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Friday Finds: Big Ag’s Sugar Daddy
USDA gives Big Ag some sugar in GE beet decision In a move that directly contradicts the finding of a U.S. federal judge, last week the Department of Agriculture said that farmers could start planting their genetically modified sugar beets, reports the New York Times, despite concerns raised over GE crops by environmental and organic…
Read MoreWill Sunflower Be Cleanest Coal-Fired Power Plant?
Latest news from the energy debate in Kansas.
Read MoreOne County’s Dirty Energy Legacy
It was nearly midnight, but it wasn’t dark. Standing more than a mile away in an illuminated watermelon patch, I could hear its spectacular roar; akin to the release of liquid propane burning off into a hot air balloon. And I could feel it. The searing heat radiated from the blazing column, transforming the landscape…
Read More#Right2Breathe Recap: What Saved 160,000 Lives in 2010?
(Clean air is a life saver, which is why Earthjustice is working to ensure that polluters don’t stand in the way of safeguards against air pollution. Here’s a round up of some recent news in the ongoing campaign to protect our Right to Breathe.) Use the #right2breathe hashtag on Twitter to track campaign updates. EPA chief Lisa Jackson…
Read MoreClean Air Means Health, Jobs for Americans
EPA chief Lisa Jackson was on Capitol Hill today to testify before a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. On topic was a bill from Rep. Fred Upton, chairman of the committee, that would prevent the EPA from taking action on climate change. Lisa Jackson rightfully acknowledged in her opening statements, however, that…
Read MoreCongress v. The Environment: EPA's Enemy Within
(UPDATE 2/10: For another take on the issue, check out this item posted on Grist from the Natural Resources Defense Council.) Enemies of the Environmental Protection Agency are rallying today in Congress, but they may find their efforts blunted by an act of environmental weakness by Stephen L. Johnson, a former EPA administrator under President George W. Bush.…
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: Coal Ash Dirtying Maryland’s Waters
(This is the latest in a weekly series of 50 Tr-Ash Talk blogs discussing the dangers of coal ash. Earthjustice hopes that by December 2011, the third anniversary of the TVA coal ash spill, the EPA will release a coal ash rule establishing federally enforceable regulations ensuring the safe disposal of this toxic waste. Vernice Miller-Travis is…
Read MoreHealth, Economy Benefit From Limits On Power Plant Air Pollution
Next month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose the first ever health protections against power plants’ toxic air pollution. No industrial source of dirty air poses greater risks to human health or the environment than these juggernauts, which have never been subject to federal limits on their emissions of mercury, arsenic, acid gases and…
Read MoreThe Toxic Wrinkle in My Wrinkle-Free Shirts
(Editor’s note:Â This is a cross post from Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.) In this fast-paced world, who has time for ironing? Not me. Between educating policy-makers on the need to protect Americans from toxic chemicals during the week and playing sports on the weekends, I barely have time to wash my clothes let alone iron them.…
Read MoreTrail Report: Pinnacles National Monument
A few hours south of San Francisco—and just east of the valley that was often Steinbeck's stage—are the reddened remains of an ancient volcano known as the Neenach.
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