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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

Tracking Progress: Climate Action Under the Biden Administration

  • National Climate Action
  • Tracking Climate Action
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • climatewatch-pinned
President Joe Biden visits Flatirons Campus of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Arvada, Colorado.
  • National Climate Action
  • Tracking Climate Action
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • climatewatch-pinned

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

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
Technical Perspectives
Cement factory.
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate

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

Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023

  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • Climate Governance
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
  • carbon removal legislation & policy
US Capitol building
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • Climate Governance
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
  • carbon removal legislation & policy

Lessons From California’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Policies

  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
  • climate policy
A flagpole with three flags including U.S. and California, stands next to the dome of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento.
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
  • climate policy

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
Technical Perspectives

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

2 Years of Justice40: Integrating Environmental Justice into US Climate Policy

  • environmental justice
  • Equity & Governance
  • infrastructure
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Tracking Climate Action
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
Smokestacks in the background of a neighborhood with rowhouses in Baltimore, MD
  • environmental justice
  • Equity & Governance
  • infrastructure
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Tracking Climate Action
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity

REMOVE Act of 2022

  • Climate
  • Climate Governance
  • climate policy
  • U.S. policy
  • carbon removal
  • carbon removal legislation & policy
Climeworks direct air capture plant and sky
  • Climate
  • Climate Governance
  • climate policy
  • U.S. policy
  • carbon removal
  • carbon removal legislation & policy

How to Protect Forest Carbon in a Fire-prone Future

  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Forests
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
Forest Service firefighters dig a fireline on a steep-sloped mountain to suppress fire in National Forest.
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Forests
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
Technical Perspectives

How Prepared Are US Cities to Implement the Justice40 Initiative?

  • environmental justice
  • Equity & Governance
  • Cities
  • infrastructure
  • Energy
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
An electric bus against the backdrop of greenspace within a city
  • environmental justice
  • Equity & Governance
  • Cities
  • infrastructure
  • Energy
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity

How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles

Building Direct Air Capture Responsibly from the Ground Up

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
Climeworks direct air capture plant with mountains
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture

What to Know About 5 Big Plans for US Carbon Removal

  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • U.S. Climate
The Lolo National Forest planted 530,500 seedlings across 2,536 acres.
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • U.S. Climate

A New Industrial Revolution for a Livable Climate

  • U.S. Climate
  • industry
  • GHG emissions
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
The inside of a dimly lit industrial building.
  • U.S. Climate
  • industry
  • GHG emissions
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)

A Low-Carbon Future in the US Depends on Decarbonizing Petroleum Refineries

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
A landscape view of a U.S. refinery.
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset