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EPA Grants Deathly Delay Of Cement Rule
Monday, December 24, 2012View CommentsEPA Grants Deathly Delay Of Cement Rule“…My son's school would be named in a USA Today report as being in the upper 1 percent of the most toxic schools in the...
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Earthjustice Thankful For EPA Chief Lisa Jackson
Thursday, December 27, 2012View CommentsEarthjustice Thankful For EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Earthjustice is saddened by today's announcement that Lisa Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the...
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Landmark Mercury Decision is Jackson’s Legacy
Sunday, December 30, 2012View CommentsLandmark Mercury Decision is Jackson’s LegacyDuring her four-year tenure as administrator of the EPA, Lisa Jackson was a true champion for public health and...
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Tr-Ash Talk: Is There Something In Missouri's Water?
Tuesday, January 15, 2013View CommentsTr-Ash Talk: Is There Something In Missouri's Water?In Missouri, rape apparently does not cause pregnancy, and it’s OK for children to eat coal ash.When Missouri...
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China to Introduce Carbon Fees
Tuesday, February 26, 2013View CommentsChina to Introduce Carbon FeesClimate change deniers in the U.S. once claimed there was no proof that pumping tons of carbon into the atmosphere was changing our...
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NAACP Joins Charge to Protect Clean Air Standards
Wednesday, February 27, 2013View CommentsNAACP Joins Charge to Protect Clean Air StandardsEven in today’s divided political climate, taking a stance against mercury and arsenic in our air does not seem...
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Michigan State U Must Be Greener Than Spartan Deep
Friday, March 08, 2013View CommentsMichigan State U Must Be Greener Than Spartan DeepMy favorite aunt became a dean at Michigan State back in the early 1980’s. She was a role model for us all, assuming...
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Confirming a New Boss at EPA
Tuesday, April 09, 2013View CommentsConfirming a New Boss at EPAThis week a Senate committee will hold a nomination hearing for Gina McCarthy to replace Environmental Protection Agency Administrator...
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EPA's Mixed Bag of Options on Power Plant Water Pollution
Tuesday, April 23, 2013View CommentsEPA's Mixed Bag of Options on Power Plant Water PollutionCoal-fired power plant pollution is contaminating our water, not just our air. Here’s how: when plants...
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Wake and Smile, the Nightmare is Over
Tuesday, June 04, 2013View CommentsWake and Smile, the Nightmare is Over"It felt like I was waking up from a nightmare. I wasn't really sure what was true or false. I was confused. My heart was racing....
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North Carolina Coal Ash Pollution and the Frankenbill
Monday, June 24, 2013View CommentsNorth Carolina Coal Ash Pollution and the FrankenbillThere is a running joke in my hometown about the glowing green fish and three-headed salamanders in Lake Julian....
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Giving Thanks for the End of Catfish Stuffing
Tuesday, November 26, 2013View CommentsGiving Thanks for the End of Catfish StuffingFive years ago, fish biologists scooped up a catfish full of toxic ash from the Kingston coal ash...
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Effective Litigation: The Antidote to Political Foot-Dragging
Monday, December 23, 2013View CommentsEffective Litigation: The Antidote to Political Foot-DraggingThe White House “systematically” delayed finalizing a host of environmental and public health...
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A Victory For Those Who Don’t Think Inhalers Should Replace Clean Air
Friday, May 09, 2014View CommentsA Victory For Those Who Don’t Think Inhalers Should Replace Clean AirThe following is a guest post from Ian Viteri, a clean air activist and one of Earthjustice's 50...
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FDA Needs Better Guidelines on Toxicity in Fish
Friday, August 08, 2014View CommentsFDA Needs Better Guidelines on Toxicity in FishWhen browsing your local seafood counter, there’s a good chance you don’t consider how toxic the tuna or swordfish may...
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20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators
Monday, October 06, 2014View Comments20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators(First published in the Huffington Post.)Joe Poole Lake is a popular destination for Dallas...
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Global Warming Could Devastate Human Health—but Only If We Let It
Monday, June 29, 2015View CommentsGlobal Warming Could Devastate Human Health—but Only If We Let ItIn a setback for environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the EPA should have...
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Dumping Toxic Coal Ash Threatens the Great Lakes
Monday, July 20, 2015View CommentsDumping Toxic Coal Ash Threatens the Great LakesImagine running through endless rows of luscious trees that tower over you, while being enveloped by the sweet aroma of...
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Cleaner Air Coming to the Skies Above Four Corners Power Plant
Wednesday, July 22, 2015View CommentsCleaner Air Coming to the Skies Above Four Corners Power PlantThe Four Corners Power Plant is an energy behemoth that has been operating—and polluting—since 1963....
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As River Runs Orange, Mining Industry Attacks Tool to Prevent Toxic Spills
Wednesday, August 12, 2015View CommentsAs River Runs Orange, Mining Industry Attacks Tool to Prevent Toxic SpillsThe images are frightening, surreal, sickening. A spill of polluted water from a closed...
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