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Puerto Rico and USVI Need Funding for Long-Term Solutions

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami, Luis Martinez

The federal government should fund a thorough rebuilding effort that provides immediate relief while increasing resilience, reliability, and energy independence.

Too Coal-Hearted: Japan and Korea’s Support for Dirty Energy

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogHan Chen

Zinke Doubles Price to Parks, Gives Gifts to Polluters

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogTheo Spencer

Clean Transportation Could Turbocharge Northeast’s Economy

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogBruce Ho, Luke Tonachel

A clean and modern transportation system that gets people to work, school, recreation, and businesses safely and efficiently is a prerequisite for a robust economy in the 21st century.

Scott Pruitt Is Still Dancing to the Beat of Big Polluters

November 13, 2017 Expert BlogJuanita Constible, David Doniger

EPA Administrator Pruitt is putting the interests of Big Oil and Big Coal ahead of the health of Americans.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal in Collaboration with Prizeo Offer a Chance to Join Them at the London Opening Night of Hamilton to Benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council

November 13, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

New York, NY —Lin-Manuel Miranda, his wife Vanessa Nadal, and Prizeo, the online platform that democratizes giving, announced today that they are offering the chance for one lucky fan and a guest to attend the West End opening night of…

The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Contents, Guidance, and Resources

November 12, 2017 OverviewInternationalDavid Lennett

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and a pollutant that knows no borders.

EPA Proposes Reopening Dangerous Loophole That Would Keep Dirty Trucks on the Road

November 9, 2017 Press Release

The Complicated Story Behind 18,000 Dead Penguin Chicks

November 9, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Despite global lows in sea ice coverage, too much ice (also caused by climate change) may be to blame for this Antarctica disaster.

A Hospice for Hemlocks? An Art Installation Wrestles with the Loss of an Iconic Tree

November 9, 2017 PerspectivesEast, United StatesClara Chaisson

Massachusetts’s Harvard Forest is in mourning as invasive insects kill eastern hemlocks all along the Atlantic Seaboard.

Beavers: Nature’s Wetland Ecosystem Engineers

November 9, 2017 Fact SheetUnited StatesZack Strong

These solutions can help beavers and people work together to preserve our wetland ecosystems.

Senate Approves Possibly “Worst Pick Ever” for EPA Air Office

November 9, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted largely on party lines today confirming Bill Wehrum to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation.

Tell the Mayor: Get Raw Sewage Out of NYC Waterways!

November 9, 2017 Expert BlogLarry Levine

If you live in New York City and love clean water, now is a great time to speak out.

Cities Stand United on Paris Agreement at COP-23

November 9, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

Facing a new reality in the wake of monster storms, unprecedented flooding, dangerous and record-breaking heat and drought, wildfires and other challenges, cities stand determined to set their own framework for climate action.

A Tale of Two Treaties: One Saved the Ozone Layer, the Other Aims to Curb Climate Change

November 9, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine

Will Trump undermine both of them?