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Keeping Our Promise to Preserve Endangered Wildlife for Future Generations
Thursday, December 12, 2013View CommentsKeeping Our Promise to Preserve Endangered Wildlife for Future GenerationsTen years ago, my family saw firsthand the power of the Endangered Species Act in...
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Defending a Species Paradise
Friday, December 13, 2013View CommentsDefending a Species ParadiseHawaiʻi has the dubious distinction as the endangered species capital of the world, with more imperiled species per square mile than...
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Teen Lobbies for Farmworker Protections
Monday, January 06, 2014View CommentsTeen Lobbies for Farmworker ProtectionsLast week, I interviewed 18-year-old Selena Zelaya of Mount Dora, Florida. Selena was one of about a dozen farmworker...
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Kryptonite for Superfund
Thursday, January 09, 2014View CommentsKryptonite for SuperfundIt’s a hustle of grand proportions and deadly consequences. The House of Representatives will vote today on H.R. 2279, a bill that guts...
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Bill Would Cripple EPA's Power to Prevent Toxic Spills
Monday, January 13, 2014View CommentsBill Would Cripple EPA's Power to Prevent Toxic SpillsThose who push an extreme anti-environmental agenda often use the concept of freedom to promote their ideas....
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Towns Fight Back Against Fracking
Thursday, January 16, 2014View CommentsTowns Fight Back Against FrackingIn mid-December the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found Act 13 is unconstitutional. This is a law that allowed state government to...
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"State of the Climate" is Obama's Challenge
Tuesday, January 28, 2014View Comments"State of the Climate" is Obama's Challenge(The following is a statement from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen in response to President Obama’s State of the...
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Week in Climate: Highlights from the Senate's All-Nighter and More
Friday, March 14, 2014View CommentsWeek in Climate: Highlights from the Senate's All-Nighter and MoreThe sound of the Senate call to action on climate change from Monday evening through Tuesday morning...
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Spotlight: Threats to Waterways, Children, Species
Monday, April 14, 2014View CommentsSpotlight: Threats to Waterways, Children, SpeciesAmerica’s waterways, endangered species, and children are in this month's spotlight because of looming or ongoing...
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Our Best Chance at Halting Climate Change
Monday, June 02, 2014View CommentsOur Best Chance at Halting Climate ChangeToday, because of unrelenting pressure from so many people who have demanded action on climate change, the Obama...
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San Joaquin Valley Agency Blows Hot Air
Wednesday, July 02, 2014View CommentsSan Joaquin Valley Agency Blows Hot AirTwo weeks ago, the San Joaquin Valley Air District spread misleading and dangerous information to the public by claiming that...
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Coal Ash Stories Come to Washington
Tuesday, July 08, 2014View CommentsCoal Ash Stories Come to WashingtonIt was standing room only, today, in a stately meeting room in the U.S. Capitol building as Senate staffers and a group of citizens...
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Oceans Law Reauthorization Process Begins
Friday, July 11, 2014View CommentsOceans Law Reauthorization Process Begins Legislation nicknamed as "The Empty Oceans Act"—because it threatens protections for marine species—is the first attempt by...
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EPA Hearing Reveals Health Impacts of Refineries
Wednesday, August 06, 2014View CommentsEPA Hearing Reveals Health Impacts of RefineriesThe EPA held a second public hearing Tuesday in Houston, regarding its proposed rule on oil refinery emissions—and...
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The Right to Know Reader: Our Current Laws Do Not Protect You From Toxic...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014View CommentsThe Right to Know Reader: Our Current Laws Do Not Protect You From Toxic ChemicalsEvery day, just in the course of normal activities, we are exposed to an...
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ACHE Act: A Way to End Mountaintop Removal Mining
Wednesday, August 27, 2014View CommentsACHE Act: A Way to End Mountaintop Removal Mining(Originally published in the Charleston Gazette on Aug. 25, 2014)Coalfield residents living near mountaintop...
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Right to Know Reader: Cancer-Causing Power Plants Might Be Closer Than You Think
Wednesday, September 03, 2014View CommentsRight to Know Reader: Cancer-Causing Power Plants Might Be Closer Than You Think(This blog post first appeared in the Huffington Post on August 29, 2014.)When...
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Enduring the Shifting Winds of Politics
Wednesday, November 12, 2014View CommentsEnduring the Shifting Winds of PoliticsJust two weeks after the election—after anti-environmental forces gained full control of Congress for the first time in...
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Political Gamesmanship Is Running the Climate Agenda
Tuesday, February 03, 2015View CommentsPolitical Gamesmanship Is Running the Climate AgendaAs the 114th Congress ends its first month, another major public opinion poll revealed a strong and growing...
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President Obama Hopes to Put More Green Into the Clean Energy Movement
Wednesday, February 04, 2015View CommentsPresident Obama Hopes to Put More Green Into the Clean Energy MovementOn Monday, President Barack Obama repeated one of the most forceful statements of his...
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