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Decades after he first issued them, Edward Abbey’s calls for the defense of America’s wilderness still feel uncomfortably relevant. As much as Abbey's work emphasizes...
Jan 25, 2022 Blog Post
The shopping centers we see in our communities haven’t always been there – but the environmental damage is sure to last.
Nov 4, 2021 Blog Post
Our current system of consumption and disposal wastes natural resources and creates pollution that threatens our health, environment and the global climate. Trash in America...
Sep 30, 2021 Report
A coastal city takes action to reduce the most common sources of disposable plastic waste.
Sep 10, 2021 Blog Post
Americans use and discard more than 390 million straws a day. Seattle's ban on plastic straws is reducing that number, and keeping plastic waste out...
Sep 7, 2021 Blog Post
Convenience is a powerful motivator of behavior. Yet, oddly, convenience gets far less attention than cost when it comes to evaluating and prioritizing policies to...
Sep 7, 2021 Blog Post
Tree planting is one of the most effective tools we have for tackling climate change – as long as policies supporting these efforts listen to...
Sep 2, 2021 Blog Post
Washington, D.C., is one of several cities and states that have banned some packaging made of polystyrene (otherwise known as Styrofoam) in recent years. The...
Aug 31, 2021 Blog Post
A look back at some of our favorite charts, maps and graphics from the last 25 years, and the role they played in the environmental...
Jun 29, 2021 Blog Post
As the pandemic nears its end and we start heading out into the world, will we go back to how things used to be, or...
May 12, 2021 Blog Post
