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“Killer Summer Heat” Report: 14,000 Americans Could Die Annually by Mid-Century Without Paris Climate Pact Protections

June 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON —President Trump’s plan to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement could seriously harm public health for decades, worsening summer heatwaves that could kill 13,860 Americans each year by mid-century, and as many as 29,850 a year by…

Monitor Lizards Are Caught Up in Bizarre Trafficking Scheme

June 29, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

People shop online for a rare root that’s considered holy. What ships instead will make you cringe.

Michigan Mayors, Legislators, Utilities Say Act on Climate

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez

President Donald Trump may have called for a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, but Michigan’s cities, businesses, and universities have announced their intent to fulfill the agreement goals anyway.

A Smokescreen for Forest Destruction

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogSasha Stashwick

India Green News: Star Ratings for Industries & More

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Star Power: Industries in Maharashtra to Now Get Ratings Based on Emissions; India Extends Transmission Charge Exemption for Solar Projects; Impact of BS VI Rollout on Indians Victim to Hazardous Air Quality

Trump’s Dirty Energy Nightmare a Wake-Up Call for the Country

June 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- President Trump opened a new front Thursday in his all-out assault on our environment and health, vowing a vast expansion of fossil fuel development on federal lands and waters and increased federal backing for U.S. energy exports, as…

Trump Admin Tears up Drilling Plan: Eyes Opening our Coasts

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogAlexandra Adams

The Trump administration has announced that early next week it will launch the planning process for a new Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, with the goal of effectively tearing up the Obama Administration approved program…

Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue to Block Delta Tunnels Project

June 29, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

Federal Agencies Approve ‘WaterFix’ Acknowledging It Will Harm Fish and Wildlife

Coast Guard Suspends Anchorage Proposal in the Hudson

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

Killer Summer Heat: Paris Agreement Compliance Could Avert Hundreds of Thousands of Needless Deaths in America's Cities

June 29, 2017 Issue BriefUnited StatesJuanita Constible

In 45 of the largest urban areas of the United States, an increase in dangerously hot days could cause summertime deaths to jump by almost 2,100 percent by the 2090s, compared to the 1975 to 2010 average.

ENERGY STAR Cities Take Advantage of Benchmarking’s Benefits

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogHilary Firestone

The Sustainable Biomass Program: A Smokescreen for Forest Destruction and Corporate Non-accountability

June 29, 2017 Issue PaperUnited States, InternationalDebbie Hammel

Want to Reduce Needless Summertime Deaths? Act on Climate.

June 29, 2017 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

Many more Americans will die on dangerously hot summer days unless we act on climate change.

Environmental Groups Sue over Unsafe Waters in New York City

June 29, 2017 Press Release

Lax Oversight Allows City and State to Evade Health Protections, Continue Sewer Overflows of 20 Billion Gallons/Year

New Study Faults Biomass Industry Greenwashing Scheme

June 29, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK – A four-year-old biomass certification program has led to increased carbon dioxide emissions, accelerated the loss of natural forests, and created negative impacts on local communities – the very results it was designed to avoid, according to a…