Emissions are down and cap-and-trade revenue is up, but California’s Scoping Plan must accelerate climate ambition

3 years 10 months ago
Recent California climate news is about the past, present, and future of climate policy. Last month the state released their 2018 emissions inventory, showing a decline in transportation emissions. Today, results of the most recent Western Climate Initiative cap-and-trade auction were released and show a rebound in demand for allowances despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, […]
Katelyn Roedner Sutter

Emissions are down and cap-and-trade revenue is up, but California’s Scoping Plan must accelerate climate ambition

3 years 10 months ago
Recent California climate news is about the past, present, and future of climate policy. Last month the state released their 2018 emissions inventory, showing a decline in transportation emissions. Today, results of the most recent Western Climate Initiative cap-and-trade auction were released and show a rebound in demand for allowances despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, […]
Katelyn Roedner Sutter

Emissions are down and cap-and-trade revenue is up, but California’s Scoping Plan must accelerate climate ambition

3 years 10 months ago
Recent California climate news is about the past, present, and future of climate policy. Last month the state released their 2018 emissions inventory, showing a decline in transportation emissions. Today, results of the most recent Western Climate Initiative cap-and-trade auction were released and show a rebound in demand for allowances despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, […]
Katelyn Roedner Sutter

Digital tools can make Mexican fisheries more sustainable — and profitable

3 years 10 months ago
By Berenice García and Rafael Ortiz Digital technology can be a powerful ally to sustainable fishing. Diverse experiences around the world have shown it can improve fisheries management — sustainably and cost-effectively. In the Mexican fishing sector, these technologies are still in a developmental and exploratory stage, yet the experience for Mexican hake producers in […]
EDF Oceans

Why the value of reducing health risks in China is rising

3 years 10 months ago
This post is a collaboration with Yana Jin Since 2013, the Chinese government has changed its approach to regulating pollution, including providing the public greater access to information about their own exposure. This increased visibility into pollution exposure can affect citizens’ perceptions of how pollution affects their own health, and their desire to avoid these […]
Beia Spiller

EPA’s final risk evaluation of trichloroethylene is scientifically flawed and understates risks to workers, the general public and those most susceptible

3 years 10 months ago
Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.  Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Today the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final risk evaluation for trichloroethylene (TCE).  It largely tracks the agency’s draft document, retaining numerous flaws that severely understate the highly toxic chemical’s risks to workers, the general public and those most susceptible […]
Richard Denison

EPA’s final risk evaluation of trichloroethylene is scientifically flawed and understates risks to workers, the general public and those most susceptible

3 years 10 months ago
Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.  Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Today the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final risk evaluation for trichloroethylene (TCE).  It largely tracks the agency’s draft document, retaining numerous flaws that severely understate the highly toxic chemical’s risks to workers, the general public and those most susceptible […]
Richard Denison

EPA’s final risk evaluation of trichloroethylene is scientifically flawed and understates risks to workers, the general public and those most susceptible

3 years 10 months ago
Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.  Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. Today the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final risk evaluation for trichloroethylene (TCE).  It largely tracks the agency’s draft document, retaining numerous flaws that severely understate the highly toxic chemical’s risks to workers, the general public and those most susceptible […]
Richard Denison

Generation climate: Filling the void

3 years 10 months ago
I consider myself “one of the lucky ones,” because my career is aligned with my personal values. I get to go to work (or to my living room, for the time being) and spend my days trying to make the world a better place. Millennials, myself included, and Gen Zers are more concerned about climate […]
Yesh Pavlik Slenk

Generation climate: Filling the void

3 years 10 months ago
I consider myself “one of the lucky ones,” because my career is aligned with my personal values. I get to go to work (or to my living room, for the time being) and spend my days trying to make the world a better place. Millennials, myself included, and Gen Zers are more concerned about climate […]
Yesh Pavlik Slenk

Degrees Episode 02: Chris Castro

3 years 10 months ago
Chris Castro joined the City of Orlando as the Director of Sustainability and Resilience in 2016, but his title doesn’t even begin to capture Chris’s drive to fight climate change and environmental injustice. In just a few years, he’s helped start solar co-ops. He’s increased electric vehicle adoption. And he’s helped low-income residents invest in […]
Yesh Pavlik Slenk

Degrees Episode 02: Chris Castro

3 years 10 months ago
Chris Castro joined the City of Orlando as the Director of Sustainability and Resilience in 2016, but his title doesn’t even begin to capture Chris’s drive to fight climate change and environmental injustice.
Yesh Pavlik Slenk