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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).

Stalking the Sustainability Unicorn

September 1, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

What will be “the Uber of saving the planet?” (And, um, how do we get in on the ground floor?).

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…

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Announces Process for Tackling Carbon Pollution Under the Clean Power Plan

September 1, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO (September 1, 2015) –Governor Rick Snyder’s administration announced today that Michigan would develop a state implementation plan to achieve carbon pollution reductions set by the federal Clean Power Plan. Following is a comment from Henry Henderson, Midwest Program Director…

Sustainable Finance Solutions to Meet India's Ambitious Clean Energy Targets

August 31, 2015 Expert BlogSameer Kwatra

Kotzebue Calling

August 31, 2015 DispatchAlaska, ArcticBruce Barcott

President Obama’s trip to the Arctic will reveal some cold, hard truths about the fossil-fuel industry’s impact on Alaskans.