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Healthy 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 MoreA Critical Vote on Southern California Air Quality
At issue, investing in long range fossil fuel infrastructure.
Read MoreAgreement To Clean Up California Freight Pollution
Ships, trucks and trains to clean up their act under new plan.
Read MoreNC Coal Ash Spill Demonstrates Urgent Need to Close Ponds
The EPA doesn’t need yet another reason to require the safe closure of the nation’s 1,070 coal ash ponds. But the massive leak of 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash from Duke Energy’s Dan River Power Station this week should set off a siren to wake our sleeping regulators.
Read MoreFriday Finds: Drought Leaves CA Glass Half Empty
Climate change threatens grapes, salmon and other dining favorites
Read MoreCelebrating An Historic Agreement on Coal Ash
On January 29, 2014, the Department of Justice on behalf of the EPA lodged a consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that requires the EPA to publish a final rule addressing the disposal of coal ash by Dec. 19, 2014.
Read More"State of the Climate" is Obama's Challenge
President can’t rely on fossil fuels to achieve climate change goals.
Read MoreThirsty Industry Wants to Frack Parched State
With severe drought conditions predicted for winter, California’s Gov. Brown is demanding that state agencies immediately scale back water consumption, while urging Californians to reduce water use by 20 percent. Yet, contrary to enforcing water conservation, Brown recently gave the ‘green light’ to fracking California’s Monterey Shale—a process that consumes vast quantities of water.
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