Posted May 15, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Like many states in the western U.S., California struggles with a...continued→
Posted May 10, 2013 by Ben Chou in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming
This guest post is by Fay Augustyn, conservation associate at American Rivers, as part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Please...continued→
Posted May 7, 2013 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Please join us for a one-hour webinar on May 14 at...continued→
Posted May 2, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Please join us for a one-hour webinar on May 14 at...continued→
Posted April 29, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
This guest post is by Fay Augustyn, conservation associate at American Rivers, as part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Please...continued→
Posted April 24, 2013 by Ben Chou in Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Across much of the Midwest, rising waters and flash flooding are...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Ben Chou in Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The “new normal” taking shape across the country paints an increasingly dismal picture—extreme weather and climate change continue to wreak havoc in our communities, hammering home the same wake-up call, year after year. Communities in the Midwest are currently struggling...continued→
Posted April 15, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Despite the growing body of evidence, Texas officials continue to ignore the threat that climate change poses. In fact, they're downright hostile to it. In comments submitted to the EPA last week, officials at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality...continued→
Posted March 19, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
As a near native of the Palmetto State, I often find myself reminiscing about the many years I lived there. From my childhood in Mauldin (near Greenville), to high school in Hartsville (near Florence), undergrad in Columbia (Go Gamecocks!), and...continued→
Posted January 11, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
In the annual State of the State address this week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a slew of initiatives aimed at better preparing the state for more extreme weather and storm events like Hurricane Sandy. In New York State...continued→
Posted January 4, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
As Hurricane Sandy vividly demonstrated in late October, coastal communities across the U.S. are increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surge as sea levels rise. Storm surge from more extreme storms on top of higher sea levels increases coastal flooding by...continued→
Posted December 10, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
This is one in an ongoing series of NRDC staff blogs dealing with environmental health, natural resource and quality-of-life impacts of Hurricane Sandy. NRDC is planning wide-ranging advocacy activities in the storm's wake, which will also be covered by my colleagues here...continued→
Posted November 12, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The impacts of Sandy—part tropical cyclone and part nor’easter—on the eastern U.S. is a sobering reminder of our vulnerability to extreme weather. From the storm surge damage along the New Jersey coastline and low-lying parts of New York City to...continued→
Posted October 17, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
One of my favorite places to go on weekends is a local dog park in my neighborhood. The park has ample room for my dog, Lucy, to run off leash and there are always lots of other dogs ready to...continued→
Posted October 11, 2012 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Given its relatively close proximity to the D.C. metro area, Delaware and its beaches are a popular summertime destination for many people in the region. In 2010, over 7 million people visited the state, and 19 percent of these visitors...continued→
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