How coal mining harms the environment
Coal mining harms our lands, waters, and wildlife even before burning contributes to coal air pollution and climate change
Toxic threats
It’s up to us to protect our ecosystems and communities from toxic chemicals.
Most of the 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States have been put into use without testing long-term consequences for the environment, or their impacts on our health. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate those we know are dangerous, and stop using any that are damaging healthy ecosystems. And if an industry makes a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should be the ones to pay for cleaning it up.
The Latest on Toxic threats
STATEMENT: EPA to limit discharges of PFAS
Statement: EPA tells power plants to clean up their act
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U.S Supreme Court won’t hear Alaska’s Pebble Mine Lawsuit
Waiting on finalization of protections for Bristol Bay
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New report: Americans are throwing out more disposable vapes than ever as manufacturers increase devices’ wastefulness
Effective state policies provide roadmap to curb waste stream growing by 35 million units annually
RELEASE: ‘WasteX’ report finds environmental harms of satellite internet mega-constellations
The FCC has licensed tens of thousands of new satellites, all exempt from environmental review
Dangerous and unnecessary: New report finds we shouldn’t mine the deep sea
Better ways to meet critical mineral needs without extreme damage to deep-sea ecosystems
Statement: New rule will aid PFAS clean-ups
EPA lists two toxic PFAS chemicals under Superfund law
EPA sets limits for toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The EPA finalized six limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water and released $1 billion in bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address PFAS contamination.