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    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    April 10, 2015

    California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    December 10, 2014

    Virginia Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under The Clean Air Act

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2014

    Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    June 2, 2014

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

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    News
    June 2, 2014

    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    5 Ways Arkansas Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Arkansas has already taken steps to reduce its near-term power sector CO2 emissions by implementing energy efficiency policies.
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 28, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Arkansas Can Reduce Emissions 39 percent by 2020

    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 13, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Tennessee Can Reduce Emissions 22 percent by 2020

    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    January 9, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Minnesota Can Reduce Emissions 31 percent by 2020

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2013

    5 Ways Wisconsin Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 6, 2013

    New Analysis Shows Wisconsin Can Reduce Emissions 43 percent by 2020

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

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