Posted May 24, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
With fracking already underway in 30 states and advancing at a breakneck speed, safeguards have not been adequate to protect communities, public health or the environment. I’ve seen the damage from the oil and gas industry’s unfettered advance firsthand. My...continued→
Posted May 24, 2013 by Peter Lehner in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
Some kids are afraid of sharks. In the ponds where I like to swim, it’s snapping turtles (although I’ve never heard of one hurting a swimmer). Or they might even fear some sort of imaginary water monster, scaly and horrible,...continued→
Posted May 23, 2013 by Giulia C.S. Good Stefani in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places
Twenty-five years ago, when Gregory Canyon was first proposed as a landfill site, I was in elementary school. A lot has happened in the intervening decades, and I’d like to think that I have evolved with the times: I now...continued→
Posted May 23, 2013 by John Walke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
The following was originally published on RegBlog on May 20, 2013. Congressional Republicans have attacked the Obama administration by accusing federal agencies of engaging in collusive litigation practices with public interest groups (pejoratively dubbed “sue-and-settle”). Republicans in both the 112th and...continued→
Posted May 22, 2013 by John Walke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
The Chamber of Commerce has joined leagues with Congressional extremists to urge obstructing the enforcement of federal health, environmental and financial safeguards that have proven too popular to weaken by direct amendment. The Chamber is carrying the water of Congressional...continued→
Posted May 22, 2013 by David Lennett in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
Today, California is charting a path other states should follow to protect public health by adopting new rules promoting the recycling of old mercury thermostats that hang on the walls of millions of American homes and businesses. These relics of...continued→
Posted May 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Shope in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
Yesterday, USAID officially released its long-awaited Water and Development Strategy in front of a group of hundreds of Members of Congress, Congressional staff, Administration officials and water and development professionals. The stated goal of the Strategy is “To save lives...continued→
Posted May 22, 2013 by Jennifer Sass in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
Earlier this month the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made it a bit harder for the chemical industry to put its consultants and representatives on “independent” scientific panels that review draft IRIS chemical assessments, by issuing a new process for reviewing...continued→
Posted May 22, 2013 by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
Tomorrow, I’m headed to the U.S. Senate for a forum on the environmental impacts of shale gas development before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. I’ll be joined by members of the oil and gas industry, as well as representatives...continued→
Posted May 21, 2013 by Kate Sinding in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
Back in March, the New York State Assembly passed a two-year moratorium on all new fracking and required a comprehensive health impact assessment to be carried out. Now it’s time for Senate to act. Join NRDC and more that a...continued→
