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Will 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.
Read MoreScrapping the Recycling Industry’s Green Image
Not all recycling is as green as it may seem.
Read MoreEarthjustice, NRDC, Fishing & Watershed Groups File Notice to Sue for ESA Protection of Imperiled River Herring
The Endangered Species Act is clear. Given the imperiled status of blueback herring and the lack of sufficient action by regulators to stem the decline of river herring, a threatened designation for blueback herring is now necessary to jump start recovery.
Read MoreWhy These Colorado Aspen Trees Should Quake
Autumn’s beauty was on full display in Colorado’s aspen forests late last month. So was the Obama administration’s schizophrenic approach to climate and public lands policy.
Read MoreRuling Aids Chances for Better Groundfish Monitoring
The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska has paved the way for better monitoring of high-impact trawl boats in the North Pacific.
Read MoreThe Port of Los Angeles Has Lost Its Environmental Mojo
We’re on the eve of what could be a disastrous vote by the Port of Los Angeles to expand one of its terminals.
Read MoreThere’s Something Bad in the Air
A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, asking a federal court to require the agency to protect LA and San Joaquin Valley communities from hazardous levels of air pollution.
Read MoreTurning the Tide of History: Maui Waters Flow Again After 150 Years
Flow has returned to two streams on Maui that have been diverted for more than 150 years.
Read MoreA Tombstone Mentality On Exploding Oil Trains
It’s senseless to double the crude-by-rail fleet before replacing faulty oil train cars
Read MoreHealthy Communities: EPA’s “Unfinished Business”
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.
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