Guest Column Trip Van Noppen President, Earthjustice There is no reason to beat around the bush: Tuesday’s election results are a setback in our progress towards a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable planet. At a time when the world desperately needs leadership from the United States, voters have installed in the House of Representatives those who…
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Big Coal’s Dirty Secret Threatens Human Health
Glynn Wilson / Southwings A close view of the growing coal ash mountain in Perry County in Alabama’s Black Belt For decades, the power industry has been dumping toxic ash from coal-fired power plants at unregulated, unmonitored disposal sites throughout the United States. Now, studies show that toxins in coal ash are poisoning water supplies…
Environmental Groups File Intent to Sue Over BP’s Abuse of Dispersants in the Gulf
Gulf coast shrimpers and affected community groups from Alaska to Louisiana to Florida pressed the federal government to better regulate dispersants — the chemicals that oil companies sometimes use to break up oil slicks on water — before these chemicals are used in future spill cleanups. The non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice filed a petition…
New Report Links Coal Ash to Cancer and Other Health Effects
Glynn Wilson / Southwings A close view of the growing coal ash mountain in Perry County in Alabama’s Black Belt Air and water and in 34 states are being poisoned by the waste from coal-fired power plants — creating major health risks for children and adults, according to a report released this week by Earthjustice…
