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Turning the Tide of History: Maui Waters Flow Again After 150 Years

Local citizens jumped into the Wailuku River (`Īao Stream) to celebrate the return of stream flows.

Flow has returned to two streams on Maui that have been diverted for more than 150 years.

A Tombstone Mentality On Exploding Oil Trains

The fireball that followed the derailment and explosion of two trains, one carrying Bakken crude oil, on December 30, 2013, outside Casselton, N.D.

It’s senseless to double the crude-by-rail fleet before replacing faulty oil train cars

Healthy Communities: EPA’s “Unfinished Business”

A young boy plays on a scooter in a community park.

At Earthjustice, where I lead the organization’s Healthy Communities portfolio, I strive to look at communities holistically, thinking about identifying the different pathways to improving quality of life.

Tr-Ash Talk: Duke Spends $10 Million to Clean Up Image, Not Coal Ash

Greenwash fund is just another spin cycle for Duke

Tri-National Organization Calls for Investigation of Mexico's OK on Coastal Projects in Gulf of California

Development projects in Mexico may violate Mexico's own environmental laws

Could Your Child be in Danger From a Refinery or Chemical Disaster While At School?

Could your child be in danger from a refinery or chemical disaster while at school? Find out: New interactive map and report from Center for Effective Government.

20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators

An industrial incinerator frames a church playground in Midlothian, Texas.

Recognizing the threat incinerators pose to public health, Congress directed the EPA to set strict limits on all waste-burning incinerators by 1994. Twenty years later, EPA has only set pollution limits for 106 of the about 15,000 total facilities across the country.