EPA Announces Plan to Strengthen Protections from Coal Plant Mercury Pollution

New poll finds significant increase in support for sediment diversions, urgent desire for action NEW ORLEANS (April 4, 2023) – There is widespread, bipartisan support for action to address Louisiana’s urgent land loss crisis through large-scale coastal restoration projects, according to a new poll released today by Global Strategy Group (GSG) on behalf of Restore the Mississippi Delta. An overwhelming 73 percent of Louisiana coastal voters support sediment diversions that address coastal restoration, up from 68 percent in 2021. Support ...

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New poll finds significant increase in support for sediment diversions, urgent desire for action NEW ORLEANS (April 4, 2023) – There is widespread, bipartisan support for action to address Louisiana’s urgent land loss crisis through large-scale coastal restoration projects, according to a new poll released today by Global Strategy Group (GSG) on behalf of Restore the Mississippi Delta. An overwhelming 73 percent of Louisiana coastal voters support sediment diversions that address coastal restoration, up from 68 percent in 2021. Support ...

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Written by Alexandra Zissu

Plastic is ubiquitous, even for those of us that try to avoid it, and it’s bad news. A new report warns that while manufacture and use of essential plastics may continue, failing to act now on “reckless increases in plastic production” will have immense costs.

Rural communities across the United States are extraordinarily diverse, all experiencing a wide variety of landscapes, cultural identities and ways of life. But many express common concerns — they are watching their populations deplete as the country urbanizes, their economic systems are becoming more perilous, and there is a feeling of being left behind as […]

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Rural communities across the United States are extraordinarily diverse, all experiencing a wide variety of landscapes, cultural identities and ways of life. But many express common concerns — they are watching their populations deplete as the country urbanizes, their economic systems are becoming more perilous, and there is a feeling of being left behind as […]

Rural communities across the United States are extraordinarily diverse, all experiencing a wide variety of landscapes, cultural identities and ways of life. But many express common concerns — they are watching their populations deplete as the country urbanizes, their economic systems are becoming more perilous, and there is a feeling of being left behind as […]

Happy Earth Month! Lots of updates in this edition on the Inflation Reduction Act, developments in Congress, and new EPA regulations on vehicles and power plants.

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

Young people have a right to feel betrayed by inadequate climate action—and they have a right to have their voices represented in the climate policies that will affect them the most. Here's how you can help.

EPA Grants Full Support to Life-Saving California Clean Trucks Rule

U.S Reaches Another Clean Transportation Milestone with New Treasury Department Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

Written by Diane MacEachern

"Breastfeeding has an important role in reducing the risk of developing asthma in early childhood," concluded two studies. Researchers from both studies found that breastfeeding lowers the likelihood that children aged 7 or younger will contract asthma.

Written by Rev Dr Dorthea Fondren

"The weather was getting progressively hotter, and diseases and viruses were spreading rampantly. This was making where I lived in Michigan a dangerously uncomfortable place to live. The amount of rain and storms, along with outdated sewage infrastructure, caused flooding that poisoned our drinking water."

Republican leadership’s H.R. 1 would undermine historic clean energy progress