Uncategorized Archives

Fighting for our Right to a Zero-Emissions California

Zero emissions, zero excuses. California is leaping ahead to a clean air and clean energy future.

Detienen Los Engaños Del Distrito De Control De Contaminación Ambiental Del Condado De San Joaquín

Según la Asociación Pulmonar Americana, Bakersfield es el lugar con mayor polución de partículas a corto plazo en Estados Unidos y con los peores niveles de polución de ozono. Ambas formas de contaminación están relacionadas con enfermedades pulmonares, como el asma, y enfermedades del corazón.

California County Agency Caught Colluding with Polluters

A train transports oil across California's Central Valley, headed towards the Bakersfield Crude Terminal in Kern County.

Court denies permit for crude-by-rail terminal sewer system in Bakersfield, Calif., after rejecting air control board’s funny math.

EPA Puts Public Health at Risk in Delaying Chemical Accident Safety Regulations

An industrial accident caused a massive fire at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., on August 5, 2012.

The EPA has delayed a chemical safety rule that would protect children, workers and communities at risk from chemical accidents.

Protecting coral reefs: World Heritage Committee pressures nations to take climate action

A diver checks out the coral bleaching at Heron Island in February 2016. This area was one of the first to bleach at Heron Island, located close to the southern most point of the Great Barrier Reef.

Mass coral bleaching due to rising sea temperatures is killing the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs around the world.

From Land Grab to Ocean Grab: Oceans Now in Peril from Offshore Drilling

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon.

The Trump administration is reviewing offshore areas for oil and gas development.

Walking in Memphis—Just Feet Above a Coal Ash Cesspool

The groundwater beneath the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in southwest Memphis—only two miles from the city's drinking water supply—is contaminated with dangerously high amounts of arsenic and lead.

Residents of Memphis just learned about major groundwater contamination. Cities across America could be facing the same problem, but won’t know about it if the EPA gives in to utilities.

What’s Behind Attacks on the Endangered Species Act? Lots of Industry Money

The bald eagle is just one of the species that the Endangered Species Act has saved from extinction.

Some Congressmen are trying to weaken the Endangered Species Act, a law that is credited with saving 227 different species.

The Latest State to Buck Trump on Paris: Colorado

With Colorado committing to the Paris Agreement, Earthjustice attorney Michael Hiatt highlights four reasons why clean energy in the state is poised for significant growth.