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Committing to Clean Up Their Own Messes
America’s dirtiest industrial polluters will now be legally accountable for paying for their clean-ups thanks to the EPA’s financial assurance rules.
Read MoreCenter on Race, Poverty and the Environment Reports on EPA Failures
This week the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment (CRPE) released a startling report that looks into the institutional failures of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read MoreForty Years of Waiting to Save the Last Wild Lobos
Four decades after listing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will finally have to complete a plan to recover the Mexican gray wolf.
Read MoreSign on the Line: Declaring Our Independence From Fossil Fuels
On Earth Day, nearly 170 countries signed the global climate deal reached in Paris last December.
Read MoreEn Una Gran Victoria Para El Clima, New York Rechaza Ducto Para Gas Fracturado
En Albany, el gobernador Andrew Cuomo anunció que su administración estaba negando un permiso clave para la construcción de un proyecto masivo de infraestructura para combustibles fósiles—un ducto para gas fracturado de 125 millas de longitud y conocido como Constitution.
Read MoreEPA’s Smog Rule Falls Short of Protecting People’s Health, the Environment
The EPA recently set a weak smog standard, ignoring calls from medical professionals and community groups.
Read MoreIn a Big Win for Climate, New York Rejects Fracked Gas Pipeline
State leaders in Albany, NY, have rejected a key permit for a large fossil fuel infrastructure project that would have created a 125-mile pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania’s hydraulic fracturing wells.
Read MoreSenate Democrats Show LEADership on Lead
Senate Democrats, led by Senator Cardin (D-MD), recently introduced legislation to combat lead contamination in water and housing infrastructure.
Read MoreWill Fracking-Induced Earthquakes Cause the Next Coal Ash Disaster?
Fracking-induced earthquakes and unstable coal ash dams are a deadly combination.
Read MoreConcerns About Drinking Water Go Beyond Lead
The biggest source of water pollution in the United States remains largely outside the law.
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