Protecting clean air from polluters
All too often, companies pollute our air in violation of the law. We take these polluters to court to protect the air we breathe.
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Fashion industry waste is drastically contributing to climate change
80,000 urge protection for Chaco Canyon
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U.S. House committee approves $36 million for schools to get the lead out
Senate considers bills to protect more nature
Two more states take action to limit lead in schools’ drinking water
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Wind blows past coal and nuclear in energy output for first time ever
Wildfires and climate change
Climate solutions that can help solve global warming and address our wildfire crisis
Logging mature and old trees threatens U.S. climate goals
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday signed a memorandum to clarify the U.S. Forest Service’s direction on climate policy. The memo, "Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America's National Forests and Grasslands," follows a recent White House executive order highlighting the importance of conserving mature and old-growth forests on federal lands as a climate solution. The memo, which lays out “actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis”, falls short in meeting the ambition outlined in President Joe Biden’s order on old forests and trees. Secretary Vilsack acknowledges the role that older trees play in absorbing and storing carbon and supporting biodiversity. But he fails to outline a plan for his agency to protect mature and old-growth forests and trees from commercial logging.
Environmental, public health groups to Senate: Act on toxic PFAS in drinking water
Eighty-two organizations, including Environment America and U.S. PIRG, delivered a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee calling for comprehensive federal legislation to protect Americans’ drinking water from contamination by the toxic class of chemicals known as PFAS. The organizations, which hail from 30 states, asked the EPW Committee to designate all PFAS as hazardous substances, prohibit their use in firefighting foam, and direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue drinking water standards and stop the dumping of PFAS into our nation’s waterways.
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Spirit Mountain and its surrounding area in Nevada should be designated as a national monument
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