed CPP replacement, E&E News obtained the agency’s talking points, giving us a window into how Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler plans to spin this Dirty Power Scam. Here are our rebuttals to…

Pool Pump Motor Loophole Must Be Closed

August 17, 2018 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

The Right Track: Monitoring the Chemicals in Our Bodies Can Improve Public Health

August 17, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesDr. Anna Reade

Biomonitoring has helped to identify local health threats, produce community-based research, and inform public health policies.

Virginians Fly Flags of Resistance in the Fight Against Two Pipelines

August 17, 2018 PerspectivesVirginiaPatrick Rogers

Armed with 1,000 blue pennants—one for each waterway put at risk by the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines—communities are taking up their battle stations.

Colorado Moves Forward with Clean Cars Rulemaking

August 17, 2018 Expert BlogNoah Long

Colorado’s clean air got a shot in the arm as the state took a step closer to adopting advanced clean cars rule, as the state’s air commission voted to pursue advanced pollution and mileage standards.

Blotting Out the Sun to Save the Earth? Seriously?

August 17, 2018 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The prospect of geoengineering freaks us out. And it should—it signifies the lateness of our climate hour.

Don't Let the State Kill the SWRCB's Bay-Delta Plan

August 16, 2018 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

After 10 years and multiple rounds of public hearings, the State Water Resources Control Board announced yesterday that it would postpone voting on whether to adopt new flow and water quality standards for the lower San Joaquin River and the…

The Missing Piece to Energy Storage Is in Your Driveway

August 16, 2018 Expert BlogPamela MacDougall, Vignesh Gowrishankar

Our clean energy future will require more energy storage to help ensure the lights stay on when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Your shiny new electric vehicle may also become an important type of battery for…

Home Buyers Face Stacked Deck to Learn of Past Floods

August 16, 2018 Expert BlogJoel Scata

In 21 states, there are no statutory or regulatory requirements that a seller disclose a property’s history of flood damages to a buyer. Sellers are also not required to disclose whether the property is located in a floodplain. The other…

California Supreme Court Denies Hearing for Monsanto Challenge to Prop 65

August 16, 2018 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Ruling Keeps Glyphosate on State’s Cancer List