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Locals Protest Lax Crude-by-Rail Regulations
Local communities are fed up with lax crude-by-rail regulations, so last month they took their complaints straight to Washington, D.C. and the Department of Transportation.
Read MoreConsistency: The Most Urgent Action Against Climate Change
Climate change is already causing severe floods that bring devastating human impacts in many Latin American nations.
Read MoreA Food Fight For Our Times
Food is inherently linked to food production, the protection of workers and the environment
Read MorePutting Together the Pieces of the Recent Carbon Deal
The U.S. and China just released a bold climate plan, but it will take some effort to ensure that the plan comes to fruition.
Read MoreProtecting Marine Eardrums
Navy training is essential to national security, but there's a way to minimize the harm that it inflicts on marine mammals.
Read MoreProtecting Yourself When the Workplace Won’t: Maria’s Story From the Fields
Without adequate safety standards, farmworkers shield themselves from poisonous surroundings.
Read MoreComing Clean in Hawai‘i: A Launchpad for Clean Energy Liftoff
Hawai‘i, along with 26 other states, already has clean energy goals that outpace the Clean Power Plan’s projected targets.
Read MoreNew Report: Coal Ash Reuse Threatens Drinking Water Supplies
The use of coal ash as construction fill has contaminated water resources across the nation.
Read MoreUn-Fracking Believable: Smog in the Rural West
The people living in the Uinta Basin in eastern Utah are the unwitting participants in a massive scientific experiment whereby they're exposed to unhealthy levels of smog pollution.
Read MoreA Farmworker’s Wish: Trustworthy Health Care to Address Pesticide Exposure
Graciela Silva's story is the third blog post in a weekly series of personal narratives from farm and agricultural workers, illustrating the need for stronger worker and safety protections against pesticide exposure
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