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Emily Enderle worked as a community partnerships manager in the Washington, D.C. office.

May 17, 2012

Tr-Ash Talk: Living With Lies and Coal Ash

By Emily Enderle  /  Washington, D.C. Office

It’s inspiring to see the commitment of Rep McKinley’s constituents living in the shadow of First Energy’s behemoth 1000-acre Little Blue Run waste dump continuing to speak the truth amid the lies flaunted by corporate interests. Steve and Annette Rhodes, life-long residents of West Virginia, describe the stark and unfortunate reality of living near a toxic coal ash dump and debunk the many falsehoods spouted by Rep. McKinley in their recent piece in The Hill, Rep McKinley We Live Here with the Coal Ash.

October 21, 2011

Tr-Ash Talk: A House United Against Clean Water

By Emily Enderle  /  Washington, D.C. Office

On Friday, in a 267–144 vote, a majority of House members voted to keep allowing coal ash to pollute our drinking water. The passage of the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (H.R. 2273) lets states choose to adopt a disposal standard less protective than those for household garbage. The bill fails to protect communities from …

July 29, 2011

Protecting Polluters, Not People, One Rider at a Time

By Emily Enderle  /  Policy and Legislation Team

The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (H.R. 2584) is chock-full of riders that protect polluters, not people. This bill makes excessive budget cuts and policy decisions that compromise public health, especially the health of environmental justice communities already disproportionately impacted by pollution. The outrageous cuts have brought together more than 70 …

June 16, 2011

Tr-Ash Talk: W.V. Rep. McKinley Sells Out Constituents

By Emily Enderle  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Here we go again. Some of our elected leaders are once more maneuvering to block much-needed health protections against coal ash. Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) has sponsored a bill that would broadly remove federal authority for any regulation of coal ash ever. This bill, if enacted, also would conveniently protect his business interests. In April, …

June 2, 2011

Tr-Ash Talk: The Whole Enchilada

By Emily Enderle  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency hosted hearings in Philadelphia, Chicago and Atlanta to hear public comments about their proposal to reduce mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants. If finalized, these health protections will reduce mercury and acid gas emissions by 91 percent, reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 55 percent, and capture …

February 8, 2011

The Toxic Wrinkle in My Wrinkle-Free Shirts

By Emily Enderle  /  Policy and Legislation Team

(Editor’s note: 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. …

January 26, 2011

Tr-Ash Talk: OMB Must Protect Health, Not Industry

By Emily Enderle  /  Washington, D.C. Office

(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.) Today, the House …

August 10, 2010

Keep the Change (and the Toxic Receipt)

By Emily Enderle  /  Northeast Office

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