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Trying on Sustainability

January 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine, Elizabeth Royte

The companies that make and sell most of the world’s clothing insist they want to operate without endangering workers, polluting waterways, or using toxic chemicals. But clean practices can be a hard sell.

Out of the Woods

January 13, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaAlisa Opar

To ensure its survival, California’s only native freshwater turtle will be wintering in captivity this year.

New Congress Prepares to Take Away Your Right to Clean, Safe Air

January 12, 2015 Expert BlogJohn Walke

Supreme Court Allows Scientifically Sound Protections for California’s Bay-Delta Estuary to Stand

January 12, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 12, 2015) – The Supreme Court today let stand a federal plan to protect California’s vital Delta ecosystem. The Court refused to hear an appeal brought by agribusinesses trying to undermine protections for the Delta smelt under the…

Made in Vietnam

January 12, 2015 DispatchInternational

Can the country become the next major player in the global apparel industry without sacrificing its environment? Near Ho Chi Minh City, one factory owner is assembling a greener model…out of blue jeans.