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    Cities
    Insights
    April 25, 2024

    Zero-emission Zones Are Helping Some Cities Fight Pollution

    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    A sign signals a Zero Emission Zone in Oxford, England.
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Climate
    North America
    News
    April 24, 2024

    STATEMENT: EPA Makes Nearly $1 Billion in Funding Available for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Including Electric School Buses and Trucks

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Electric Mobility
    • Air Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Electric Mobility
    • Air Quality
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2024

    In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers?

    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Oil refinery in Los Angeles County, California
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    March 29, 2024

    STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    March 4, 2024

    5 Essential Principles of the Just Transition Work Programme for Climate Action

    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • COP28
    • Equity & Governance
    Flooding in Hoi An, Vietnam during the rainy season
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • COP28
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2024

    Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 10, 2024

    More Critical Minerals Mining Could Strain Water Supplies in Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Workers extracting lithium in Bolivia.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Cities
    Research
    January 4, 2024

    Dataset of U.S. School Bus Depots

    School bus depot.
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 3, 2024

    5 Significant Moments Driving Environmental Justice in the US

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    President Biden, surrounded by people, holds an executive order on environmental justice.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2023

    US Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuels and Coal Face a “Cumulative Burden” of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 12, 2023

    Ways the US Can Electrify Its Public Fleets, from City Buses to Garbage Trucks

    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    A blue and yellow city bus with the words "clean energy bus" on the side driving in downtown New York.
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 25, 2023

    Many Underserved Communities Face EV ‘Charging Deserts.’ These 5 Strategies Can Help.

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A young man plugs in an electric vehicle in a city neighborhood with apartment buildings in the background.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 31, 2023

    US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-in. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help

    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Two workers in hardhats install solar panels on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 16, 2023

    25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Cities
    Update
    July 5, 2023

    New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of skyscrapers and urban development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    Update
    May 22, 2023

    Ethiopia and Tanzania Share Experiences and Lessons on Water Allocation Planning

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    Fisherman in Tanzania lake
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    Cities
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    April 20, 2023

    How to Ensure a Sustainable Future for Electric School Bus Batteries

    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    Two new electric school buses in a school parking lot.
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 30, 2023

    UN Water Conference 2023: Not Enough Game-changing Commitments

    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Girls collect water in Rajasthan, India
    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 15, 2023

    CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool Needs to Consider How Burdens Add Up

    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    The Cleveland, Ohio skyline is seen between two trees and picnic tables.
    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity

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