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Clean Air Ambassador Records Fight for Justice, Clean Air
Taking his work to the next level, Clean Air Ambassador Hilton Kelley has completed a book, A Lethal Dose of Smoke And Mirrors: Going home for better or worse, that chronicles his decision to leave Hollywood and take on powerful industrial polluters in his hometown, Port Arthur, Texas. Hilton—the first African-American man to win the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize—tells how he single-handedly made great strides to improve the health and environment in Port Arthur.
Read MoreFears Ramp Up As Oil Rolls into Albany
Train cars carrying crude oil have been derailing and exploding with frightening frequency lately, in Canada and North Dakota and Alabama and Philadelphia. There are fears that Albany, capital of the great state of New York, may be next in line.
Read MoreDanger to Wolves Mounts in Idaho, Across U.S.
Idaho leads the nation in open hatred for wolves, pursuit of wolf killing
Read MoreColorado Tackles Rules Governing Oil, Gas
Colorado has emerged as a western ground zero in the fracking boom, with more than 50,000 active wells in the state and 3,000 wells permitted annually on average in recent years. The state is struggling to deal with this staggering growth as well as the changing nature of the industry as operations have moved into communities along the Front Range.
Read MoreFlorida Governor Embraces Polluters in Chesapeake
Just helping another state’s waterways get as polluted as his.
Read MoreHealthy Coexistence: Key to Saving San Pedro River
Suit seeks to make Army help protect the river and its species
Read MoreRevolt Against Clean Energy Sweeps Nation
Fossil fuel industry seeks to protect bottom line by quashing solar growth.
Read MoreEast of Eden: NC Toxic Coal Ash Spill Defies State Borders
Hellish coal ash mess in North Carolina is Virginia’s problem, too.
Read MoreAgreement To Clean Up California Freight Pollution
Ships, trucks and trains to clean up their act under new plan.
Read MoreA Critical Vote on Southern California Air Quality
At issue, investing in long range fossil fuel infrastructure.
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