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EPA Fails Farmworkers, Again
As Farmworker Awareness Week draws to a close, the EPA has once again shuffled its papers and announced that it will do next to nothing to further protect farmworkers and their families from chlorpyrifos, a dangerous neurotoxic pesticide.
Read MoreReining in the Coal Industry's Assault on Public Health
This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a crucial case about regulating mercury and other toxic air pollution coming from coal-fired power plants.
Read MoreThe Constitution Isn’t Burning, But the Planet Is
This week, Harvard law professor Larry Tribe captivated climate deniers and House Republicans when he went before Congress to attack the President’s Clean Power Plan.
Read MoreFeeling the Ripples of Pesticide Lake During Farmworker Awareness Week
It's Farmworker Awareness week, and we are proudly premiering the short film "Pesticide Lake."
Read MoreBig Coal Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
The House Majority continues the dirty business of protecting polluters like the coal ash industry.
Read MoreTestifying to Stop the Salish Sea Pipeline
The proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion threatens the way of life on the Salish Sea, and this First Nations testimony exemplifies why it should be stopped.
Read MoreIgnoring the History of Exxon Valdez
On the 26th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, we look to the future of oil drilling leases in the Arctic Ocean.
Read MoreNew Legislation Would Close Loopholes to the Oil and Gas Industry
Today, four members of the House of Representatives proposed measures to reestablish nationwide fracking laws that would make oil and gas development safer for all Americans.
Read MoreA Word to States: Question Senator McConnell's Climate Advice
The EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan is a turning point for our nation in tackling climate change, yet Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has been advising states to forgo developing their own implementation plans.
Read MoreClimate Change’s Big Reveal: The Inequality Problem
Rising sea levels, super storms, floods and droughts exacerbated by climate change will wait for no man, but research shows that women, especially poor women, are in greater danger.
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