Today marks the one-year anniversary of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s dangerous decision to allow chlorpyrifos, a pesticide highly toxic to kids, to continue to be used on fruits and vegetables, including kid favorites like apples and oranges. The stakes are…
Ahmedabad is among the first cities in India where city leaders, state government, and civil society are voluntarily working together to improve air quality.
For low-income apartment residents who spend more than three times the average in energy costs, savings from energy efficiency upgrades can help them manage the cost of rent and live healthier lives. However, multifamily building owners often need access to…
This Green Bank Network webinar delves into how green banks measure, monitor, and publicly report on their performance and why that reporting is a crucial institutional function.
PerspectivesNew York City, United StatesPatrick Rogers
There were three northern white rhinos left when Australian artists Gillie and Marc Schattner unveiled their monument in New York City. Now there are just two.
Congress passed a spending bill to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018 that includes robust funding for clean energy innovation—and most importantly, it clears the way for the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out an…
The Dynegy power plant, located near historic Jack London Square in Oakland, is adjacent to communities with some of the worst pollution per the California Environment Protection Agency. The jet fuel fired power plant is almost 40 years old and…
Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg, Erik D. Olson
The decision by the Trump administration to shelve a ban on the toxic solvent methylene chloride is already responsible for verifiable and actual deaths, with more almost certain to occur.
An ambitious proposal now before the Maryland Public Service Commission, backed by state legislators, local business associations, automakers, utilities, community-based organizations, environmental groups, and other stakeholders, would support investment in 24,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to accelerate transportation electrification…
