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For the environment, our health and our communities. Part of The Public Interest Network. www.frontiergroup.org
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Jul 8
NEW: >60% of U.S. coastal/Great Lakes beaches had bacterial contamination that indicated a possible threat to human health during 2024. To find the data for your state, and learn more about how we can prevent beach pollution, see our new report: frontiergroup.org/resources/sa...
Safe for Swimming?
America's beaches are some of our favorite places to relax ... when the water is safe. Where is water pollution harming our ability to enjoy the beach? And what can we do to stop it?
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 6d
Fall is here, which means it's time to start prepping your home for colder days ahead. Check out the Environment America Winterization Resource Guide for DIY solutions and energy efficiency tips to reduce your environmental impact and save money this winter. environmentamerica.org/center/resou...
Winterization Resource Guide
DIY, low-tech solutions and larger investments in energy-efficient technologies can help keep you cozy this winter while cutting energy waste, reducing pollution and reining in high utility bills.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 6d
Wondering what “lumens,” “Kelvin” and “color-rendering index” mean on the package of LED light bulbs? We explain what all these metrics are and how they can help you select the right energy-efficient lightbulbs for your home. frontiergroup.org/resources/bu...
Buying LED bulbs: What to look for
To get the right efficient lighting for your home, you’ll need to know how to pick the right brightness, color and bulb type from among the many LED options available.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 9d
Want to help the environment this winter *and* reduce your utility bills? Home weatherization is a great solution, and this new guide from our friends at Environment America can help you get started:
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Winterization Resource Guide
DIY, low-tech solutions and larger investments in energy-efficient technologies can help keep you cozy this winter while cutting energy waste, reducing pollution and reining in high utility bills.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 9d
Befuddled by all the options and possibilities when you shop for LED lightbulbs? Turn to our updated guide that will help you understand how to pick the right brightness and color for your home: frontiergroup.org/resources/bu...
Buying LED bulbs: What to look for
To get the right efficient lighting for your home, you’ll need to know how to pick the right brightness, color and bulb type from among the many LED options available.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 16d
THURSDAY @ 1 p.m. ET: Join @frontiertony.bsky.social, as well as Green America and Green Century Funds to learn how your financial choices can contribute to a cleaner environment. Register at the link below. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Greening Your Finances: Encore Edition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join Green America and Green Century to find out how you can support climate action through your finances: banking, credit cards, insurance and investing. Learn about community development banks and c...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 16d
Transportation planners have long assumed that Americans drive more miles per person every year. However, residents in 14 states drove less in 2023 on average than they did in 1996. Read about how Washington State and others have curbed growth in driving. frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...
Updated: Less driving is possible
Residents of several states and cities have driven fewer miles on average in recent years than they did two decades ago. This decline suggests that Americans’ high levels of driving are not inevitable...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 16d
The best way to deal with wasted food? Eat it – or don’t grow it in the first place. Kylie Hanson describes how smarter consumer habits and better policies can reduce the amount of leftovers that end up in landfills. frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...
What is the best way to prevent food waste?
Composting and anaerobic digestion reduce the amount of food waste going to landfills. But the best solution to food waste is not to create it at all.
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Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 23d
2 yrs ago at a McKinsey clean infrastructure conf, I said "No one else in the world wants to buy an electric F!50", US OEMs continue to choose policies & build vehicles global markets don't want.

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Can cheaper EVs recharge the drive to clean transportation?
Electric vehicles have long had an Achilles' heel: their cost. A new generation of automakers hopes to change that and deliver affordable EVs to the public.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 27d
Putting solar panels on the roofs of PA schools could cut global warming pollution by as much as 1.4 million tons while making the Keystone State's air safer to breathe. Our new report describes how policy-makers can unlock the power of solar. frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
Solar schools for Pennsylvania
Solar power on school rooftops cuts air pollution, provides clean power to our communities, and can save money for schools.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Sep 5
The rooftops of Pennsylvania schools have 2,000 football fields' worth of space that could host solar panels. Taking advantage of that potential would benefit schools, clear the air and supply PA with clean energy. Our new report shows how: frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
Solar schools for Pennsylvania
Solar power on school rooftops cuts air pollution, provides clean power to our communities, and can save money for schools.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Sep 3
NEW: Solar power on school rooftops in PA could produce as much electricity as is used in 187,000 typical homes, curb air pollution, and cushion school budgets from higher, more volatile power prices. See our new report w/ PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center: frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
Solar schools for Pennsylvania
Solar power on school rooftops cuts air pollution, provides clean power to our communities, and can save money for schools.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 28
America has lots of former gas stations. The land on which they sit could be parks, schools or houses. But as Nilou Yaar writes, when a gas station dies, the process of cleaning up the contamination that often lies beneath is often long and complicated. frontiergroup.org/articles/who...
Who cleans up when a gas station dies?
Cleaned-up gas stations can become parks, libraries or art centers, transforming empty lots into community assets. But while the cleanup responsibility is on gas station owners, in practice it’s far m...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 28
Why replace lawns with native plants? Native vegetation creates pollinator habitat, reduces water use and enhances the natural beauty of our urban spaces. Quentin Good shows how his home city is making the switch to a wilder alternative. frontiergroup.org/articles/per...
Perfect lawns are out. Native grasses are in.
Unlike bluegrass, low maintenance native plants create vital habitat for endangered pollinators – in addition to providing many other benefits for communities.
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Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · Aug 25
Mark your calendars for Thurs., 9/25, when I'll be joining @greenamerica.org and Green Century for a webinar on Greening Your Finances. Lots of practical ideas for how to use your power as a financial consumer to support climate action. Join us!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Greening Your Finances: Encore Edition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join Green America and Green Century to find out how you can support climate action through your finances: banking, credit cards, insurance and investing. Learn about community development banks and c...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 25
Replacing end-of-life gas-powered vehicles with electric vehicles in government fleets can save money. Our new analysis estimates savings of more than $100 million over 10 years for Arizona taxpayers. frontiergroup.org/resources/up...
UPDATED: Electric vehicles can save money for government fleets in Arizona
Data released by Arizona PIRG Education Fund, The Nature Conservancy Arizona, and Frontier Group found that Arizona can realize savings of more than $100 million over the next decade - $44 million of ...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 22
Tax credits for electric vehicles are going away soon. Does that mean that EVs are doomed to be expensive?

