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Global Hunger for Coal Endangers the Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s planned expansion of coal mining and export terminals near the Great Barrier Reef threatens this iconic World Heritage site, and the World Heritage Committee must step up to protect it.
Read MoreClean Power Plan Affects Black Quality of Life
Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans disproportionately suffer the effects of air pollution caused by outdated methods of energy production like coal power plants.
Read MoreCouncil Creates a Coastal Safe Haven for Atlantic Deep-Sea Corals
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has voted to create the largest marine protected area on the East Coast, providing critical shelter for fragile coral ecosystems.
Read MoreOfficials in California’s San Joaquin Valley Fail to Protect Kids from Air Pollution
The South Coast air district used updated risk data to better protect children from toxic air pollutants, while the San Joaquin Valley air district used that same data to double the acceptable cancer risk threshold for industry.
Read MoreTo Save the Whales, You Must First Save the Sardines
Sardines are in need of protections like those the menhaden, a similar species, received after their population reached the verge of collapse.
Read MoreThe Greatest Threat to Wolves Isn’t Guns and Traps, but Pens and Politics
The U.S. House of Representatives is again trying to remove protections for wolves in several states for purely political motivations, ignoring science.
Read MoreWill Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Away American Progress?
The President’s request to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, faces its final hurdle Friday, as members of both parties gear up for a contentious vote.
Read MoreCalifornia’s Drive for Deeper Water Leaves State on Shaky Ground
As water supplies dry up, groundwater drilling is leading to collapsed bridges, cracked irrigation canals and pipes, and twisted roads and railways. In some places, the ground is sinking nearly one foot a year.
Read MoreClimate Change Leaves Fish and Crabs Gasping for Breath
Rising water temperatures and falling oxygen levels are forcing Atlantic cod, rock crab and other species to make for the North and South Poles, stressing the ocean food chain to the breaking point.
Read MoreSenator Cardin Paves the Way for Cleaner Water
Today Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the FRESHER Act, legislation that would close the loophole in the Clean Water Act that endangers water quality near oil and gas operations.
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