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Yes, in Your Backyard

May 21, 2015 PerspectivesTexasBrian Palmer

Texas tells local governments not to mess with oil and gas.

New York to Review Risks of Shipping Tar Sands Oil on the Hudson River, Area Train Tracks

May 21, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. (May 21, 2015) — The New York Department of Environmental Conservation today rescinded a previous attempt to avoid an environmental review of the impacts of a proposed expansion of a rail-to-barge transfer terminal in Albany. The decision is…

The Science of Sea Spray

May 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The bubbles and droplets on the ocean surface (and what lives in them) may have a big influence on climate.

California Public Utilities Commission Makes a Bad Call for San Diego, Approves Natural Gas Power Plant in Carlsbad

May 21, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES (May 21, 2015) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) erred today by overruling its own staff’s recommendation and approving a giant pollution-emitting power plant in San Diego. By a vote of 4-1, the commission adopted a proposal…

Serving Up a Better School Plate

May 20, 2015 Expert BlogMargaret Brown

Santa Barbara pipeline spill highlights threats of tar sands expansion into the West Coast

May 20, 2015 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

Big Cities Once Again Step Up to the Plate on Improving School Food

May 20, 2015 Expert BlogMark Izeman

Good-bye Polystyrene Tray. Hello Compostable Plate.

May 20, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (May 20, 2015) – The Urban School Food Alliance (Alliance), a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States that includes New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami-Dade, Dallas and Orlando, announced that it will start…

Spill Tracker

May 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesThe Editors

An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.

A Beach of an Oil Spill

May 20, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Santa Barbara’s pristine coastline is now coated in crude.

LEGAL CHALLENGE: New York City Housing Authority Tenants Denied Recycling Services

May 20, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (May 20, 2015) – The New York City Housing Authority is required by law to provide its 400,000 tenants with recycling services, but for years it has failed to do so, according to a letter sent to the…

Better Living Through Chemistry?

May 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Chemical regulation needs a makeover, but Congress’ efforts at reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act are still a work in progress.

President Obama Highlights National Security Threats Posed by Climate Change

May 20, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 20, 2015) -- In a commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, President Obama today reminded us that the threat of climate change does not stop at our borders and renewed his call to take strong and…

Getting Schooled in the Lunch Room

May 19, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

The cafeteria tray gets a sustainable (and homey) makeover.

Dirty Dancing in the Big Empty

May 19, 2015 PerspectivesWest, United StatesRocky Kistner

A new documentary spotlights the sad plight of the greater sage grouse: They’re running out of dance floor.