Not really, writes Ben Outar. There's reason for optimism that a new generation of affordable EVs may be right around the corner.
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Can cheaper EVs recharge the drive to clean transportation?
Electric vehicles have long had an Achilles' heel: their cost. A new generation of automakers hopes to change that and deliver affordable EVs to the public.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 22
Yes, federal tax credits for EVs will expire soon. But even without tax credits, state and local governments in Arizona can save $100 million over 10 years by buying EVs instead of gas vehicles. frontiergroup.org/resources/up...
UPDATED: Electric vehicles can save money for government fleets in Arizona
Data released by Arizona PIRG Education Fund, The Nature Conservancy Arizona, and Frontier Group found that Arizona can realize savings of more than $100 million over the next decade - $44 million of ...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 18
In 2024, nearly half of all disaster losses in the U.S. were not covered by insurance. In an era of rising costs and accelerating climate impacts, that "protection gap" could grow.

What can be done about it? Intern Ben Outar explores the options. frontiergroup.org/articles/min...
Mind the gap: Rising disaster costs, declining insurance coverage leave homeowners at risk
Insurance is increasingly difficult to come by in areas deemed too risky, leading to adverse consequences for homeowners.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 18
With just a few short weeks before federal EV tax credits disappear, now is as good a time as any to switch to an electric vehicle. Our new article explains the benefits in store for those driving green. frontiergroup.org/articles/why...
Why you should go electric in 2025
Switching to an electric vehicle (EV) is still a wise choice in 2025. EVs are affordable and cost less to drive and maintain over time than gas-powered cars.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 14
Integrating nature into our cities in ways that reduce the ecological damage caused by urbanization requires us to break out of a mindset that treats urban and rural as two separate domains. True sustainability means dissolving the urban/rural divide. frontiergroup.org/articles/dis...
Dissolving the urban/rural divide: Why inserting nature into cities isn't enough for a sustainable future
Meaningfully integrating nature and sustainable planning into our cities requires us to understand the urban world not as a bounded, self-contained spatial form, but as a porous and relational ecologi...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 14
Rising insurance premiums and coverage cancellations are leaving more Americans vulnerable to the financial impacts of disasters - all at a time when climate change threatens to amplify their impacts. What can be done? Our new article explores options frontiergroup.org/articles/min...
Mind the gap: Rising disaster costs, declining insurance coverage leave homeowners at risk
Insurance is increasingly difficult to come by in areas deemed too risky, leading to adverse consequences for homeowners.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 7
Who really pays for roads? And why should we care? Our new article explores the myths surrounding how America’s highways are paid for, and why.
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Who pays for roads in 2025?
The answer? You do, whether you drive or not. That's not how it's supposed to work. Better transportation starts with finding a better way to pay for it.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 4
Over 70% of new car loans now have loan terms longer than six years. The auto industry is counting on Americans to go deeper into debt to afford ever-bigger cars, straining household budgets and harming the environment.
There is another way.
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Driving deeper into debt: As cars get bigger, so does the cost of owning them
Bigger vehicles, more debt: That's been the story of the American car market for more than a decade. What will it take to change course?
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Aug 4
Would an energy system built largely around renewables use more land than our current system?

In 2022, we explained that the answer is "probably not." And if we're smart about it, it might even use less. frontiergroup.org/resources/la...
How much land will a renewable energy system use?
Transitioning to clean energy doesn’t have to use more land than our current fossil fuel-based energy system.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · Jul 31
Building greener cities isn’t enough if we treat nature simply as an add-on. Sustainability means rethinking the relationship between the city and its surroundings and recognizing cities as part of larger ecological systems. New from James Horrox. frontiergroup.org/articles/dis...
Dissolving the urban/rural divide: Why inserting nature into cities isn't enough for a sustainable future
Meaningfully integrating nature and sustainable planning into our cities requires us to understand the urban world not as a bounded, self-contained spatial form, but as a porous and relational ecologi...
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