Gearing up for a zero-emission world
President Biden’s sweeping infrastructure package includes $174 billion for electric vehicles, an investment that will speed the transition away from polluting gas and diesel vehicles and toward cleaner forms of road transportation. The upfront cost of infrastructure is a key barrier to rapid deployment of zero-emission vehicles and the health and climate benefits that an […]
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Gearing up for a zero-emission world
These key policies in Biden’s infrastructure plan can deliver big wins on jobs and climate
This blog was co-authored with Danielle Arostegui, Senior Analyst, U.S. Climate. This week, President Biden unveiled a far-reaching infrastructure package to build back the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, while protecting existing and future generations from the most severe consequences of climate change and addressing historic inequities in access to clean air […]
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These key policies in Biden’s infrastructure plan can deliver big wins on jobs and climate
4 ways North Carolina’s Legislature can build lasting flood resilience
As North Carolina continues to recover from a string of flooding and storm disasters, legislative leaders have recognized the opportunity for the state to not just recover from recent storms but to rebuild better before the next disaster. This week, Environmental Defense Fund released a white paper [PDF] recommending four specific policy actions that would […]
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As North Carolina continues to recover from a string of flooding and storm disasters, legislative leaders have recognized the opportunity for the state to not just recover from recent storms but to rebuild better before the next disaster. This week, Environmental Defense Fund released a white paper [PDF] recommending four specific policy actions that would […]
The post 4 ways North Carolina’s Legislature can build lasting flood resilience first appeared on Growing Returns.California is facing another drought, but I’m still hopeful. Here are 3 reasons why.
It’s a daunting time to be working on water in California. The Sierra snowpack measurement came in today at 59% of average statewide, making this the second dry winter in a row. The drought conditions led state and federal officials to announce last week painful water cuts for farmers and for municipal water systems that […]
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It’s a daunting time to be working on water in California. The Sierra snowpack measurement came in today at 59% of average statewide, making this the second dry winter in a row. The drought conditions led state and federal officials to announce last week painful water cuts for farmers and for municipal water systems that […]
The post California is facing another drought, but I’m still hopeful. Here are 3 reasons why. first appeared on Growing Returns.California is facing another drought, but I’m still hopeful. Here are 3 reasons why.
It’s a daunting time to be working on water in California. The Sierra snowpack measurement came in today at 59% of average statewide, making this the second dry winter in a row. The drought conditions led state and federal officials to announce last week painful water cuts for farmers and for municipal water systems that […]
The post California is facing another drought, but I’m still hopeful. Here are 3 reasons why. first appeared on Growing Returns.California is facing another drought, but I’m still hopeful. Here are 3 reasons why.
It’s a daunting time to be working on water in California. The Sierra snowpack measurement came in today at 59% of average statewide, making this the second dry winter in a row. The drought conditions led state and federal officials to announce last week painful water cuts for farmers and for municipal water systems that […]
The post California is facing another drought, but I’m still hopeful. Here are 3 reasons why. first appeared on Growing Returns.State analysis showcases promising solution to clean up North Carolina’s power sector
Carbon Fee and Dividend Bill Would Help Reduce Climate Pollution, Protect Americans
Carbon Fee and Dividend Bill Would Help Reduce Climate Pollution, Protect Americans
Re-visioning TSCA: Address the cumulative impacts of chemical exposures
Re-visioning TSCA: Address the cumulative impacts of chemical exposures
Re-visioning TSCA: Address the cumulative impacts of chemical exposures
Wildfire Smoke Found More Toxic Than Other Forms of Air Pollution for Kids
Written by Diane MacEachern
Children are “especially vulnerable” to wildfire smoke. New study finds wildfire smoke more toxic than other forms of air pollution.
Chemicals in hair products, making rent as a grad student, and more: A conversation with Dr. Tamarra James-Todd
Dr. Tamarra James-Todd’s interest in human health dates back to her childhood, when she would go into work with her mom, who was a microbiologist, on the odd weekend at the Kansas City VA Hospital. Now an epidemiologist at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Dr. James-Todd has focused her career on understanding the […]
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Chemicals in hair products, making rent as a grad student, and more: A conversation with Dr. Tamarra James-Todd
The American Jobs Plan Will Lead Us To Climate Safety
Written by Dominique Browning
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan is an essential first step in a long overdue clean energy transition. It will help families literally breathe easier as we cut more and more carbon and methane pollution from our economy.