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Trump EPA Refuses to Ban Pesticide—Where’s California?

Expert BlogCaliforniaMiriam Rotkin-Ellman

California’s agricultural communities are continuing to sound the alarm for the health of their children, as a promised statewide ban on chlorpyrifos—a pesticide that harms children’s brains—has yet to go into effect.

IPCC Climate Report: Time to Rethink How We Use Forests

Expert BlogInternational, CanadaAnthony Swift, Jennifer Skene

The IPCC Special Report on Lands and Climate highlights the central role global intact forests must place in preventing catastrophic climate change and highlights the need to transform how we use our forests. As a starting place, we must stop…

IPCC Report: Climate Hope in Farm Systems Change

Expert BlogInternationalLara Bryant

The recently released special report on land and climate change tells us that we can have a more hopeful future, because everyone, from governments and large food companies to ordinary people, has the power to make a difference in the…

CA's $1 Billion for Efficiency Now Open to Electrification

Expert BlogCaliforniaMerrian Borgeson

The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to update an efficiency policy to allow access to funding if an appliance saves energy and reduces air pollution, regardless of the technology.

Climate Change Sank My Battleship?

DispatchNorth CarolinaJodi Helmer
The USS North Carolina survived World War II, but now its captain’s mission is to protect it from storm surges and sea level rise.

Electric Vehicle Basics

Expert BlogUnited StatesMadhur Boloor, Patricia Valderrama, Ada Statler, Samuel Garcia

Curious about how an electric vehicle works and whether it's actually better for the environment? Spoiler: it is. Allow us to explain.

Climate Challenge Cities Lead Clean Energy Scorecard

Expert BlogEmily Barkdoll
Taking up the mantle of climate leadership, major metropolises across the country are leading by example to reduce energy use through efficiency. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its City Clean Energy Scorecard to recognize the most…