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Colorado Wind Brings More Jobs 8/15/2008

Colorado’s windy plains continue to be a cash crop, now for green collar jobs. Gov. Ritter’s leadership in building the New Energy Economy resulted in today’s announcement by Vestas that they are bringing more jobs to the state.

New Energy Future News

Colorado Wind Brings More Jobs 8/15/2008

Colorado Public Utilities Commission urging Tri-State to move into 21st century 8/13/2008

Statement of Margie Alt, Environment America Executive Director, on Senator Obama’s New Energy for America Plan 8/04/2008

More Coloradans To Get Paid For Their Clean Energy Generation 8/04/2008

Exxon’s Record Profits Drill Deep Into America’s Wallets 7/31/2008

Global Warming News

Global Warming Solutions Act Passes the Legislature 8/01/2008

Massachusetts State House Passes Global Warming Solutions Act 7/31/2008

Global Warming Solutions Act Expected to Pass in Massachusetts House Today 7/30/2008

Momentum Grows In Massachusetts For Passage Of Bill To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7/22/2008

Statement On Vice President Al Gore’s Energy Challenge 7/17/2008

Our Rivers, Lakes and Streams News

Report Shows How Efficiency Could Save 1.86 Trillion Gallons of Water 8/05/2008

Tainted Water Fouling Ohio Beaches, Economy 7/29/2008

Environment America Challenges Bush Administration Rule to Increase Water Pollution 7/10/2008

Congressman Dingell Joins Environmentalists to Call on 6/30/2008

House Passes Bill to Protect Public from Sewage 6/23/2008

Parks, Open Spaces, Wild Places News

Environmental Bond Clears Massachusetts House 7/24/2008

Extraordinary Step Taken to Protect the Grand Canyon 6/25/2008

Governor Signs Bill to Protect Appalachian Trail 6/12/2008

PennEnvironment Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Protect Appalachian Trail 5/14/2008

Nearly 160 groups tell Senate to Protect the Grand Canyon from Toxic Mining 4/24/2008

Healthy Oceans News

150,000 Citizens Say No to Bush Administration Proposal to Remove Keystone Protection for Ocean Ecosystems and Sustainable Fishing 8/12/2008

Statement of Anna Aurilio, Environment America’s Washington DC Director, on Proposals to Open our Coasts to Offshore Drilling 6/18/2008

New Rules on Environmental Reviews and Fishing Could Help Gulf of Mexico and Fish Rebound 6/05/2008

Senate Commerce Committee Votes To Expand California Marine Sanctuaries 5/15/2008

Senate Votes to Protect America’s Beaches, Oceans and Open Spaces 5/13/2008

Clean Air News

Environment America denounces EPA's smog and Clean Air Act announcements 3/12/2008

Environmental Groups Sue Shell Oil for Clean Air Act Violations at Deer Park Refinery and Chemical Plant 1/07/2008

Coal Ash Found In Dust at Homes Near Gambrills Dump 1/03/2008

Study Shows Global Warming Will Lead to Tougher Fight against Smog in Central Valley 10/30/2007

One of Nation’s Largest Air Polluters Agrees to Cleanup Its Act in Major Court Settlement 10/09/2007

Stop Toxic Pollution News

New Report: Formaldehyde from Baby Nursery Furniture Contaminates Indoor Air 5/06/2008

Chemical Security Legislation Must Include Safer Technologies 1/23/2008

Twelve States Sue EPA for Restricting Public Access to Toxic Pollution Information 11/28/2007

REPORT: Toxic Chemicals From Everyday Products Found In Illinoisans' Bodies 11/08/2007

Toxic Cleanups Slow as Superfund Bankruptcy Intensifies Funding Shortfalls 9/30/2007

Current Priorities In Washington, D.C. News

More News

Congress: More Environmental Champions, But Not Enough 6/12/2008

Environment America Responds to President's State of the Union Address 1/28/2008

2007 Legislative Scorecard Released On Environmental Issues In Texas 9/12/2007

End-of-Session Watch List Released for Top Environmental Bills in California 9/10/2007

Environment New Jersey Applauds NJ’s Environmental Congressional Champions 8/15/2007