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Raviya was a press secretary at Earthjustice in the Washington, D.C. office from 2008 to 2014, working on issues including federal rulemakings, energy efficiency laws and coal ash pollution.

January 19, 2010

Intervening To Protect People From Toxic Air Pollution

By Raviya Ismail

EPA rule threatened by medical waste industry

January 8, 2010

DOE Releases Weak Washing Machine Standards

By Raviya Ismail

Two types of Laundromat washing machines get separate standards

December 8, 2009

Coal Dust In Appalachia Challenged

By Raviya Ismail

Earthjustice asks EPA to limit hazard linked to coal truck traffic

December 7, 2009

Historic EPA Decision On Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Raviya Ismail

EPA chief to declare emissions a danger to public health

November 12, 2009

TVA Gets Permission to Further Pollute Clinch River

By Raviya Ismail

Earthjustice steps in to prevent continued devastation of river

November 5, 2009

EPA Agrees To Regulate Toxins From PVC Plants

By Raviya Ismail  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Earthjustice settlement is healthy news for Gulf Coast residents

July 23, 2009

Cancer Victim Condemns Hazardous Waste Racism

By Raviya Ismail

EPA says it will consider impact of Bush rule on low-income communities

June 25, 2009

Getting Closer to Clean Water for All

By Raviya Ismail

Last week the U.S. Senate moved forward on important legislation that ensures our streams, lakes, rivers and wetlands remain clean and safe. By a vote of 12-7, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced a compromise version of the Clean Water Restoration Act, important legislation that reinforces the scope of the Clean Water Act …

March 5, 2009

Senators Seek EPA Control of Coal Ash

By Raviya Ismail

Yesterday—10 weeks after a billion-gallon spill of coal ash in Tennessee—two U.S. senators challenged the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate disposal and storage of the toxic sludge. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Thomas Carper (D-DE) submitted a resolution requesting rules "as quickly as possible" and calling on the Tennessee Valley Authority to "be a national …

February 13, 2009

Sad Day for Appalachia

By Raviya Ismail

In a devastating blow to the mountains, streams and people of Appalachia, today, federal judges ruled in favor of a mountaintop removal mining case. As a result, mining companies can conduct mountaintop removal mining operations without minimizing stream destruction or conducting adequate environmental reviews. The Appalachian community will now—more than ever—be dependent on President Barack Obama to …