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News: Climate Impacts of Gas As Bad Or Worse Than Coal
Natural gas has been touted as a more responsible energy source than coal in the face of climate change, but a new study conducted by researchers at Cornell University argues otherwise. The study, which is scheduled to be published in the journal Climatic Change Letters, argues the advantages that gas produced from fracking has over…
Read MoreNew Yorkers: "No Fracking Way"
Hundreds rally in Albany in April 2011 to warn about dangers of toxic gas drilling. Speaking to a sea of folks in blue Water Rangers t-shirts, a full line-up of state lawmakers were on hand to assure rally-goers that they would not let allow the oil and gas industry to do to New York what they’ve done in Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma and, now, Pennsylvania.
Read MoreCongrats to Hilton Kelley, 2011 Goldman Award Winner
Port Arthur, Texas is home to a high density of oil refineries, chemical plants and hazardous waste facilities that have made the Gulf Coast city one of the most polluted in America. Asthma and cancer rates in the largely African-American neighborhood known as West Side—which sits at the fenceline of Port Arthur’s heavy industry—are among…
Read MoreIt's No Secret: Power Plants Can Clean Up Their Dirty Ways
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed last month to clean up the toxic air emissions of coal-fired power plants, it wasn’t a surprise. The date actually had been set for about a year, thanks to a court-ordered deadline won by Earthjustice and other groups. And for years prior to that deadline, a back-and-forth legal…
Read MoreWhy I Fight For Our Forests: Earthjustice's Rebecca Judd
National forests are the single largest source of clean drinking water in the United States, serving 124 million Americans. Rebecca Judd, legislative counsel for Earthjustice, based in Washington, D.C., discusses her work to protect forests.
Read MoreShut Down the Government So They Can Blow Up Mountains?
[Update: Amid hurried negotiations late Friday to avoid a government shutdown, House sources indicated that a possible deal has been reached to prevent weakening the government’s regulation of mountaintop removal mining and climate change emissions. The uncertainty of this deal makes it all the more important for citizens to contact the White House and their…
Read MoreFriday Finds: Coffin' Up Green
Consumers dying to snatch up wooly coffins Eco-conscious consumers looking for a greener afterlife can now be buried in woolen coffins, reports Time magazine. Recently, a hundred-year-old family run mill in West Yorkshire, England, started making the wooly coffins in an effort to find new revenue sources amidst Britain’s diminishing textile market. So far the…
Read MoreThe U.S. Asthma Epidemic
People who suffer from asthma often say an attack feels like breathing through a pool of water or with a pillow covering their face. Unfortunately, millions of Americans know all too well what that’s like. In the United States, asthma is a bona fide public health epidemic: 17 million adults and 7 million children suffer…
Read MoreCourt Supports Less Sulfur Dioxide In Our Air
Amid the wrangling back and forth in Congress over our clean air protections, there is some good news for our air. This morning the DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort from industry groups and allied states to suspend an EPA rule adopted last June that will limit dangerous sulfur dioxide emissions from power…
Read MoreIdeologists Could Force Fed. Government Shutdown
As the threat of a total federal government shutdown hangs over the country, leaders in Congress and the White House continue eleventh-hour emergency negotiations to reach a compromise before time runs out on keeping our government funded and averting a costly and potentially disastrous government shutdown. According to press reports this morning, the thing holding…
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