When our leaders do the right thing, they deserve our support. Regional. C4.

When our leaders do the right thing, they deserve our support. Regional. C4.

When our leaders do the right thing, they deserve our support. Regional. C4.

When our leaders do the right thing, they deserve our support. Regional. C4.

Written by Molly Rauch

The race is on: Unless it kicks the can down the road another few weeks, Congress must agree on a spending package in order to avert a government shutdown by December 22. It’s crunch time for the budget, and EPA funding is poised for severe...

Heroic imagination is required to protect health and ensure prosperity in a world of climate chaos, according to Thomas Friedman at the recent New York Times ClimateTECH conference. This potential is ours to realize, says Friedman, due to the unleashing of new technology a decade ago. With Twitter, YouTube, GitHub and the like, the interdependent […]

Heroic imagination is required to protect health and ensure prosperity in a world of climate chaos, according to Thomas Friedman at the recent New York Times ClimateTECH conference. This potential is ours to realize, says Friedman, due to the unleashing of new technology a decade ago. With Twitter, YouTube, GitHub and the like, the interdependent […]

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Consultant In Environmental Defense Fund’s June 2017 “Lead in food: A hidden health threat” report, we evaluated the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) publicly available data for 2003 to 2013 from its Total Diet Study (TDS). Since the 1970s, the TDS has tracked metals, pesticides, and […]

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Consultant In Environmental Defense Fund’s June 2017 “Lead in food: A hidden health threat” report, we evaluated the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) publicly available data for 2003 to 2013 from its Total Diet Study (TDS). Since the 1970s, the TDS has tracked metals, pesticides, and […]

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Consultant In Environmental Defense Fund’s June 2017 “Lead in food: A hidden health threat” report, we evaluated the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) publicly available data for 2003 to 2013 from its Total Diet Study (TDS). Since the 1970s, the TDS has tracked metals, pesticides, and […]

Amazon indigenous communities have made huge strides in the last two decades to secure legal recognition for their ancestral lands – territories which play a major role in efforts to conserve rainforests and stabilize the global climate. But there is still much work to be done.

Written by Marcia G. Yerman

Back when we started Moms Clean Air Force, I did my first interview with Dr. Robert Bullard, who has been described as the Father of Environmental Justice. He gave me a primer on why low-income and minority communities are at an increased risk of illness from airborne pollution....

Without full funding for the agency, the health of our children, our seniors and our communities are at risk.

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist. [Use this link to see all of our posts on Dourson.] Earlier this week, the New York Times reported on the withdrawal of the nomination of Michael Dourson to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) chemical safety office – which we applauded as a win for public health.  The Times […]