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Proposed Bills Entrust Water Protection to Worst Offenders

Lake Okeechobee, pictured, is facing another green slime outbreak threatening pelicans, dolphins, fish, manatees and Florida's coasts.

The toxic green slime that killed pelicans, dolphins, fish and manatees in South Florida two summers ago is back, threatening Florida's coasts.

Whale Entanglement Sightings Reach Record High

The humpback whale is one species that migrates along the California coast.

What’s causing the record number of whale entanglements off of the Pacific coast? Earthjustice is on the case.

Fast and Furious to a Warming Planet

"We are confronted on a daily basis with a Fast and Furious gang tasked with thwarting any practical and bi-partisan effort to solve, or even acknowledge, climate change."

What can the Fast and the Furious team can teach us about the struggle to stop climate change?

Emma Cheuse Offers Words of Wisdom to MLaw Public Service Students

Michigan Law alumnus, Emma Cheuse, gives advice to students and graduates who have yet to discover the right career path within the public service realm.

Yet Another Explosive Wake-Up Call

Recent crude-by-rail accidents are adding fuel to a growing movement aiming to regulate this dangerous mode of oil transportation.

Two crude-by-rail accidents earlier this month highlight the urgent need to regulate this dangerous mode of oil transportation, which threatens communities along the tracks.

Nurse Calls for Stronger Protections from Ozone Pollution

Asthma is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases and the number one reason for excused medical absences from school. In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control estimated that the annual cost of asthma in the U.S. was more than $53 billion.

On World Asthma Day, a nurse shares her experiences while calling for stronger ozone protection.

The Good, the Bad and the Smoggy

A hot air balloon floats before the smoggy backdrop of California's Central Valley outside of Sacramento.

Is the air you breathe putting you and your family at risk? Find out now, in this year’s State of the Air report.

Coalition Calls for EPA to Protect the Health of Southern California Residents

Groups send urgent request asking EPA to do more to protect the Los Angeles region from air pollution.

New Report Exposes Cleaning Industry's Filthy Truth

When cleaning product manufacturers assure you that product safety is their highest priority, do you ever wonder if their definition of “safe” might differ from yours?