EPA Identifies U.S. Areas That Exceed Smog Limits

EPA’s new ozone designation will help reduce oil and gas pollution, put Utah counties on path toward healthier air quality

States File Legal Challenge to EPA Clean Cars Rollback

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America’s Clean Car Standards are one of our biggest success stories, yet the Trump Administration is preparing to dramatically weaken them. News reports say the Trump Administration is also taking aim at state leadership on clean cars, by preparing to challenge California’s and 12 other states’ authority to maintain more protective standards. Here’s what you need to […]

America’s Clean Car Standards are one of our biggest success stories, yet the Trump Administration is preparing to dramatically weaken them. News reports say the Trump Administration is also taking aim at state leadership on clean cars, by preparing to challenge California’s and 12 other states’ authority to maintain more protective standards. Here’s what you need to […]

WELCOME TO OUR STAFF Q&A SERIES WHERE YOU CAN MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND RESTORE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA! TODAY WE'RE CHATTING WITH Theryn Henkel, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COASTAL SUSTAINABILITY with the LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION AND RESTORE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA. CLICK HERE TO MEET MORE OF OUR TEAM. Tell us a little about what you do with the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and Restore the Mississippi River Delta? At LPBF I am the Assistant DIrector of the Coastal Sustainability Program. I ...

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WELCOME TO OUR STAFF Q&A SERIES WHERE YOU CAN MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND RESTORE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA! TODAY WE'RE CHATTING WITH Theryn Henkel, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COASTAL SUSTAINABILITY with the LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION AND RESTORE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA. CLICK HERE TO MEET MORE OF OUR TEAM. Tell us a little about what you do with the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and Restore the Mississippi River Delta? At LPBF I am the Assistant DIrector of the Coastal Sustainability Program. I ...

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Written by Lisa Sharp

I live in south central Oklahoma, over 150 miles from the largest of the two recent wildfires. Since April 12th, over 350,000 acres have burned in western Oklahoma in these two wildfires. Both fires are almost  contained thanks to much-needed rainfall. But it’s been a long...

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), Scott Pruitt está anteponiendo a los contaminadores primero y debilitando protecciones importantes, lo que pone a nuestros hijos en riesgo. Esto es especialmente grave para la comunidad latina, la cual es impactada desproporcionadamente por los efectos...

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

This was written by Caroline Rutledge Armijo of Greensboro, North Carolina. Caroline was featured in The Story We Want, The Climate Listening Series: While Moms Clean Air Force members were protesting Scott Pruitt’s tenure, representatives from Appalachian Voices traveled to Arlington, VA to speak for three North Carolina...

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is putting polluters first and undermining important safeguards, putting our kids at risk. This is especially serious for the Latino community who are disproportionately impacted by the effects of air pollution and climate change.  

On today’s show Mead Allison, Tulane & The Water Institute of the Gulf joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about what he does for The Water Institue of the Gulf (TWIG) and for Tulane's Department of River – Coastal Science and Engineering and more! He's joined by Barbara Kleiss from the US Army Corps of Engineers to talk about their joint certificate program with Tulane and more!   Listen Now!

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On today’s show Mead Allison, Tulane & The Water Institute of the Gulf joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about what he does for The Water Institue of the Gulf (TWIG) and for Tulane's Department of River – Coastal Science and Engineering and more! He's joined by Barbara Kleiss from the US Army Corps of Engineers to talk about their joint certificate program with Tulane and more!   Listen Now!

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This week, the National Wildlife Federation and Tulane University released a report of recommendations for how the City of New Orleans can build a more resilient future in the face of coastal land loss and rising seas. The report was developed during a convening of 40 coastal leaders. National Wildlife Federation and Tulane hosted the event, facilitated by the City of New Orleans. Participants brought expertise from the economic, policy, social, and technical perspectives to a day of thoughtful and ...

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