Twenty-nine million acres of arable land are lost every year, equivalent to 56 acres per minute. This global challenge has implications for Latin America where it threatens the food security and livelihoods of millions of people. Fortunately, governments in the…
Michigan's new lead in drinking water protections can never make up for the disaster in Flint, but they help ensure that other communities will be better protected in the future.
Arizona families and businesses would get lower bills if utilities got 50 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources like solar and wind, compared to if these same utilities go forward with their fossil fuel-heavy plans for the future.
PJM, a grid operator for 65 million customers, recently conducted an auction that procured 22 percent extra capacity over its customers’ projected need. That’s more than 9,000 megawatts extra on top of PJM’s target reserve margin of 15.8 percent extra…
European Union policymakers agreed late last night on a new Renewable Energy Directive that failed to fix Europe’s broken bioenergy policies. The decision to mistakenly continue to label the indiscriminate burning of wood as “carbon neutral” jeopardizes the EU’s environmental…
The State of Michigan revealed new drinking water protections which will require the state’s water utilities to eventually remove all lead drinking water service lines. The reformed Lead and Copper Rule, released today, would also outlaw partial lead service line…
If we are going to save the North Atlantic right whale, we must act now. That was the resounding message from scientists, the fishing industry, and environmental groups at a briefing on Capitol Hill yesterday. Staffers were provided with three…
