Posted by Peter Lehner in The Media and the Environment
Last week, Diane Rehm of NPR asked me to be on her show discussing the Bush environmental legacy. As I prepared for the show, I wondered how to sum up the last eight years, particularly since there was so much...continued→
Posted by Peter Lehner in Curbing Pollution
This is the final part of my three-part open letter to the new EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, regarding the changes that are needed to help us tackle urgent environmental problems more effectively. Yesterday, I wrote about how we can better...continued→
Posted by Peter Lehner in Curbing Pollution
This is part two of my three-part series on the ways the new administration, guided by a revitalized EPA, can strengthen environmental protections, and steer America away from the threats of climate change, toxic pollution and other environmental disasters. Yesterday,...continued→
Posted by Peter Lehner in Curbing Pollution , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
My colleagues and I at NRDC were pleased at President-elect Obama's recent announcement that Lisa Jackson will head the Environmental Protection Agency. Lisa has been a strong, honest and knowledgeable voice for the environment as Commissioner of the New Jersey...continued→
