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Atlantic Forage Fish Need Oversight of Industrial Trawl Fleet
Scientists and fishermen agree that the industrial midwater trawl fleet is taking a toll on many species on the Atlantic Coast. Unfortunately, an important action to rein in this damage is facing a substantial delay.
Read MoreAsh in Lungs: How Breathing Coal Ash is Hazardous to Your Health
Coal ash dust causes asthma attacks, lung disease, even cancer.
Read MoreAir Experts Tell EPA Current Smog Protections Leave Kids at Risk
It’s time for the EPA to lower its current ozone standard to a level that doesn’t harm health.
Read MoreObama Opens Door to More Dirty Drilling in Atlantic
On July 18, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gave its stamp of approval to a framework for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean, on an area of land stretching from Florida to the Delaware Bay.
Read MorePesticides: Stories from the Frontlines, Part 2
In this second installment of a weekly series, farmworkers share stories from the frontlines, illustrating why we need an even stronger standard than EPA proposes.
Read MoreFederal Government Would Allow Exploding Rail Cars To Keep Rolling for 3 to 6 Years
The Department of Transportation has proposed long-overdue rules to improve the safety of tank cars used to ship highly volatile Bakken crude oil and other hazardous fuels across America.
Read MorePort of LA Misses Zero Emissions Boat
The Port of Long Beach, California, has shown that the freight industry can reduce its toxic air emissions. It’s time for other ports to do the same.
Read MoreProtect Honeybees, Nature's Migrant Workers
Why we are working to get bee-killing pesticides out of California fields.
Read MoreA Coal Ash Clean Up Job Not Well Done
Duke Energy cleans up only six percent of coal ash into NC river, leaves the rest
Read MoreOil Refineries Have a Moral Imperative to Address Air Pollution
Cherise Udell, founder of Utah Moms for Clean Air, describes why, despite efforts to make change happen, fixing the air pollution problem is a herculean task.
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