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A Long-Dreaded Superbug Is Discovered on U.S. Pig Farms

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD

EPA Downplayed Risk to Water from Fracking Last Minute

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogBriana Mordick

STUDY: Long-Dreaded Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Discovered on U.S. Pig Farms

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Highly transmissible resistance to critical, last-resort antibiotics called carbapenems has been found in bacteria on farms in the U.S. for the first time, according to a new study released today in a journal of the American Society for…

Will Our Next EPA Administrator Be a Former Coal Lobbyist?

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogRhea Suh

What Leonard Cohen Can Teach Environmentalists About Fighting Back

December 5, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

When our political system seems irreparably broken, our activism is “how the light gets in.”

Critical Victory for Standing Rock Sioux

December 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers denied today a key easement permit under Lake Oahe for Energy Transfer Partners. This decision is a major victory from the Standing Rock Sioux, who have been fighting to protect their land, water…

California’s Plan for Agricultural Water Savings Falls Short

December 2, 2016 Expert BlogBen Chou

Trudeau Threatens to Derail Canadian Climate Progress

December 2, 2016 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

EPA OIG Report on Flint: What Could Have Been

December 2, 2016 Expert BlogHenry Henderson

The Hudson Is No Place For Oil Barges

December 2, 2016 Expert BlogRob Friedman

The Hudson River cannot afford to be sacrificed to perpetuate our dependence on fossil fuels.

When a Balloon Maker Becomes an Environmental Artist

December 2, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Doron Gazit travels the world raising awareness of climate change and other environmental destruction—with big, red “balloons.”

Energy from Waste Australia: A State-by-State Update

December 1, 2016 Resource

This November 2016 market report from the CEFC identifies several states as having policy settings and levies that support investment in energy from waste and bioenergy projects. Highlights from the report include: Facilities that turn urban waste into electricity are a…

Illinois General Assembly Passes Essential Clean Energy Bill

December 1, 2016 Press Release

SPRINGFIELD, IL – After more than a year of intensive stakeholder negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed a sweeping energy bill today. The Future Energy Jobs Bill contains essential changes to the state’s stalled renewable energy policies and significantly increases…

California Governor Jerry Brown Picks Xavier Becerra for Attorney General

December 1, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Can Noise Pollution Affect the Way Mongooses Sniff Out Their Enemies?

December 1, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

New research shows that sound can mess with other senses like sight and smell.