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U.S. Formalizes Climate Commitment, Sends a Powerful Signal -- It's Time to Act

March 31, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2015) – The United States today unveiled concrete plans, in a formal submission to the United Nations, to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent below 2005 levels in 2025 as a part of…

The Burden: New Documentary Illustrates Impacts of Fossil Fuels on the U.S. Military

March 30, 2015 Expert BlogPeter Lehner

U.S. Navy Is Suspect in Pacific Whale Strandings

March 30, 2015 Expert BlogZak Smith

Montana Delays Massive Coal Mine Proposal: Needs More Information from Arch Coal on the Proposed Otter Creek Mine

March 30, 2015 Expert BlogAmanda Jahshan

Just the Right Absorbency

March 30, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Tampons—yes, tampons—can solve one of the United Kingdom’s biggest sewage problems.

Let's Get Wasted!

March 30, 2015 DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson

A pop-up restaurant gives trash-bound food a place at the table.

Mexico announces ambitious emission reduction target in lead up to Paris

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

China's War on Pollution Is Gaining Traction

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore

Washington, Minnesota, and New York Regulators Lead Utility Reform Surge

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogSheryl Carter

More Action Needed in National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogMae Wu

Put Carson on the $20

March 27, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

There's a campaign to put a historic female figure on paper currency. The competition is tough, but environmentalists have a clear favorite.

Out of Control from the Moment of the Blowout

March 27, 2015 PerspectivesLouisianaBrian Palmer

Former offshore drilling regulator Liz Birnbaum talks about what went wrong in the Gulf (and why drilling the Atlantic is a bad idea).

Senate Leader Reid “A Giant” for Our Health and the Environment

March 27, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 27, 2015) – Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who has served in the Senate since 1987, announced today that he will retire when his current term expires in 2016.

DOE’s Petroleum Council Dead Wrong on Arctic Drilling

March 27, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 27,2015) - The National Petroleum Council, the largely industry-based oil and gas advisory committee to the Department of Energy, released a study Friday predicting the twilight of oil production through fracking and calling for drilling in the Arctic…

An Argument of Degree

March 27, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

An IPCC author assails the two-degree target as scientifically bankrupt and geographically biased.