Posted by Thom Cmar in Curbing Pollution , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Door County, Wisconsin is famous for their fish boils. We are talking about massive kettles of Lake Michigan white fish with potatoes, onions and the perfect spices boiling in giant bonfires on the beach. Yum, it's a great tradition that...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
While the oil lobby continues its gas attack on climate legislation, a recent government study suggests that accelerating CAFE standards under the Waxman-Markey climate bill would actually lower our gas bills by more than 10% over the next two decades...continued→
Posted by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
In Wednesday's Washington Post, Lyndsey Layton reported on a recent study examining the impact of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), on the reproductive systems of human males (as the story notes, previous studies have been of mice and rats). The...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Ever wonder why some buildings in New York have a plume of black smoke coming out of their smokestacks? That soot comes from #2 heating oil, a close cousin of diesel fuel. It's similar to the diesel fuel in New York's...continued→
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , U.S. Law and Policy
A new study about the staggering impacts of highway and ship pollution was released by a team of scientists and academics, including some of the most pioneering researchers on issues of health related impacts from degraded air quality. The study...continued→
Posted by Colin Peppard in U.S. Law and Policy
Mary Peters, who was Secretary of Transportation under President Bush posted an interesting item on the National Review Online site last week. Writing about the importance of what she considers a strong transportation plank in VA Governor-elect Bob McDonnell's campaign plan, she said: "...McDonnell's...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy
Here is an excellent summary of the water reform package passed by the state legislature on Nov. 4, as well as a summary of the water bond – with links to the final language. My colleagues and I will be...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy
A great deal has been written about the substance of the water reform bills that was passed by the legislature in the wee hours Wednesday. Here’s NRDC’s statement on the three key bills. And here’s a thoughtful editorial from the Los Angeles...continued→
Posted by Peter Lehner in U.S. Law and Policy
President Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson today appointed Judith Enck as the head of EPA's key region two office, the office that handles environmental issues in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and seven Tribal...continued→
Posted by Thom Cmar in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
I'm off to Cleveland this morning to testify at the Great Lakes regional meeting of the National Ocean Policy Task Force. As a native Ohioan, I am excited to return to my home state and take this important opportunity to...continued→
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