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Good News: YOUR Voice Is Being Heard
If—as an Earthjustice supporter and activist—you ever wondered whether your letters and emails to government officials had an impact, we’ve got news that should give you heart. Reporters are writing about the 22,093 messages sent by supporters like you, demanding a thorough environmental review of a proposed 39-mile natural gas pipeline that threatens prime forest…
Read MorePolluters Saddle Up In Washington, D.C.
Perhaps inspired by the triple-digit heat afflicting Washington D.C., the House of Representatives is putting legislative flames to our important environmental and public health protections. This week, the House will consider a spending bill for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service and other federal agencies. The bill is stuffed with…
Read MoreFriday Finds: Predator vs. People
Environment loses in predator versus people standoff A new study has found that the decline of the world’s largest predators is wreaking havoc on the rest of the ecosystem, reports the Washington Post. Nature abhors a vacuum, and by killing off large sums of the world’s wolves, lions, buffalo and wildebeest, humans have inadvertently opened…
Read MorePlaying Hide-And-Seek With Energy Efficiency Information
Today, we begin with a quiz: Which of the following should online consumers have to do to be able to evaluate the operating costs of an appliance? Scroll to the very bottom of a long page of text, then visit other websites and do the same until they have enough data points to make their…
Read MoreAn Ill Wind Blows in Moapa
It starts with a warning. Then it's just a matter of which way the wind blows.
Read MoreEPA Dings Forest Service on Roadless Plan for Colorado
The Environmental Protection Agency found much room for improvement when it weighed in on the Forest’s Service environmental impact statement that analyzes a proposed rule to weaken protection for roadless lands in Colorado. Among the EPA’s concerns: the Forest Service proposed to grant the highest level of protection to about one-seventh of Colorado’s 4 million acres…
Read MoreObama's Monumental No-Show
Late in his administration, Bill Clinton attempted to build a conservation legacy worthy of Teddy Roosevelt by designating more than a dozen national monuments across the West. George W. Bush tried to undo that legacy. And President Barack Obama, to his dis-credit, has allowed the Bush-adopted, monument-undercutting status quo to remain, despite being the "hope-y, change-y"…
Read MoreUnplugged: DOE Approves Codes for Residential Buildings
(Updated 7/20) This week, the Department of Energy announced new energy efficiency standards for all low-rise residential buildings (like houses, row-houses and small apartments) and commercial buildings. This means all states will need to review and make a determination about their residential building codes by July 2013. DOE also committed to update the baseline standards…
Read MoreHistoric Numbers of Americans Call for Clean Air
How many Americans does it take to clean up dirty coal-fired power plants? 639,000. A coalition of public health, environmental and social justice groups delivered that number of public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency today at an event in Boston. This is a historic amount of support for air pollution standards that are projected…
Read MoreFriday Finds: Schmuck Hunt
Republicans cutting enviro bills shoot themselves in the foot Republican measures to cut environmental programs that keep the nation’s air and water clean may prove foolish if they continue to ruffle the feathers of outdoorsmen, reports Politico. The angler and hunter crowd may typically swing conservative, but that could change if House Republicans continue their…
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