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Great News for Lungs
We were thrilled in July when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled to uphold a clean air standard that limits dangerous intense bursts of sulfur dioxide pollution from power plants, factories and other sources. Sulfur dioxide is a pretty nasty agent that causes a variety of adverse health impacts…
Read MorePresident Obama Must Lead on Climate Change
On Monday, President Obama’s inauguration will officially mark the beginning of his second term, and with it his second chance at finally taking strong action on one of the most important issues of our time, climate change. Two months ago, on the night of his re-election and in front of an audience hopeful to move…
Read MoreGoing to Extremes In Arctic: Is it Worth It?
As Royal Dutch Shell continues to make perfectly clear, industry is not prepared to safely explore for oil in the pristine waters of America’s Arctic. Shell’s Arctic operations have been called the “gold standard” of the oil industry and if this is the best they’ve got, the industry is not Arctic ready. Beyond the arguments…
Read MoreJournalists Expose Fracking Cover Up
New uncovered documents show that fracking company Range Resources persuaded the Environmental Protection Agency to drop its investigation into water contamination of a Texas home—in spite of the fact that preliminary testing showed that the company could have been responsible for cancer causing benzene and flammable methane in the family’s drinking water. Take the time…
Read MoreEPA Holds Slime Hearings In Florida
Clean water activists showed up in force today at the first of two US EPA meetings in Tampa to discuss setting limits on water pollution that comes from fertilizer, animal waste and sewage effluent.
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: Is There Something In Missouri's Water?
In Missouri, rape apparently does not cause pregnancy, and it’s OK for children to eat coal ash. When Missouri Republican Todd Akin said last August that “legitimate rape” rarely results in conception, the congressman caused quite a stir—and this offensive nonsense, broadcast coast to coast, likely cost him a Senate seat. More provocative baloney was…
Read MoreFriday Finds: The Ocean’s Plastics Predicament
Tiny plastics clog the world’s oceans By now we all know about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—a giant mess of trash in the ocean—but in turns out that the world’s oceans are also full of tiny plastics, reports CNN. These so-called microplastics are used in everyday products like exfoliating face soaps and hand cleansers to give…
Read MoreArctic Needs Independent Review Of Drilling
Today, the Department of the Interior announced a 60-day assessment of the 2012 drilling program in the Arctic Ocean. Earthjustice legislative representative Jessica Ennis issued this statement: A review of Arctic Ocean drilling is the only reasonable option, given the continuous parade of mistakes in Shell’s operations. However, that review must be thorough, independent and…
Read MoreWorld’s Largest Coal Exporter Feels Climate Chaos
This week, our friends down under are experiencing climate chaos up close and personal.
Read MoreShell's Drill Rigs Requiring Extra Federal Attention
With one Arctic drill rig shipwrecked on an Alaskan island and the other reportedly under criminal investigation for possibly “operating with serious safety and pollution control problems,” oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is doing a pretty thorough job at proving the quest for oil in the pristine waters of America’s Arctic is just too dangerous,…
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