News & Commentary

States that are trying to address climate change, cut energy costs for residents, and attract jobs just got a new tool to accomplish all those goals. 

Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission adopted the second state-level economy-wide carbon cap in the country (in December 2021), after California’s. The resulting Climate Protection Program (CPP) relies on the state’s sovereign authority to regulate environmental hazards, and on supporting authority under…

Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles are poised to make pivotal decisions to protect the health and safety of Angelenos from dirty fossil fuels.

The EPA is responsible for setting environmental regulations to limit the amount of pollution industrial facilities release. This approach has been ineffective in controlling exposures because they do not take into account the cumulative impacts or toxic air contaminants.

The end of the legislative session in California brought welcome news on PFAS, a class of toxic “forever” chemicals consisting of 12,000+ chemicals. Several pieces of legislation addressing this toxic and persistent class of chemicals moved forward.

In what would be a win for climate, equity, and all Coloradans, the Colorado Department of Transportation has proposed canceling two highway widening projects in the Denver region and reallocating resources to transit.

At the close of a legislative session comes a bold and sensible bill establishing a 3,200-foot health and safety setback around both new and reworked existing wells.

Federal action on this little-known public health and environmental justice crisis is long overdue.

AB 1931 would direct hundreds of millions of federal dollars to removing lead sources from our drinking water system. But the state and water utilities need to recognize they have a problem first.

A judge has decided that the port put the profits of its tenant, China Shipping, above of the health of harbor workers and local residents.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has approved Xcel’s plan to accelerate the end of coal in the state.

The 2022 session brought about major victories for our health and environment and big opportunities for us to continue to invest in a clean, healthy and fair Colorado for all.