Tween Wolf Advocate Calls Out Secretary Jewell (Very Politely)

Alyssa Grayson.

Last year in Rhode Island, then-12-year-old Alyssa Grayson approached Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell at an event and boldly handed her a letter asking her to reconsider plans to delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act.

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Louisiana Residents Travel to Texas to Ask for Strong Protections from Big Oil

Overburdened communities in Louisiana traveled to Houston to tell EPA the impact oil refineries have on their health and their lives.

After years of dealing with toxic air pollution seeping into their neighborhoods and homes, residents from all over Louisiana took a bus to Houston to tell EPA their toxic tales. Mary Williams of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice explains why they made the journey.

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Bees Need Help in California — Today

A honey bee alights on a cherry blossom in Oakdale, CA.

The state of our honey bees is in danger. There’s a ghastly bill up for vote before the California Legislature – a bill that would postpone any action by the state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation to ban bee-killing pesticides until 2020.

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Uniontown Prepares to Demand Justice

William Gibbs and his wife live near the massive coal ash dump in Uniontown, AL.

Residents of Uniontown, Alabama prepare for EPA visit to investigate the complaint filed by many of its citizens under the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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When Lobbying is a Good Thing

The U.S. Capitol building.

Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government. There is bad lobbying and, as I learned, there is good.

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Study Shows Aquifers Threatened by Fracking

Pavillion, Wyoming. "Produced" water is brought back to the surface after fracking takes place. The water and fracking fluid is placed into evaporation ponds.

Throughout the U.S. oil and gas boom, frackers have countered public concerns about water contamination with the assurance that drilling operations target deposits that sit much deeper than drinking-water aquifers. This picture is not entirely accurate, according to recent research.

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The Right to Know Reader: Our Current Laws Do Not Protect You From Toxic Chemicals

A sign warning of the presence of asbestos.

Every day, just in the course of normal activities, we are exposed to an unbelievable range of toxic chemicals that we may not know about. Of the 80,000 plus chemicals that have been approved to be on the market in the United States, approximately 24,000 are “secret”. Literally, we don’t know what they are.

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A Rejuvenating Display of Ocean Abundance

A humpback whale surfacing in Monterey Bay.

In the fight to protect the health of our planet and of our communities, we all need sweet moments of inspiration to refuel and rejuvenate us. I’ve just had one in Monterey Bay, California.

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Radioactive Redux Near Colorado River

A uranium mine at the edge of the Grand Canyon.

As World War II ended and the Cold War heated up, the American military (and later, utilities) propelled a uranium rush in America’s southwest, creating a toxic legacy for the Navajo Nation.

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