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Latin America Green News: 5/5 - 5/11/2017

May 12, 2017 Expert BlogMaria Martinez

Infrastructure Is an Environmental Issue

May 12, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

Any plan to improve U.S. infrastructure must not just meet environmental standards but also enhance our efforts to clean the air, improve water quality, boost health, and improve opportunity for all Americans.

Implementing Efficiency in Telangana: Two New Resources

May 12, 2017 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 10

May 12, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

We bid farewell this week to a particularly pernicious period in President Trump’s and the congressional Republicans’ double-barreled assault on public health and our environment.

Clean Energy, Not More Coal, Better for Health and the Grid

May 12, 2017 Expert BlogJohn Moore

Ahmedabad Unveils Groundbreaking Protections Against Deadly Air Pollution

May 12, 2017 Press ReleaseIndia

Indian government officials and partners today unveiled the first-of-its-kind comprehensive health-based plan to protect citizens from deadly air pollution, which is being established in Ahmedabad, one of the most polluted cities in South Asia.

When in Rome, Will Trump Do as the Romans (and French and British and Japanese) Do?

May 12, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

At the G7 conference, the president will be surrounded by powerful world leaders who believe in climate change. Awkward!

Something New in the AIR in Ahmedabad

May 12, 2017 Expert BlogDr. Kim Knowlton

Today the city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state in India, is taking another giant step toward improving health among its residents.

Yale Report on Western Grid Integration: Just Say Yes

May 11, 2017 Expert BlogUnited StatesRalph Cavanagh

Illinois May Kick off Dangerous Game of Levee Construction

May 11, 2017 Expert BlogRob Moore

The administration of Governor Bruce Rauner wants to reset the clock on floodplain management to a time when the only way to deal with floods was to build levees bigger, higher, taller, and...did I mention bigger?

City Energy Project Participants Lead in ACEEE’s Scorecard

May 11, 2017 Expert BlogKimi Narita

Ten City Energy Project cities rank in the “Top 20” cities in the third edition of the City Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released yesterday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

EPA Head Pruitt Claims to Address Ethics, Raises Concerns

May 11, 2017 Expert BlogJon Devine

In These Paintings, the Earth Gets Tagged Out

May 11, 2017 PerspectivesLos Angeles, United StatesClara Chaisson

Josh Keyes’s images of graffitied wilderness reflect a profound sense of environmental anxiety.

NRDC, Partners Sue Trump Administration Over Order to Remove Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban

May 11, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit today challenging President Trump's executive order of April 27 that aims to open the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, and potentially other areas, to oil and gas leasing. The…

Trump Launches All-out Assault on Our Health, Environment and Climate

May 11, 2017 Press Release

President Trump reportedly will sign an executive order Tuesday directing his administration to rewrite the Clean Power Plan; roll back carbon standards for new power plants; stop the current court cases; throw out the government’s method for counting the benefits…