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STATEMENT: EPA Finalizes New Clean Air Standards For Boilers - A “Gift for People and the Planet”

December 21, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S.

STATEMENT: Obama Administration Finalizes Emissions Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles

August 28, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON

The Obama Administration announced the finalized historic fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles.

MEDIA ALERT: Launch of New Report on Auto-Rickshaws in India

February 9, 2012
Location: Mumbai, India

Sustainable Urban Transport in India: Role of the Auto-Rickshaw Sector

ADVISORY: Roundtable Discussion on "The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future"

January 12, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute hosts a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on “The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future” on January 23, 2012.

STATEMENT: EPA Issues Standards to Control Mercury and Other Air Toxins

December 21, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued today the first national standards to control mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. These standards follow from the bi-partisan 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that mandated that EPA require control of toxic air pollutants including mercury.

PRESS RELEASE: World Resources Institute Names Kevin Kennedy to Lead U.S. Climate Program

February 16, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced today that Dr. Kevin Kennedy will lead its U.S. Climate Initiative, within the Climate and Energy Program, starting in April 2011.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards EMBARQ, Partners $125 Million for Global Road Safety Work

November 18, 2009
Location: NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport is one of six organizations awarded a total of $125 million by Michael Bloomberg to implement programs in low- and middle-income countries to prevent death and disability from road traffic crashes. This is the largest single donation ever for international road safety.

EMBARQ and Partners Win Award from Harvard University for Metrobus Project

November 12, 2009

Public-private partnership recognized by John F. Kennedy School of Government

Engage Communities, Avoid Conflict

By Kirk Herbertson on March 2, 2009

As the World Bank hosts Extractive Industries Week, the story of the Mae Moh coal plant in Thailand shows why early community engagement is critical.

Enhanced Buses Best Option for DC-Area “Purple Line,” WRI Finds

January 15, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Enhanced buses along the proposed Purple Line in Maryland’s D.C. suburbs would cost less, offer similar services, and fight global warming better than light-rail cars, according to an analysis released today by the World Resources Institute.

Nation's First Green Roof and Labyrinth Opens

October 2, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The nation’s first green roof and labyrinth in this ever-greener city opened today at the top of an eight-story office building one block northwest of Union Station.

Was It "The Green Olympics?"

By Deborah Seligsohn on August 23, 2008
Location: Beijing, China

Are the Beijing Olympics a signal that China can pursue both economic growth and a cleaner environment?

Beijing's Air Pollution: It Isn't The Cars

By Deborah Seligsohn on July 28, 2008
Location: Beijing, China

Even with half of private cars off the road, Beijing remains wrapped in a haze of smog. The real causes of Beijing’s air quality woes lie elsewhere.

Leading Companies Responding to Ecosystem Degradation

March 10, 2008
Location: Montreux, Switzerland

Corporate Ecosystem Services Review road-tested by Akzo Nobel,

BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta

Indore, India and EMBARQ Team Up to Improve City’s Public Transportation

February 28, 2008
Location: Indore, India

New agreement will help ensure success of city’s bus-rapid-transit system

INDORE, INDIA, February 28, 2008 – The residents of Indore, India should enjoy reduced emissions, congestion, and improved pedestrian safety a little sooner.