By Rita Schoeny . . . And neither can you. Since January, we have seen a continual assault on our environmental protections. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put a political operative with no scientific experience in charge of vetting EPA grants, and the agency is reconsidering an Obama-era regulation on coal ash. The […]
Firefighters continue to battle the unprecedented wildfires ravaging Northern California. As of Wednesday, the fast-moving blazes—aided by high winds and low humidity—have burned nearly 170,000 acres and destroyed at least 3,500 homes and commercial structures since the outbreak started Sunday. The confirmed death toll has risen to 23, with 285 reported missing. Thousands have been […]
By Luke Tonachel The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is reconsidering landmark clean car standards that were poised to provide deep reductions in carbon pollution and save consumers $92 billion at the pump. The agency determined in January that the standards for model years 2022 to 2025—originally set in 2012—are achievable and […]
A new analysis of state and federal data shows 2.9 million children enrolled in schools and daycares across the country are threatened by oil and gas air pollution. Released by the national environmental group Earthworks, this new analysis is part of a larger update to The Oil & Gas Threat Map, a map-based suite of […]
By Andy Rowell The ultimate corporate greenwashing experience starts in Washington, DC Monday, when some of America’s dirtiest polluters participate in what is being billed the “National Clean Energy Week.” In the current political “post-factual” era, it would be easy to be fooled. The promotional material sounds great. What is there not to like? According […]
By Mary Anne Hitt Every week, another decision that endangers our families seems to come out of Scott Pruitt’s and Donald Trump’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The latest facepalm/outrage comes in the form of confirmation hearings that start this week for four completely unacceptable nominees to critical leadership positions at EPA. This Wednesday, Sep. […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted all Florida power plants a “no action assurance” on Monday as the state tries to turn the lights back on post-Hurricane Irma. The waiver, given at the request of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and effective through Sept. 26, allows the utilities “to operate without meeting all […]
By Robynne Boyd Debra David lives with her two sisters, Mary and Betty, in their childhood home in Dobbins Heights, a North Carolina town of fewer than 850 people. Her family has been here for generations, and at 60 years old, David doesn’t plan on leaving—no matter how rough life gets in her neck of […]
A new study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab gives us further reason to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. According to the research, the U.S. wind and solar power boom helped prevent the premature deaths of thousands of people and saved the country billions of dollars in healthcare and climate-related costs in […]
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