Media Statements

The Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 Would Build Community Resilience, Create Green Jobs

WASHINGTON – Today, Green For All praises Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Edwards (D-MD) for introducing the Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013.

President Obama’s Executive Order on Climate Resilience is Step in Right Direction in Fortifying Vulnerable Communities

Today, President Obama signed an executive order that will help make America more climate resilient by requiring federally-funded projects to consider climate change.

Sandy Anniversary: Climate Plans Need to Fortify Vulnerable Communities

OAKLAND – One year ago, Superstorm Sandy struck the Atlantic Coast, taking more than 150 lives and leaving 600,000 homes destroyed or damaged.

Government Shutdown Threatens Public Health and Safety

WASHINGTON – The federal government has shut down after routine funding legislation was held hostage in the House of Representatives. The shutdown affects hundreds of public agencies, including those like EPA, which serve a critical role in protecting Americans from pollution, and leaves thousands of American workers at home.

EPA Coal Safeguards Will Protect Air, Save Lives, Fight Climate Change

Washington, D.C. – Today the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal that would limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions permitted by new power plants. The safeguards would be the first of their kind and would target coal-fired power plants, the biggest single source of manmade climate change pollution in ...