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The Moss That Saved Portland

February 28, 2017 DispatchPortland (Oregon), OregonBecca Cudmore

Roadside plants helped officials trace the source of a public health crisis and led to new standards for clean air in Oregon.

Integrated Grid More Important Than Ever

February 28, 2017 Expert BlogCarl Zichella

Regional integration of the western grid favors renewable energy resources

Canada’s Forest Industry Papers Over Threat to the Boreal

February 27, 2017 Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz

Environment Under Attack as Trump Addresses Congress

February 27, 2017 Expert BlogRhea Suh

EPA Budget Cuts Would Endanger Our Health, Well-Being

February 27, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today signaled its plan to drastically slash the Environmental Protection Agency's budget―by as much as 24 percent, according to the press.

Report: Low-Income Renters Face Barriers to Clean Energy

February 27, 2017 Expert BlogMaria Stamas

New WHO List Underscores Need for Maryland Antibiotics Bill

February 27, 2017 Expert BlogCarmen Cordova

Minnesota Introduces Legislation to Save Bees and Support Farmers

February 27, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO – Legislation introduced today will help both Minnesota farmers and beekeepers by closing a loophole allowing unchecked use of bee-toxic pesticides. Under current Minnesota law, seeds treated with neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) are not technically counted as a pesticide application…

Trump Can’t Stop This: Global Renewable Energy Booms

February 27, 2017 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

While President Trump tries to derail U.S. climate progress, India, China, and Latin America forge ahead with clean energy.

100 Percent Clean Electricity for California

February 27, 2017 Expert BlogPeter Miller

Trump Executive Order Could Gut Health, Safety, Environmental Protections

February 24, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 24, 2017) – President Trump today signed an executive order directing each administrative agency and department to designate a “regulatory reform officer” and to establish a “regulatory reform task force,” according to press reports. The order implements the…

House Republicans Continue Crusade for Pebble Mine

February 24, 2017 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Republicans on Capitol Hill are busy paving the path for a foreign mining company to destroy the world’s greatest wild salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska – over the opposition of the people of Alaska.

Polls Show a Majority of Americans Now Oppose Keystone XL

February 23, 2017 Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch

Lawmakers Introduce California Environmental Defense Bill Package

February 23, 2017 Press Release

Trio of Bills Would Protect Public Health, Public Lands, and Protect Data if Federal Laws are Weakened

Chatham House Study Debunks Biomass Carbon Neutrality

February 23, 2017 Expert BlogSami Yassa

Today, a pre-eminent think tank in the United Kingdom, Chatham House, issued a seminal report challenging a fundamental assumption underlying European renewable energy policy: that burning forest biomass to produce electricity is “carbon neutral.” The report Woody Biomass for Power…