With cheap land and a competitive market irresistible to energy storage developers, the Lone Star State…
Category: Environmental Updates
Why one Southern California city is updating its zoning code after decades of environmental issues
Residents in Pomona’s industrial zone have dealt with pollution from waste facilities, warehouses, and other polluting…
Is the USDA’s spending on “climate-smart” farming actually helping the climate?
A new report asks whether supposedly green livestock practices have proven benefits.
Washers and dryers are about to get a whole lot more efficient
The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71…
An invisible chemical is poisoning thousands of unsuspecting warehouse workers
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state…
As ticks spread, the US is getting closer to understanding the true extent of Lyme disease
A revised CDC reporting system led to a 70 percent increase in reported cases of Lyme…
State-led momentum: FDA follows suit in getting PFAS out of food contact papers
State-led momentum: FDA follows suit in getting PFAS out of food contact papers rcoleman February 28,…
300+ solar workers and supporters rally in support of solar energy and urge Sacramento to keep California a solar state
300+ solar workers and supporters rally in support of solar energy and urge Sacramento to keep…
House bill would force the USDA to take a new look at chemicals in meat
House bill would force the USDA to take a new look at chemicals in meat JR…
Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate,…