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How green banks are financing the fight against climate change
Illinois poised to improve public health & economy by adopting clean truck policies
A new report on the pollution impacts coming from heavy trucks in Illinois points to massive public health benefits and up to 14,000 new jobs that would likely come from policies bringing cleaner trucks and vehicles to the state's roads in the coming years.
South Fork Wind adopts enhanced right whale protections
A new conservation agreement ensures that an offshore wind project set to supply New York with enough renewable power for 70,000 homes incorporates important enhanced protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
California sets standards for 100% EVs sales
In just over a decade, California will only sell electric vehicles, based on new proposed standards from the state’s Air Resources Board.
Gas stoves emit pollution even when not in use
It is widely known that gas production and transportation both result in methane leakage, but a new study found that appliances, such as stoves, leak dangerous methane – even when they are not being used.
Cut carbon and toxic pollution, make cement clean and green
If the cement industry were a country it would rank as the world’s fourth largest GHG emitter, responsible for roughly 7-8% of global CO2 pollution.