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50 States United for Healthy Air
More than half of U.S. residents—154 million people—suffer from polluted air that is often too dirty to breathe. This troubling statistic comes by way of the American Lung Association’s most recent State of the Air report. In 366 counties across the country, residents are inhaling dangerous levels of ozone pollution and fine particles, which are…
Read MoreOh Snap! Little Green Alien Takes Earthling To School
Well, it’s true that here on a blog, the currency is words. We’re supposed to tell stories through our prose. But today I’m going to go easy on the blog and yield the storytelling to a small collection of witty, beautiful, foot-stomping and surreal art by people who are mastering other mediums to talk about…
Read MoreFighting Fracking: A Love Story
The Slotterback's journey began with a day hike on their favorite trail, and now, as Jim told me, "We're prepared to spend the rest of our lives working on this issue."
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: Coal Ash "Mr. Smiths" Go to Washington
Members of Congress are going to hear from coal ash activists this week. But it’s going to be more than just phone calls and emails; 45 citizens from nine states are flying to Washington D.C. to tell their coal ash stories to elected representatives and administration officials. It’s been nearly a year since the Environmental…
Read MoreWhy I Fight for Our Forests: Earthjustice's Tom Waldo
Protecting our national forests is essential for the future of our nation. Tom Waldo, who joined Earthjustice in 1989 and is a staff attorney in the Juneau, Alaska office, discusses his work protecting our forests.
Read MoreNot "Having Fun" In Bokoshe, OK
Last week, coal ash coverage went national with a fine segment on ABC World News that told the story of residents in Bokoshe, OK, a small town with a very big coal ash problem. Only 450 folks live in Bokoshe, but as reporter Jim Sciutto discovered, many of them either have cancer or know someone…
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: Making Money, Having Fun
World News with Diane Sawyer to cover the story of the residents of Bokoshe, OK, and their fight against cancer, asthma and toxic coal ash
Read MoreEPA Administrator Visits California's Central Valley
For years citizens of California’s central valley have been asking for help and Wednesday, if only for a few hours, one of the most influential people in the country listened. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson travelled to a church in Fresno to hear the concerns of the people of the valley and what she heard was…
Read MoreMonday Reads: The Midway Atoll Tsunami Edition
Several hours after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami struck northern Japan, towering waves raced west across the Pacific, engulfing the three tiny islands of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. A mere three days earlier, Midway Atoll had been heralding the latest wildlife celebrity to woo human audiences: Wisdom. Not only was she the…
Read MoreYou've Read the Headlines
You’ve probably read news stories, or seen reports on TV, or heard reports on the radio about how House Speaker Boehner has allowed dozens of amendments to come to the House floor to be voted on, congratulating himself on his transparency (is that his liver I see in there?) and openness. In response to this invitation,…
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