Why an All-of-the-Above Transportation Strategy Doesn’t Work
To achieve safe, sustainable, and inclusive communities, states and regions must implement transportation projects that reduce driving and increase biking, walking, and public transit use.
Oil and Gas Development Is Creating a Problem for the Arid West
In the West, 60 percent of oil and gas leases offered by the Trump administration are in areas of high water stress, posing a potential threat to the water security of farmers and local communities.
An International Climate Road Map for the Next President
As the Trump administration begins its official withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, it is important to consider what climate policy actions a future president can take to get American global climate leadership back on track.
Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Would Be an Environmental Disaster
The Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan would be disastrous for the environment, leading to seven times more carbon pollution than the entire United States emits each year and causing nearly 100 large oil spills over the next 30 years.
The Green Squeeze
To slow the loss of America’s wildlife and natural areas, scientists recommend conserving 30 percent of lands and oceans by 2030. This goal is ambitious, but achievable.
State Fact Sheet: A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
Fact Sheet: A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
Interactive: A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
A National Standard for Climate-Ready Fisheries
A new national standard could help fisheries prepare for climate change.
A Vast Liquidation of Public Lands Is Underway in Alaska
The Trump administration’s attempted sell-out of Alaskan forests, wildlife, and waters would be one of the largest liquidations of public lands in U.S. history—and is sure to tarnish the state’s future and worsen its budget problems.
Reducing Carbon Pollution Through Infrastructure
Investing in clean energy, transportation, buildings, industrial innovation, and more could cut more than 800 million metric tons of carbon pollution in 2030.
Bernhardt Is Making It Harder for Environmental Watchdogs to Hold Interior Accountable
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt wants to make it tougher for environmental watchdogs to hold the Interior Department accountable, but his new policy wastes taxpayer funds.
The Time Has Come for Progressives To Support Self-Determination for Puerto Rico
The recent upheaval in Puerto Rico demonstrates that now, more than ever, progressives must incorporate Puerto Rican self-determination into policy and political agendas.
White Elephant Watch: Vol. 5
Interstate 11 would lead to more low-density, auto-dependent development, produce significant environmental harms, and fail to address metropolitan area congestion in Phoenix and Tucson.