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Frontier Group director Susan Rakov's letter to the editor printed in the LA Times argues that we have the tools to reduce waste.
Mar 5, 2018 Blog Post
The U.S. produces immense amounts of trash. Currently, we extract natural resources to make products that we buy, use – usually briefly – and ultimately...
Feb 12, 2018 Report
Agriculture in the U.S. is dominated by large, specialized crop and animal farms. These industrial farms focus on short-term productivity, often at the cost of...
Feb 7, 2018 Blog Post
Agriculture in the U.S. is dominated by large, specialized crop and animal farms. These industrial farms prioritize short-term productivity without regard to harmful impacts on...
Feb 7, 2018 Report
Pittsburgh has a wet weather problem. As a result of sprawling development, an increasing portion of the Pittsburgh area is impervious, meaning that instead of...
Dec 1, 2017 Blog Post
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been essential to cleaning up and protecting water quality in the Allegheny, the Monongahela and the Ohio rivers, collectively...
Dec 1, 2017 Report
Coal mining in the Susquehanna River basin has scarred the landscape and causes water pollution. As a result, more than 2,000 miles of streams in...
Dec 1, 2017 Blog Post
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been essential to cleaning up and protecting water quality in the Susquehanna River basin, but the Trump administration has...
Nov 30, 2017 Report
Austin, Texas, is experiencing explosive population growth and increasing suburban sprawl. Growing Greener reviews academic and other literature on the environmental benefits and potential impacts...
Oct 23, 2017 Report
Austin, Texas, is experiencing among the fastest population and economic growth in the country. Austin’s dynamic growth has brought benefits to many, lowering unemployment and...
Oct 23, 2017 Blog Post
