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Extreme Weather a Huge Threat, Trump’s Actions Make It Worse

January 26, 2018 Expert BlogJoel Scata

Extreme weather, failure to adapt to climate impacts, and failure to combat climate change all top the World Economic Forum’s list of Global Risks. Yet, President Trump, who addressed the WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland today, fails to recognize these…

North Carolina's Bad Decision on Atlantic Coast Pipeline

January 25, 2018 Expert BlogAmy Mall

EPA to Allow Greatest Rise of Hazardous Air Pollutants in U.S. History

January 25, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it will allow hundreds of U.S. industrial facilities to dramatically increase their emissions of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act.

Governor Brown's Final State of the State Highlights Climate Progress

January 25, 2018 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Governor Jerry Brown’s final State of the State Address touched on numerous environmental issues and solutions essential to protecting public health and California’s economy. The speech addressed California’s landmark work to cut dangerous carbon pollution, while outlining an encouraging agenda…

Testing for Lead in Drinking Water in New York State Schools

January 24, 2018 Expert BlogJoan Leary Matthews

The First Regional Ocean Plans: A One-Year Review

January 24, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesAlison Chase

The regional ocean plans are only a year old, but we are already seeing benefits.

Mapping a Future for Boreal Caribou

January 24, 2018 DispatchCanadaKeith Mulvihill

What is it like to study one of North America’s most elusive mammals? Meet wildlife ecologist Tyler Rudolph, whose boreal caribou research may help the threatened animal survive.

Striped Hyenas Don’t Have Magical Powers. But Their Disappearing Act Is for Real.

January 24, 2018 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

While the scavengers have a bad reputation in India and the Middle East, experts say striped hyenas are really rather gentle—not to mention good for the environment.

Colorado Releases Welcome Plan to Boost Electric Vehicles

January 24, 2018 Expert BlogMax Baumhefner

New Lighting Standards Kick In, But Some Still In Limbo

January 22, 2018 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Schools, hospitals and offices across the country will start saving money on their utility bills as a result of the new energy efficiency standards for fluorescent tube lights going into effect Friday. With more than 2 billion of these bulbs…

Strong Food Proposals in 2019 NY Budget!

January 22, 2018 Expert BlogMargaret Brown

Trump’s Solar Tariffs Will Kill Jobs, Increase Carbon Emissions & Drive Up Consumer Costs

January 22, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The tariff penalties imposed by President Trump on imported solar panel components today will hurt one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy and significantly increase the costs of new solar systems to power America’s homes and businesses.

Supreme Court Sends Clean Water Cases Back to District Courts

January 22, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Supreme Court ruled today that multiple challenges to the Clean Water Rule should be heard by district courts, reversing a prior decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Ohio finding jurisdiction to review consolidated…

Senate Vote Opens Way to End the Government Shutdown

January 22, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Senate voted today on a measure paving the way to reopen the federal government soon, which has been shut down over a budget impasse between Congress and President Trump.

Trump EPA: Creating Tomorrow’s Toxic Problems Today

January 22, 2018 Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg

The EPA is taking dangerous, unlawful, and alarming steps to dismantle the long-standing TSCA program for reviewing the safety of new chemicals before they are allowed on the market.