Safe for Swimming?
America's beaches are some of our favorite places to relax ... when the water is safe. Where is water pollution harming our ability to enjoy the beach? And what can we do to stop it?
Report
Leaders and Laggards II
Some one-third of Americans live in a state with a Right to Repair law that requires manufacturers to provide fair access to repair materials including spare parts and service manuals. But our report finds that, despite these requirements, many manufacturers do not provide the things people need for repairs
Accidents Waiting to Happen
Across America, thousands of facilities that store or move oil, toxic chemicals or coal ash are located near waterways. These facilities are accidents waiting to happen.
State of Electric School Buses
Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric school buses and combined investments driving electric school bus conversion.
Lead in PA School Drinking Water
Harrisburg School District Right-to-Know Request
An example of the Right-to-Know requests filed by PennEnvironment Research & Policy center to collect information on lead in school drinking water
Environmental harms of satellite internet mega-constellations
Fueled by satellite internet companies, the number of satellites in orbit is skyrocketing. The environmental risks may be massive.
We don’t need deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining risks damaging vibrant ecosystems that science is just beginning to understand. And we don’t need it to meet the critical minerals challenge.
Refill, Return, Reimagine: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Wasteful Packaging
Single-use plastic packaging is so common in our everyday lives that a future without it might seem a long way off. But examples of what that future might look like are already here.
Truth in recycling
Does Amazon’s plastic packaging actually get recycled? We placed trackers in bundles of Amazon shipping materials, and put them in store drop bins to see where they ended up.