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Raw Sewage and a Raw Deal in Rochelle, GA
Forcing the ruling system to fix the sewage system
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: Danger in the Schoolyard
Recent sampling of paths constructed of coal ash near J.L. Wilkinson Elementary School in Middleburg, Florida reveal high levels of vanadium, a hazardous substance linked to cardiovascular disease and nervous system damage. Vanadium levels were up to seven times higher than levels deemed safe for residential soil by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Earthjustice…
Read MoreGoldman Prize Winners: Making a Difference
It is easy sometimes to feel like the problems of the world are just too large for any one person to tackle. Whether it is a global issue like climate change or more local struggles against ancient coal plants polluting the neighborhood, it feels like there are always powerful interests standing in the way. That’s…
Read MoreDriller Seeks to Overturn Roan Plateau Victory
The Roan Plateau stands proudly above the Colorado River, an island of refuge in the sea of energy development that threatens to industrialize much of western Colorado.
Read MoreFriday Finds: Seafood S.O.S.
Seafood lovers hooked on $1 oyster nights may soon have to find a new source of comfort for the work week blues. Thanks to an increase of carbon in both the atmosphere and our water bodies (which absorb about a third of all carbon emissions), carbon munching critters like crabs, lobsters and shrimp are getting…
Read MoreVictory: Court Upholds EPA Authority to Protect Appalachia
Unanimous panel of judges rule for EPA in coal industry lawsuit
Read MoreArctic Athabaskans Urge Black Carbon Reductions to Protect Homelands
Our homelands—the Arctic wildlife and ecosystems that are the foundation of our culture and traditional ways of life—are fast changing. Arctic warming has made the weather, the condition of the ice, and the behaviors and location of fish and wildlife so unpredictable that our Elders no longer feel confident teaching younger people traditional ways. If…
Read MoreEPA's Mixed Bag of Options on Power Plant Water Pollution
One option protects waters from toxic pollution; other options fall far short
Read MoreMexico Should Heed Lush Lesson of Costa Rica
This month, I had the very good fortune to visit Costa Rica, home to some of greatest biodiversity in the world. In this tiny nation, plants and animals from temperate North America and from tropical South America mingle in habitats at different altitudes (including active volcanoes and rain forests at the beach)! I marveled at…
Read MoreDevil's Slide Was No Tunnel of Love
The first responsibility of a physician is to do no harm. The first responsibility of an environmentalist is never to accept a dumb solution to a problem when a better solution is available. Case in point: Devil’s Slide south of San Francisco, a stretch of Highway 1 that would crumble into the Pacific every 10…
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