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Air Experts Tell EPA Current Smog Protections Leave Kids at Risk

Ana Corona (far left), with her family in California's Central Valley.

It’s time for the EPA to lower its current ozone standard to a level that doesn’t harm health.

Obama 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.

Pesticides: Stories from the Frontlines, Part 2

A bag made by the child of a farmworker. The bag, embroidered with the words "Don't kill my family please," is adorned with skulls. It was presented to Sen. Charles Shumer's office by farmworkers and advocates, who had traveled to Washington, D.C. in July

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.

Federal 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.

Port of LA Misses Zero Emissions Boat

A zero emissions truck at the Port of Long Beach, California.

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.

Protect Honeybees, Nature's Migrant Workers

Why we are working to get bee-killing pesticides out of California fields.

A Coal Ash Clean Up Job Not Well Done

Coal ash-contaminated sludge from North Carolina's Dan River, retrieved on July 17, 2014.

Duke Energy cleans up only six percent of coal ash into NC river, leaves the rest

Oil 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.

Pesticides: Stories from the Frontlines, Part 1

A farmworker picks strawberries in Wayne County, NY.

In this first installment of a weekly series, farmworkers share stories from the frontlines, illustrating why we need an even stronger standard than EPA proposes.