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Ambitious new law in Washington sets a maximum limit—or, global warming potential (GWP), threshold on the HFCs used in stationary air conditioning and refrigeration, and mandates that a refrigerant management program be created to combat HFC releases from large existing…

To be truly climate-smart and protective of our health, infrastructure policies and projects need to account for the inequitable burdens of disruptions such as power outages.

Sharing replicable strategies and lessons learned is critical for wide-scale reduction of food waste. Exchanging knowledge and learnings across cities allows cities to develop and borrow creative solutions to address food waste without recreating the wheel and overburdening staff capacity.

Scientists are trained to question and probe uncertainties, which is valuable for scientific progress, but not necessarily helpful for clear communication of the evidence to support protective policies and timely action.

Opportunities in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the American Jobs Plan (AJP)

There's an unprecedented opportunity to finally fix the scourge of lead-contaminated tap water, and to address our decrepit drinking water and sewer systems. But we must act now!

We need to ensure our essential infrastructure and health services are ready for this hurricane season and the increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons to come under climate change.

Pork producer Smithfield Foods, in partnership with Dominion Energy under the new name Align RNG, have focused their corporate agribusiness agenda on building a network of directed biogas to generate energy from methane gas, rather than investing in cleaner waste…

With the American Jobs Plan, the president is inviting congressional leaders to find common ground—and presenting them with a golden opportunity.

This marks a major step forward in dismantling the environmental racism that has plagued the neighborhood for decades.

Living near fields where pesticides are applied is dangerous, particularly for children and pregnant women. However, the California communities who bear this burden are kept in the dark about poisons sprayed near their homes.

The upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization is a unique opportunity to address food security, nutrition and climate by incorporating food waste reduction efforts.