Get Off My Lawn
How a small group of activists (a correspondent from The Atlantic among them) got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital
Give Up Some Green to Go Green? Bond Investors May Be Reluctant
New research finds the pricing of tax-exempt municipal “green bonds” is nearly identical to similar non-green securities.
Some Sunscreens May Kill Corals. Should They Be Banned?
Some scientists say there’s not enough data to limit sunscreen that may be harmful to corals.
Is This The End of Recycling?
Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash.
Cities’ Progress Toward Carbon Neutrality Gets Tougher
Some, like Minneapolis, still rely heavily on polluting natural gas to heat buildings through frigid winters.
Policy Experts: States and Localities Need More Electric Vehicle Incentives
Deployment remains in the early stages in many places.
Call of the Wild: More States Are Embracing Outdoor Recreation
“Those people out in the woods having fun are spending a lot of money,” says one Montana official.
Renewable Energy is Within Reach–Just Ask Holyoke, Mass.
COMMENTARY | Here's what a city that embraced green energy gained.
The States That Gained and Lost The Most Solar Energy Jobs Last Year
Overall the industry shed about 8,000 positions in 2018.
Care About Climate Change? Care About Scooters
COMMENTARY | Solving our biggest global crisis of a rapidly warming planet means considering everything through the lens of potential solutions, even something as small as the electric scooter.
New Jersey Said 10 Years Ago It Would Rank Its Most Contaminated Sites. It Never Did.
The rankings were supposed to ensure that the most dangerous sites remained a priority even as the state gave private companies a bigger role in cleanups.
Sewage Case Will Get Airing Before U.S. Supreme Court
The controversy involves questions about when wastewater is subject to Clean Water Act permitting requirements.
Invasive Species Have Some States Seeking Increased Federal Partnership
More than 5,000 invasive species—from plants like cheatgrass to rodents like nutria—inhabit the U.S. causing about $120 billion in economic damage annually.
Cashing In on a Warming Arctic
In Maine, some see the melting ice to the north as an opportunity.
Entrepreneurs May Yet Save Us From Climate Change
COMMENTARY | Adapting to climate change will require new approaches at the local level. On the Chesapeake Bay, entrepreneurs are being incentivized to find the answers.
Logging, Money Battles Delay Wildfire Prevention Work
While the U.S. Forest Service is trying to work with states on projects to lower fire damage, more money is needed to comply with President Trump's "active management" mandate for public lands.
Streamlining Local Health Department Inspections and Permitting
No two agencies are alike, which made designing a software solution for preconfigured forms and procedures difficult in the past.
Colorado Joins States Seeking to Boost Electric Vehicle Sales
Automakers are slow to sell EVs in places without zero emission vehicle mandates, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.
A Regional Push to Clean Up Cars, Trucks and Mass Transit
Power plant emissions have fallen in the northeast. Could a new coalition do the same for transportation?
Cuomo Proposes Statewide Plastic Bag Ban in New York
The state would join California in implementing such a ban if it is enacted.
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