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Building Better Buyouts Through Lived and Learned Experience

June 3, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber

Home buyouts that reduce risk and benefit communities must draw from both the lived experience of residents and the learned experience of professionals.

Complaint Urges Civil Rights Investigation of City of Albuquerque and Environmental Health Department for Failing to Protect Vulnerable Communities from Air Pollution

June 3, 2024 Press ReleaseAlbuquerque

Los Jardines Institute and NRDC have filed a Title VI civil rights complaint urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require the city of Albuquerque and Albuquerque Environmental Health Department to start accounting for the cumulative impacts of pollution in…

Neonics: The Toxic Truth

June 3, 2024 Fact SheetUnited States, Minnesota, Michigan, California, ColoradoAllison Johnson, Daniel Raichel, Lucas Rhoads, Lena Freij

Pesticides kill bees, pollute water, and threaten our health.

Lessons from EVS37: An International Conference on Electric Transportation

May 31, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesBella Sullivan, Annie Minondo

International conferences about innovation in transportation, like EVS37, are an opportunity to bring important lessons home.

A New Pathway to a Western Grid

May 31, 2024 Expert BlogWest, Colorado, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Utah, WyomingKelsie Gomanie

Pathways Initiative approves two-step approach to create independent governance for a west-wide electricity market.

Environmental Justice Health Alliance et al. v. Council on Environmental Quality et al. (NEPA Rule)

May 31, 2024 Court CaseUnited StatesClosed

The Trump administration is rolling back critical environmental reviews and blocking public participation under the guise of “streamlining.” So we’re suing.

A Zero-Emissions Future for U.S. Freight

May 30, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesGuillermo A. Ortiz

The Biden administration set a national zero-emission freight goal, targeting cleaner air and climate leadership. 

Paving the Way to Industrial Decarbonization

May 30, 2024 Issue BriefUnited StatesJaden Kielty

Additional funding is needed to reach net zero in the industrial sector by 2050.

Environmental Groups Challenge Highway Expansion Project in Court

May 30, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

The draft environmental impact report obscures true harms of the project.

Health Benefits of Efficiency Standards Too Big to Ignore

May 30, 2024 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Joe Vukovich

New EPA Data Point to Which States and Cities Have the Most Lead Pipes

May 30, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Baron

As of 2024, states and utilities report that there are more than 9 million U.S. households drinking their water through lead pipes.

Colorado Shows How States and the Nation Can Restore Wetlands Protections After Sackett Decision

May 29, 2024 Press ReleaseColorado

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis today signed HB24-1379, bipartisan legislation making Colorado the first state in the nation to restore protections for tens of thousands of acres of wetlands and streams put at risk by a Supreme Court ruling a year…

Fixing Flint: Michigan Agrees to Repair Thousands of Yards Damaged by Lead Pipe Replacement

May 29, 2024 Press ReleaseFlint

FLINT, MI – A decade after the Flint water crisis began, the State of Michigan plans to take over the remaining work on Flint’s lead pipe replacement program and will commit additional funding to complete the job, according to a…

Attempt to Block O&G Rule Is Another Industry Handout, Harms Taxpayers

May 29, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod

An effort in Congress to roll back federal oil and gas rules would cheat taxpayers, hand industry more free passes, and run counter to recent legislation.

Court Orders Port of Los Angeles to Clean Up Pollution

May 29, 2024 Press ReleaseLos Angeles

The San Diego County Superior Court ruled in favor of Los Angeles harbor-area residents with a decision that will require the lease between the Port of Los Angeles and its largest shipping customer, China Shipping, to include enforceable measures to…