California was the first state in our nation to recognize the fundamental right to water through legislation in 2012. It’s unacceptable that little has changed seven years later. The nearly 1 million Californians without safe, affordable water should not be left behind one more day.

Written by Lisa Sharp

A superfund site in Oklahoma turns its polluted legacy into something hopeful – a place to keep pollinators buzzing.

Written by Molly Rauch

For all we do, on Mother’s Day and everyday, let’s celebrate the power MOMS.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

Read a profile of Dominique Browning and Moms Clean Air Force in Martha Stewart Living Magazine - May, 2019.

EPA Wants to Refuse New York’s Request for Help with Cross-State Air Pollution

New Report Highlights Increased Availability, Reduced Costs of Electric Vehicles

Sen. Smith and Rep. Lujan Introduce Bill to Promote Clean Energy

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. In contrast to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) asserted clean bill of health for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) in its draft risk evaluation, authorities under the European Union’s REACH program have formally declared the chemical to be a suspected persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substance and a suspected […]

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. In contrast to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) asserted clean bill of health for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) in its draft risk evaluation, authorities under the European Union’s REACH program have formally declared the chemical to be a suspected persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substance and a suspected […]

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Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. In contrast to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) asserted clean bill of health for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) in its draft risk evaluation, authorities under the European Union’s REACH program have formally declared the chemical to be a suspected persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substance and a suspected […]

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Consultant The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon propose a drinking water standard for perchlorate. The decision – due by the end of May per a consent decree with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)— will end a nearly decade-long process to regulate the chemical […]

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By Dan Mueller and Hanling Yang  点击这里用中文阅读 As China replaces high-polluting coal with cleaner burning natural gas to address its air quality concerns, natural gas demand in the country has undergone rapid growth. China is charting a course to aggressively increase its underground gas storage (UGS) capacity over the next two decades. Though UGS brings […]

By Dan Mueller and Hanling Yang  点击这里用中文阅读 As China replaces high-polluting coal with cleaner burning natural gas to address its air quality concerns, natural gas demand in the country has undergone rapid growth. China is charting a course to aggressively increase its underground gas storage (UGS) capacity over the next two decades. Though UGS brings […]

Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Consultant The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a study in April estimating young children’s exposure to lead and cadmium from their diets and identifying food groups that are a significant source of these heavy metals. The study used data from the agency’s Total Diet Study […]

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