Families speak out on trichloroethylene exposure: It’s time for EPA to act on TCE
Families from across the country came to Washington, DC to tell lawmakers how the toxic chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) has impacted[…]
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Trump breaks his “jobs” promise in proposal to gut Clean Car Standards
U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum In March 2017, President Trump held a high-profile event in Ypsilanti, Michigan to announce[…]
Read moreCalifornia sets new standards for natural gas storage sites
Data visualization shows the methane plume from the Aliso Canyon gas leak in red. Three years ago, a blowout at[…]
Read moreA regionalized energy grid creates a home for California’s wasted renewables
These days, California’s renewable energy records are regularly broken. During the summer solstice on June 21, California utility scale solar[…]
Read moreNew utility settlement highlights how Ohio utilities are leaving FirstEnergy behind on clean energy
A new utility settlement in Ohio is loaded with promising clean-energy components. Meanwhile, Ohio-based utility giant FirstEnergy continues to[…]
Read moreHouse Vote Puts Future Of America’s Fisheries In Danger
On July 11th, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance H.R. 200, putting the future of our nation’s fisheries[…]
Read moreAre plastic eating bacteria the solution to ocean pollution? Science shows it’s not that simple
Recent reporting on the discovery and enhancement of plastic-dissolving enzymes in bacteria made me stop and think about what this[…]
Read moreEDF Asks EPA’s Wheeler to Protect Americans from Super-Polluting Freight Trucks
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and its allies today [7/9] formally asked the new acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[…]
Read moreBipartisan western governors agree methane reductions benefit states
Yesterday [6/27] the Western Governors Association, a bipartisan organization representing the Governors of the 19 western states, announced a policy[…]
Read moreRules to Limit Climate Pollution from Shipping Can Be Implemented Under Existing Law
The international shipping agency already has the legal authority to implement and enforce policies to achieve its new climate target,[…]
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