Experts detail links between wildfires in Colorado and climate change
“Climate change is no longer an issue that is happening somewhere else to someone else some time in the future,” said Emily Struzenberg, climate organizer with Environment Colorado. “It is here,...
View ArticlePlastic pollution: One day, three solutions
One day, three decisions -- all of which may have far-reaching effects on plastic pollution in the United States.
View ArticleCalifornia’s renewable vow: 100% clean electricity by 2045
After a landmark vote by its state Assembly, California is poised to join Hawaii and become the second state committed to generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon...
View ArticleWith wind at its back and sunny days ahead, California’s renewable energy...
The California state Senate passed Senate Bill 100 (SB 100) by today, affirming the state Assembly’s vote yesterday. SB 100, which would put the state on a path to generate 100 percent of its...
View ArticleUniversity of California system commits to 100% renewable electricity by 2025
California’s flagship public university system, with 238,000 students across 10 campuses, will run completely on electricity from clean, renewable energy by 2025, the University of California Office of...
View ArticleNew power source in fight to stall climate change; California's 100% clean...
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the landmark Senate Bill 100 (SB 100) today, setting the Golden State on a path to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources such...
View ArticleAcross Colorado, and from sea to shining sea, mayors call for solar
DENVER - More than 200 mayors representing cities in every U.S. state, including Colorado, have signed on to Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center’s “Mayors for Solar Energy” letter,...
View ArticleColorado’s Air Quality Regulators Adopt New Vehicle Emission Standards
DENVER -- Today, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted unanimously to adopt the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Program standards for cars and trucks.
View ArticleXcel Energy announces plan for zero-carbon electricity by 2050
DENVER -- Today, Xcel Energy announced a plan to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. Garrett Garner-Wells, director of Environment Colorado, issued the following statement.
View ArticlePlatte River Power Authority votes unanimously to set zero carbon by 2030 goal
DENVER -- Today, and for the second time this week, a Colorado utility announced a goal of zeroing out its carbon emissions. The board of directors of the Platte River Power Authority, which is jointly...
View ArticleNew report highlights how toxic “accidents waiting to happen” threaten U.S....
Facilities storing billions of gallons of toxic waste threaten America’s rivers and millions of people who live near them, according to a new report from the Environment Colorado Research & Policy...
View ArticleStatement on Congress voting for Climate Action Now Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9 “The Climate Action Now” Act today by a margin of 231 to 190. This climate bill, the first to receive a vote by the body in a decade, would keep the...
View ArticleNew report provides best practices for composting waste
Composting all organic waste -- including food scraps and yard trimmings -- could eliminate nearly one-third of all materials sent to landfills and trash incinerators across the United States. That’s...
View ArticleNew study: U.S. clean energy use has accelerated during the past decade
Since 2009, the United States has increased its solar power generation 40-fold and upped its electric production from wind by more than 270 percent, according to a new report released today by...
View ArticleEPA’s proposed lead rule fails to ensure safe drinking water
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited proposal to update to the federal Lead and Copper Rule. As proposed, EPA’s long-awaited update to the Lead and Copper...
View ArticleNew “Voices for Clean Water” website highlights wide array of Americans...
In response to a growing set of pollution threats and to mark today’s 47th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, Environment America Research and Policy Center and the Clean Water for All coalition have...
View ArticleStatement: Dual EPA rollbacks weaken clean water protections against toxic...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two proposals today to roll back clean water protections against waste from coal-fired power plants. The first proposal would overhaul wastewater...
View Article102 groups urge EPA to rein in meat and poultry processing plant pollution
Environment America Research & Policy Center is submitting comments on behalf of 102 organizations today, urging the Environmental Protection Agency to dramatically reduce the massive levels of...
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