The Latest by Raviya Ismail

Press Secretary

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.

December 23, 2010

A New Year with Cleaner Air

By Raviya Ismail / Washington, D.C. Office

Earthjustice is feeling merry today – and it’s not just the holidays. In part to our litigation, today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced timetables for setting greenhouse gas emission limits for power plants and oil refineries. In a press call making the announcement, Gina McCarthy—EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation …

December 17, 2010

EPA Limits Mercury Pollution From Gold Mine Facilities

By Raviya Ismail

Action ails to protect public from cyanide, arsenic and other chemicals

December 2, 2010

For The Cost Of a Few Cupcakes…

By Raviya Ismail

Big polluters surely can pay to clean up their own sites

December 1, 2010

Something's Fishy

By Raviya Ismail

Two Agencies Charged with Monitoring Don't Want The Job…

November 18, 2010

EPA Cracks Down On Oil And Gas Greenhouse Emissions

By Raviya Ismail

Final rules target discharges from thousands of facilities

November 17, 2010

Coal Ash Continues to Leak Into Groundwater

By Raviya Ismail / Washington, D.C. Office

EPA taking comments on options to handle coal ash

November 10, 2010

Deformed Bird Beaks and Rebounded Toads

By Raviya Ismail

Small town keeps government out by reviving threatened toad population

November 8, 2010

Texas' Politics Even Dirtier Than Its Air…

By Raviya Ismail

Come Jan. 2, Texas vows to oppose EPA Clean Air Act regs

October 20, 2010

Why Do Jewelry Makers Get Off Easy With Cadmium?

By Raviya Ismail

Consumer Products Safety Commission lets industry police itself

October 7, 2010

Why Red Sludge in Europe Is Like Coal Ash in U.S.

By Raviya Ismail

Industry keeps insisting these substances aren't hazardous