Air Quality Awareness Week
Air Quality Awareness Week is on the calendar for April 29 through May 3, with the goal of bringing recognition to this vital concern.
New Study: High Pollution=Low Birth Weight=Unhealthy Babies
A study published on February 6, 2013 in the journal “Environmental Health Perspectives” posits, “Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution is associated with low birth weight.”
Clean Air Hangs Off The Fiscal Cliff
The OMB has predicted that under sequestration, the EPA will be cut by $716 million in 2013.
The Environment, The Election, Money and the Koch Brothers
The Koch Brothers have funneled $60 million to organizations supporting the denial of climate change, and that only covers 1997 to 2010.
When Did Protecting the Environment Become a Partisan Issue?
Russell E. Train and Barry Commoner both grasped the vital consequences of protecting the earth’s resources, and the fact that people need to work together to achieve these goals.
Bad Air Makes Bad Neighbors: Cross-State Air Rule Cut Down
Editorial boards around the country from New Hampshire to Los Angeles weighed in on the court’s ruling, and the reaction wasn’t positive.
In America’s National Parks, Air Pollution Knows No Boundaries
Particle pollution—otherwise know as haze—and soot have reduced visibility in American’s hallowed recreational spaces, where visitors to a single location can top 9 million people annually.
Senator James Inhofe Seeks to Destroy Landmark EPA Ruling
Inhofe has established a unique niche in the environmental space by being the sole senator to oppose the Everglades restoration, and for his quote calling the EPA a “Gestapo bureaucracy.”
Fueling The Hearts Of Others: Ways To Fight For Clean Air
Peter Alduino, the author of The Citizen Leader, promotes the core belief that we are “co-creators of the world we live in,” thereby contributing to the character of the society around us.
Will Bullies Win the Fight for Clean Air?
It seems that despite whatever advancements the Environmental Protection Agency makes to keep the air clean and the public’s health safe, there will always be those calling for a “do-over.”
The Jump Rope Line by Marcia G. Yerman is included in the new Seal Press anthology Dancing at the Shame Prom.
