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Glimmers of Hope in the Global Effort to Save Bluefin Tuna
Recent developments in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico
Read MoreTackling the Challenge of Climate Change: A Near-Term Actionable Mitigation Agenda
Commissioned by the Republic of Nauru, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and written by 30 leading climate and energy experts from around the world
Read MoreClimate Change Laps at Our Doorstep
For the citizens of the nations represented by the Alliance of Small Island States, climate change is not an abstract threat. They face immediate danger today.
Read MoreJoining the March for Climate Change Action
Earthjustice joins march for climate change action in New York.
Read MoreIndustry's Coal Ash Claims are Bogus
Polluter arguments against coal ash regulations are disproved by their own data
Read MoreNot So Sacred Cod
We must move on habitat protection
Read MoreDrilling Contamination Clear At Last in Pennsylvania
On Aug. 29, in a small step towards greater transparency, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection released agency response letters confirming 243 cases in which drinking water supplies were contaminated by oil and gas drilling since 2008.
Read MoreAmerica To Benefit From Flame Retardant Victories
Two victories in California last week will soon make families – and firefighters – across America healthier. Both involve toxic flame retardant chemicals deliberately put into our couches, chairs and other furniture items.
Read MoreRight to Know Reader: Cancer-Causing Power Plants Might Be Closer Than You Think
Congress long ago recognized that we must deal with the cumulative risk from smaller polluters. In 1990, Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act directing EPA to reduce the cancer risk from these sources by at least 75 percent. Since the announcement of this goal, the EPA hasn’t done so well, and a recently released regulation demonstrates why.
Read MoreValley Air District Will Miss Soot Deadline
Well, it happened. As we predicted back in June, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District officially has no hope of attaining the 1997 soot standard by the Dec. 31, 2014 deadline.
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