Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

The Port of Oakland has already rejected a similar proposal for a bulk coal export facility.

A $53 million backroom deal with a Utah consortium threatens to create the West Coast’s largest coal export terminal in Oakland, California.

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Pope Francis Calls for Climate Action

U.S. Papal Visit

The pope visited Washington, D.C., last month with a message on the importance of caring for our “common home” by reducing the impacts of climate change.

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A Fight Worth Fighting: Waste Incineration in Puerto Rico

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

The proposed construction of a 2,100-ton-per-day municipal solid waste incinerator on the north coast of Puerto Rico is involving communities in a fight to demonstrate that waste incineration is a bad idea for the island.

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EPA Updates 30-Year-Old Water Quality Standards

Power plants are the largest source of toxic water pollution in the U.S., but the EPA has issued new regulations that will require power plants to use affordable, state-of-the-art technologies to reduce their pollution.

After 30-plus years of inaction, the EPA recently issued requirements that power plants use affordable, state-of-the-art technologies to reduce their pollution—or eliminate it where feasible.

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