Action for a greener, healthier Georgia

With broad local support, momentum in D.C., sorely-needed clean water upgrades could become reality

For years, Environment America, our national network and our allies have been pushing for upgrades to America's crumbling water infrastructure.

Environment America delivers 22,000 petitions urging NOAA to save right whales

With fewer than 400 individuals left, scientists warn that North Atlantic right whales can't afford more than one death per year without risking extinction.

Offshore Wind for America

To transition our entire economy to run on 100 percent renewable energy, we must take advantage of a massive and underutilized energy resource just off our coasts: offshore wind.

Environment Georgia partners with Georgia River Network to protect the Okefenokee

With thousands of petition signatures in hand, we recently took to the phones to protect the Okefenokee. 

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News Release | Environment America Research & Policy Center

Lawmakers and public push Whole Foods to put “Planet Over Plastic” at upcoming annual meeting

AUSTIN, Texas --  Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Student PIRG sent 59,000 petitions and a letter signed by more than 40 state lawmakers Thursday to Whole Foods urging them to put planet over plastic.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Department of Interior moves closer to monumental American conservation commitment

In an important step forward for America’s public lands and waters, the Department of Interior published a report Thursday setting out the process to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands, waters and oceans by 2030.

News Release | Environment Georgia

Clarkston becomes third municipality to phase out single use plastics in government buildings

 

News Release | Environment Georgia

Clarkston becomes third municipality to phase out single use plastics in government buildings

 

Blog Post

America's “Great Barrier Reef” needs your help

This year, the Florida Reef’s protections could get a long-overdue update that could help it survive.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.