A new poll released today by Black Millennials for Flint, BlueGreen Alliance, and Environmental Defense Fund reveals voters strongly support funding the replacement of lead pipes in water systems across the country.

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Today, Michael Regan was confirmed to lead EPA. Regan expressed a firm commitment to pursuing environmental justice for communities that have been sacrificed to polluted air, calling it an issue "near and dear" to his heart.

Strong Environmental Leadership Returns to EPA with Confirmation of Michael Regan

Today, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced an ambitious bill that would significantly cut climate pollution across the economy while investing in mitigation, adaptation and the economic well-being of communities across the country.

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Indigenous communities are among those impacted most immediately and most severely by climate change. Indigenous moms are calling for the Biden administration to listen to their communities, make good on its climate change commitments, and defend the health and environment of the community.

State’s Clean Energy Plan analysis shows RGGI as a critical consideration to ensure North Carolina achieves pollution reduction targets while keeping energy costs low and investing in communities.

Researchers found that counties with higher soil organic matter are associated with greater yields, lower yield losses and lower rates of crop insurance payouts under drought conditions.

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Researchers found that counties with higher soil organic matter are associated with greater yields, lower yield losses and lower rates of crop insurance payouts under drought conditions.

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By Toby Short, Associate Vice President, Federal Affairs My father and grandparents worked in the textile mills in North Carolina. When those mills closed, the once vibrant towns that housed the mills began to shut down as well. My father, being young at the time, ended up moving to find work. But my grandparents stayed […]

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Sen. Cortez Masto (NV) has joined with Sen. Patty Murray (WA) and Rep.Jahana Hayes (CT), and Rep. Tony Cárdenas (CA) to introduce the Clean School Bus Act. This would fund the transition of dirty diesel school buses to clean electric buses.

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COUNT DOWN by Shanna Swan warns that everyday chemicals from products and foods are harming our fertility and reproductive development.

With primary school children returning to classrooms this week, campaigners are warning that thousands of children are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution because their schools are located close to a major road.

Using the Mississippi River to Restore Rapidly Vanishing Wetlands Vital to Future of Southeast Louisiana NEW ORLEANS (March 5, 2021) —The single largest ecosystem restoration project in U.S. history reached a significant milestone today when the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. This Louisiana Coastal Master Plan project will reconnect the Mississippi River to adjacent wetlands to build and maintain tens of thousands of acres of land in the ...

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Using the Mississippi River to Restore Rapidly Vanishing Wetlands Vital to Future of Southeast Louisiana NEW ORLEANS (March 5, 2021) —The single largest ecosystem restoration project in U.S. history reached a significant milestone today when the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. This Louisiana Coastal Master Plan project will reconnect the Mississippi River to adjacent wetlands to build and maintain tens of thousands of acres of land in the ...

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