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California Legislature Sends Near-Total Ban on Ivory Sales to Governor Brown for his Signature

September 4, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (September 4, 2015) – In a show of bipartisan support for elephant protection, California’s ivory ban bill (AB 96 by Speaker Toni Atkins and Senator Ricardo Lara) passed the State Legislature and is on its way to Governor Brown…

Polluters Spend Millions Lobbying the Government to Lie to You About Whether the Air is Safe to Breathe

September 4, 2015 Expert BlogJohn Walke

Virginia set to use finance to fight climate change

September 4, 2015 Expert BlogSarah Dougherty

U.S. Moving to Protect the Atlantic Ocean's Grand Canyons and Majestic Mountains

September 3, 2015 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

How China Is Taking Major Steps to Control Shipping Air Pollution

September 2, 2015 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore

In a series of announcements over the weekend and on Monday, the Chinese government took several important steps to control emissions from shipping activities, which until now have been virtually unregulated. Vessels and ports are major sources of the severe…

Southern Resident Orcas Too Magnificent to Lose

September 2, 2015 Expert BlogWashingtonGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

No Island Is an Island

September 2, 2015 DispatchInternationalDoug Struck

As an old embargo lifts, a new vacation spot emerges—but can Cuba’s ecosystems weather a flood of Americans?

COURT: Worst Mercury Pollution in Maine’s History Must be Cleaned Up

September 2, 2015 Press Release

BANGOR, Maine (September 2, 2015) – A Maine court today held the former owners of a chlorine bleach plant accountable for tons of mercury it dumped into the Penobscot River over the course of four decades. The judge ordered the…

In a Flash

September 2, 2015 PerspectivesWest, United StatesAlisa Opar

A wildland firefighter documents one of the worst fire seasons on record.

Subway moves the needle on antibiotics, but many questions remain

September 1, 2015 Expert BlogLena Brook

Widespread and Increasing California Support for Climate Bills Embracing Clean Energy Economy

September 1, 2015 Expert BlogDavid Puzey

New England's Ocean Treasures Need Permanent Federal Protection

September 1, 2015 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

TransCanada's Upland Pipeline Proposal: What in the World Are They Thinking?

September 1, 2015 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

One Tree, Two Trees, Three Trees…

September 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study tells us how many trees there are (and how many we’ve cut down).

As Subway Moves to Reduce Antibiotics in Chicken, Groups Call for Details and Timelines

September 1, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (September 1, 2015) — Following calls to action from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), US PIRG, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, Keep Antibiotics Working, Food Animals Concern Trust, Consumers Union and FoodBabe.com, Subway appears…