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Courage to Lead: WRI Celebrates Sustainability Champions

  • Cities
  • Business
  • climate change
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
From left to right: Andrew Steer, Pamela Flaherty, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Jim Harmon.
  • Cities
  • Business
  • climate change
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
Insights

High Water Stress Jeopardizes One-Third of World’s Corn Crop

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Food
  • food security
  • water risk
Water limits to corn production are likely to be exacerbated as climate change alters global precipitation patterns. Photo Credit: Jane/Flickr
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Food
  • food security
  • water risk

Getting More from the U.S. Farm Conservation Water Quality Budget

  • Freshwater
  • agriculture
  • Water Quality
USDA provides limited voluntary financial and technical assistance to farmers who want to lessen their environmental impact. Photo Credit: Heather Dawn/Flickr
  • Freshwater
  • agriculture
  • Water Quality

Overcoming Barriers to USDA’s New Conservation Program

  • agriculture
  • water pollution
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
Agriculture is a key source of nutrient pollution in the United States. Photo credit: NOAA, Flickr
  • agriculture
  • water pollution
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
Initiatives
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What Does the Clean Power Plan Mean for Meeting U.S. Climate Goals?

  • climate change
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
The U.S. Administration can still meet the goal with full and ambitious implementation of the U.S. Climate Action Plan. Photo Credit: glennia, Flickr
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • aquaculture
  • Food
  • food security

EPA’s New Clean Power Plan Is Both Achievable and Economically Beneficial

  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
Power plants are the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Wigwam Jones, Flickr
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants

Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Energy Access
  • GHG emissions
  • health
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Energy Access
  • GHG emissions
  • health
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development

3 Reasons Why Cutting Carbon From Power Plants Is Good For Business

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
Salem Harbor, MA power plant. To this day, carbon pollution—the main driver of climate change—has not been controlled from power plants. Photo credit: massmatt/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants

STATEMENT: WRI Board Members Respond to Proposed U.S. Power Plant Standards

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation

STATEMENT: U.S. Puts First Ever Federal Limits on Existing Power Plant Emissions

  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy

5 Essential Facts About Emissions Standards for Power Plants

  • Energy
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
Coal power plant in New Mexico. The U.S. power sector has been moving away from coal for years. It has accounted for only 5 percent of new capacity built since 2000. Photo credit: Glennia/Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy

Power Plant Rules Are Critical for Curbing U.S. Emissions

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • U.S. policy
  • international climate policy
Power plants are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, contributing about one-third of the national total. Photo credit: Dan Stroud/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • U.S. policy
  • international climate policy

Cutting Carbon: States Can Use What they’ve Already Got to Whittle Power Plant Emissions

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
Because the U.S. electric grid crosses state lines, neighboring states should work together for the most cost-effective reductions. Photo credit: Universal Pop/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants

Arkansas Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy