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Sen. Capito’s Bid to Kill Clean Power Plan Must be Stopped

May 13, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 13, 2015) -- Of all the legislative attempts to thwart President Obama's historic Clean Power Plan, none is more brazen or potentially dangerous than the bill introduced today by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R.W.Va.)

NRDC “Sneezing and Wheezing” Report Spotlights Climate Change Links to Asthma and Allergies

May 13, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 13, 2015) –One-in-three Americans lives in the “sneeziest and wheeziest” cities and regions where they are exposed to both ragweed pollen and ozone smog pollution that can worsen respiratory allergies and asthma, a new Natural Resources Defense Council…

Sneezing and Wheezing

May 13, 2015 ReportUnited States

How climate change could increase ragweed allergies, air pollution, and asthma: 2015 update

State Opportunities for a Clean Energy Future

May 13, 2015 Fact SheetUnited States, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, VirginiaNoah Long, Jackson Morris, Katharine McCormick, Ariana Gonzalez, Luis Martinez, Walton Shepherd, Samantha Williams

Cutting Carbon Pollution Under the Clean Power Plan

The Dirt on Dirt

May 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

The world’s soil helps us grow food and store carbon. So why are we letting it waste away?

Reports Document Potential to Reduce Energy Costs in Affordable Housing by Billions, and How to Capture that Potential

May 12, 2015 Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez

The Sun Also Rises in the Southeast

May 12, 2015 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

Funding Controversy is Water Under the Tappan Zee Bridge

May 12, 2015 Expert BlogRob Moore

House Bill to Thwart Clean Water Rule Deserves a Veto

May 12, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 12, 2015) -- The House is expected this evening to approve legislation designed to eviscerate an impending Clean Water rule by the Obama Administration that would restore protections to tens of millions of acres of wetlands and thousands…

When civil war broke out in Syria, scientists scrambled to save a seed bank

May 12, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

A weekly roundup of the best in science journalism, doodled.

Pass the Tissues (and the Inhaler)

May 12, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new report explores the sneezier and wheezier side of global warming.

Connecting People and Animals to Nature by Expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

May 11, 2015 Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian

Fund the Gap: The MTA needs a fully funded 5 year capital plan

May 11, 2015 Expert BlogRich Schrader

Interior’s Approval of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan Threatens Climate, Ocean

May 11, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 11, 2015) – The Interior Department today approved Royal Dutch Shell’s Chukchi Sea exploratory drilling plans, clearing the way for its drilling rigs to operate off Alaska for the first time since 2012 – when one Shell rig…

Yet Another Faux Pause

May 11, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Sea-level rise is accelerating, just like climate change science says it should.