Environment & Energy

Our planet faces unprecedented environmental challenges, threatening ecosystems, species, coastal communities, and all too often, human life itself. Heading the list of threats is climate change, with its promise of drastic environmental, economic, and cultural upheaval. But we also face persistent problems of air and water pollution, toxic wastes, cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay and other Great Waters, and protecting natural resources and wildlife.

Central to the environmental health of the nation and the planet is decreasing our dependence on energy derived from burning fossil fuels. Our continued reliance on these sources is literally endangering the planet's ability to sustain life as we know it. Yet many policymakers, with the financial and rhetorical support of energy companies bent on making a profit at the cost of the planet's health, continue to resist desperately needed reforms. Read about CPR’s work protecting the environment in reports, testimony, op-eds and more. Use the search box to narrow the list.

Joel Mintz's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on EPA's Supplemental Environmental Program

Joel Mintz's April 28, 2016 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on EPA's Supplemental Environmental Program.

Type: Legislative Testimony (April 28, 2016)
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Author(s): Joel Mintz
Robert Glicksman's testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on the Interior on the Endangered Species Act

Robert Glicksman's April 20, 2016 testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on the Interior on the Endangered Species Act.

Type: Legislative Testimony (April 20, 2016)
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Author(s): Robert Glicksman
Time for Communities to Face Climate Change

Time for Communities to Face Climate Change, op-ed by Rob Verchick

Type: Op-Eds (April 14, 2016)
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Author(s): Robert Verchick
April 12, 2016, Media Advisory: Policymakers, Researchers, Residents to Discuss Louisiana Climate Change Vulnerabilities at April 15th Forum

April 12, 2016, Media Advisory: Policymakers, Researchers, Residents to Discuss Louisiana Climate Change Vulnerabilities at April 15th Forum

Type: News Releases (April 12, 2016)
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MS4 letter to EPA from Evan Isaacson and Katrina Miller

Letter to EPA re NPDES Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permits, from Evan Isaacson and Katrina Miller, March 21, 2016.

Type: Letters to Agencies (March 21, 2016)
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Author(s): Katrina Miller
Evan Isaacson's testimony before the Maryland Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs on the Poultry Litter Management Act

Evan Isaacson's February 23, 2016 testimony before the Maryland Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs on the Poultry Litter Management Act.

Type: Legislative Testimony (Feb. 23, 2016)
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