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State of the Climate

January 13, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

President Obama came out strong for climate action in his final SOTU last night. Here’s how the climate fared in his seven previous such speeches.

Inspector General Report Clears EPA of any Bias in its Pebble Mine Assessment

January 13, 2016 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

EPA Is “Part of the Problem” In Flint

January 13, 2016 Press ReleaseFlint

Press reports published today reveal a disappointingly passive response from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address concerns about drinking water in Flint, MI before and since the city was gripped by a lead poisoning crisis.

The President is Right – Much Work Remains After Year of Historic Progress

January 12, 2016 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC’s Suh: We Will Redouble Our Efforts in 2016

How Low Oil Prices Can Be Good for the Environment

January 12, 2016 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

Soft in the Middle

January 12, 2016 DispatchMidwestSusan Cosier

What’s up with the Midwest’s warm and soggy winter weather?

Energy Efficiency - Good for the Economy and the Environment - Gains Ground

January 12, 2016 Expert BlogSheryl Carter

Exide and Quemetco: Comparing the Clean Up of L.A.'s Lead Battery Plants

January 12, 2016 Expert BlogDavid Pettit

New Legislative Package Announced to Protect Californians from Air Pollution, Health Impacts of Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak

January 11, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

NORTHRIDGE (January 11, 2016) – Senators Kevin de León and Fran Pavley announced a package of new legislation that builds on Gov. Brown’s state of emergency declaration to ensure protections for Californians impacted by the natural gas leak in Porter…

Cal/EPA Assessment Finds Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Poses Risks to California Children

January 11, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (January 11, 2016) – A long awaited health assessment from the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) finds that children are at risk from the dangerous agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos. The chemical is a widely-used toxic pesticide that can interfere…

The Annual Republican Piñata, the Environmental Protection Agency Budget

January 11, 2016 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

Coal Bankruptcies Could Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag for Millions in Clean-up Costs: Urgent need to shift away from dirty fuels to clean energy solutions

January 11, 2016 Expert BlogAmanda Jahshan

Climate Change Literature that Made Waves in 2015

January 11, 2016 Expert BlogRob Moore

U.S. Groups Call on Canadian Boreal Forest Protection

January 11, 2016 Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch

‘Nowhere to Go but Up’

January 8, 2016 DispatchMidwestBarry Yeoman

Don’t blame the recent flooding along the Mississippi River on the rain. We created this mess.