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Protecting clean air from polluters
Fashion industry waste is drastically contributing to climate change
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New prize for cities seeking to cut red tape for solar
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Environment America testifies in support of more energy-efficient furnaces
U.S. House committee approves $36 million for schools to get the lead out
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Report: Polluters dumped ~200 million lbs. of toxics into waterways
Call to cut down water pollution as Supreme Court case, 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act, near
80,000 urge protection for Chaco Canyon
Wind blows past coal and nuclear in energy output for first time ever
Wildfires and climate change
Climate solutions that can help solve global warming and address our wildfire crisis
Logging mature and old trees threatens U.S. climate goals
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday signed a memorandum to clarify the U.S. Forest Service’s direction on climate policy. The memo, "Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America's National Forests and Grasslands," follows a recent White House executive order highlighting the importance of conserving mature and old-growth forests on federal lands as a climate solution. The memo, which lays out “actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis”, falls short in meeting the ambition outlined in President Joe Biden’s order on old forests and trees. Secretary Vilsack acknowledges the role that older trees play in absorbing and storing carbon and supporting biodiversity. But he fails to outline a plan for his agency to protect mature and old-growth forests and trees from commercial logging.
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