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Carbon Nation: Pollution is About Human Rights
In the United States, dirty power plants are the root of many health, civil and human rights issues.
Read MoreSmall Town Fracking Victory Makes Waves Across the Country
As NY high court rules towns can zone out oil and gas operations, trend spreads to other states
Read MoreEnd of Genitalia-Altering Pesticide
This story is proof that citizen oversight is key to enforcing our environmental laws and protecting people from untenable risks. The chemical companies and grower trade groups had EPA’s ear and it repeatedly bent to their will. But when the agency had to defend its action before judges, it realized it had to obey the law.
Read MoreEPA Ears Filled With Toxic Refinery Stories
One sunny Wednesday in Wilmington, California, instead of spending the day at work or taking their kids to the beach, community members gathered to tell the Environmental Protection Agency what it is like living near large oil refineries.
Read MoreA Win For Roadless Forest, Climate
Earthjustice prevailed after four years of fighting to protect the roadless forest in western Colorado from a coal mine that would deal a double whammy of damage.
Read MoreCarbon Nation: Upping the Ante on EPA’s Carbon Cutting Goals
The EPA recently proposed the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants, but more must be done to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Read MoreOceans Law Reauthorization Process Begins
Congress is currently beginning the process of updating the most important oceans law in the United States, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), originally enacted in 1976
Read MoreFriday Finds: The Case of the Missing Plastic
Researchers have found that 99 percent of the plastic that should be in the ocean is missing.
Read MoreRemembering Lac-Megantic: Devastated by Explosive Oil Trains
On July 6, 2013, a train carrying crude oil derailed in the town of Lac-Megantic, resulting in a fiery explosion that decimated the town and killed 47 people.
Read MoreUnveiling Utility's Pro-Fossil Fuel Plan
Little did we know that San Diego Gas & Electric would work so quickly to undermine San Diego’s future energy plan.
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