Why Scott Pruitt can’t be trusted

6 years 6 months ago
When the next Pruitt scandal breaks, he or his staff may try to provide an explanation, but as the record shows, you can count on Scott Pruitt and his EPA spokespeople being misleading in his initial response.   Here’s the proof. Scandal: Scott Pruitt’s landlord had business before the EPA Pruitt’s first explanation: In a Fox News […]
Shira Langer

Protect Our Families with a Healthy Yard

6 years 6 months ago

Written by Judith A. Ross

Did you know home owners use up to ten times more chemicals per acre than farmers do? These chemicals travel from our yards into our water supply. Because they do not degrade, they accumulate in our bodies impacting us today, and for generations to come....

Judith A. Ross

The Real Danger to Our Health from Scott Pruitt’s Scandals

6 years 6 months ago
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been swamped by scandal, from taking first class flights at taxpayer expense to living in a lobbyist’s condo. Pruitt’s behavior is unethical but, even more importantly, his actions will lead to greater health risks from pollution in our air, water, and land. We can’t ignore the public health crisis created, […]
Keith Gaby

Tech for change video series: Sensing solutions

6 years 6 months ago
This post is part 5 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 4. Pollution from oil and gas production can pose serious health risks to nearby communities. In Los Angeles, nearly 600,000 people live within ½ mile […]
Irene Burga

Tech for change video series: Sensing solutions

6 years 6 months ago
This post is part 5 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 4. Pollution from oil and gas production can pose serious health risks to nearby communities. In Los Angeles, nearly 600,000 people live within ½ mile […]
Irene Burga

Tech for change video series: Sensing solutions

6 years 6 months ago
This post is part 5 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 4. Pollution from oil and gas production can pose serious health risks to nearby communities. In Los Angeles, nearly 600,000 people live within ½ mile […]
Irene Burga

Tech for change video series: Sensing solutions

6 years 6 months ago
This post is part 5 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 4. Pollution from oil and gas production can pose serious health risks to nearby communities. In Los Angeles, nearly 600,000 people live within ½ mile […]
Irene Burga

Decoding Diversion Permitting: What the Federal Dashboard Means for Restoring Coastal Louisiana

6 years 6 months ago

It’s official! The Federal Permitting Dashboard has been updated for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project! The CPP is revised! Most importantly, the target date for completing permitting has moved up by almost two years! It’s pretty cool stuff, but you might be asking, “What’s a dashboard?” or “What is a CPP?!”  So allow us to explain. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project will reconnect the Mississippi River with the wetlands in the Barataria Basin, an area with one of the highest ...

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Decoding Diversion Permitting: What the Federal Dashboard Means for Restoring Coastal Louisiana

6 years 6 months ago

It’s official! The Federal Permitting Dashboard has been updated for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project! The CPP is revised! Most importantly, the target date for completing permitting has moved up by almost two years! It’s pretty cool stuff, but you might be asking, “What’s a dashboard?” or “What is a CPP?!”  So allow us to explain. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project will reconnect the Mississippi River with the wetlands in the Barataria Basin, an area with one of the highest ...

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The post Decoding Diversion Permitting: What the Federal Dashboard Means for Restoring Coastal Louisiana appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

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