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Meeting the Enemy

September 15, 2009

Posted by Peter Lehner in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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cleanwater, cleanwateract, EPA, lisajackson, newyorktimes, pollution

During eight years as chief of the Environmental Protection Bureau in the New York State Attorney General's Office, I had the political backing necessary to take on large corporate polluters. Such support is crucial to enforce the hard-won standards contained...continued

Independent Voices and Environmental Law

December 23, 2008

Posted by Peter Lehner in U.S. Law and Policy

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cleanairact, cleanwateract, davidhawkins, environmentalpolicy, nationalenvironmentalpolicyact, nongovernmentalorganizations, sierraclub, supremecourt, williamodouglas

The holiday season is typically a time when we all reflect on the people and groups who do good, and how we can all -- in our own small way -- make a difference. In the environmental sector, nonprofits like...continued

Let's Respect the Public With More Information

June 30, 2008

Posted by Peter Lehner

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beaches, cleanwateract, congress, EPA, sewage, simplesteps, waterpollution, waterquality

We need a lot more environmental information to begin to address the lack of public understanding of environmental harms.This may seem obvious, but it isn’t. At a meeting a few years ago, I was shocked to find the head of...continued

Peter Lehner
Peter Lehner
Executive Director
New York City
I am the Executive Director of NRDC. The position is my second at NRDC. Beginning...
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