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Pesticides in the Air: A Farmworker’s Reality
Victorino’s story is part two in a weekly series of personal narratives from farm and agricultural workers, illustrating the need for stronger worker and safety protections against pesticide exposure. To get beyond the statistics of 10,000 to 20,000 pesticide poisonings on farms a year in this country, we go to the frontlines, beginning in California.
Read MoreFracking Ban Victories a Ray of Sun on an Otherwise Gloomy Post-Election Day
Guest blogger Joanne Cipolla-Dennis: We will not give up, give in, settle or walk away
Read MorePutting a Number on Dirty Energy Pollution
A new study on the amount of air pollution that results from oil and gas production finds sobering results.
Read MoreBlocking Pesticides From the Beehive
Concerned citizens in Josephine County, Oregon, waged a successful fight to limit pesticide use within their borders, protecting bees in the process.
Read MoreOur National Forests Must be Protected from “Lawless” Logging
S. 1966, the “National Forests Job and Management Act of 2014,” would result in the loss of at least 7.5 million acres over a 15-year period.
Read More"We’re fighting for 18 million people living in the greater Los Angeles region forced to breathe this dirty air."
Smog plans are the blueprints that help communities achieve clean air, but in Los Angeles plans are faulty and communities suffer because of it.
Read MorePresident Obama Should Embrace Disclosure of Climate Damage
We have the tools available today to enable our federal agencies to account for the damage caused by carbon pollution.
Read MoreThe Farmworker Story Behind Your Cheap Food
First in a series of farmworker stories, highlighting the need for better workplace protections
Read MoreA Bright Future for Energy Storage in California
California’s energy storage market is showing just how regulation can encourage innovation.
Read MoreWill the EPA Coal Ash Rule Survive?
The White House has made it official: its review of the Environmental Protection Agency'scoal ash rule has begun.
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