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.
Tagged: environment
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.
“The New Environmentalists” — Grassroots Activists Fight for Justice
The Goldman Environmental Prize was created to bring acknowledgment to the work of “grassroots environmental heroes” from the regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.
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.
The Clean Air Fight Continues In 2012
Despite testimony from a slew of health officials and organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Lung Association, pushback has continued based on the premise that regulations are an economy killer, or that the supply of electricity is at stake.
National Poll Says America Wants the EPA
“Attacks on clean air and the federal agency charged with protecting the environment and the health of Americans is an unpopular position with most Americans, including those in nine key 2012 battleground states.”
Dreaming About Taking Back America
Each citizen must be pro-active and cannot expect—nor depend on— President Obama to do all the heavy lifting around their advocacy concerns. This goes for environmental issues.
“The TRAIN Act Cuts The Heart Out Of The Clean Air Act”—Rep. Henry Waxman
“None of our environmental laws are immune from attack in this Congress.”
Nature Lessons From Vermont
Observing the rolling fields, horses and cows, undisturbed acres of rocks and trees, I felt particularly protective of what the earth offers us—and what we need to do to defend it.
