DC Judge Restricts The EPA’s Ability To Protect Our Water and Ecosystems
I’m outraged by today’s news from DC. Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority in revoking permits for what could now become West Virginia’s…
EPA Rejects Palm Oil: Good News for Indonesian Rainforests
Before I started doing environmental work, I’d assumed that biofuel use would have a positive effect on the climate. It turns out the truth about biofuels is much more complex…
EPA Announces Powerful Air Pollution Safeguards: You Spoke and Lisa Jackson Listened
As the holidays draw near I’m raising a glass to all of you RAN activists, because—along with hundreds of thousands of clean air advocate allies—you stood up and asked the…
Why Would Anyone Want To Work For Chevron?
Ahead of President Obama’s big jobs speech tonight, Chevron CEO John Watson says that Obama shouldn’t call for ending the $4 billion in taxpayer handouts Big Oil receives in order…
Obama Buries Bad News, Insults Us All
If you blinked, you probably missed it. Last Friday, when most were getting ready to enjoy the Labor Day holiday, President Obama slipped out an announcement that he was asking…
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Clean Water Act – In Mountaintop Removal States
A new poll released yesterday of likely voters in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia shows widespread opposition to mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining and overwhelming support for enforcement of…
Top 5 Reasons The Obama-GOP Debt Ceiling Agreement Is A Bad Deal For The Environment
President Obama just signed the debt deal into law. Just in time too — there were about 10 hours to spare before the midnight deadline, after which our government would…
Who’s Bankrolling AEP, the Coal Company Lobbying for More Coal?
American Electric Power Company, more commonly known as AEP, has been in the news lately. The banks providing funds to this dirty energy purveyor haven’t received as much scrutiny, however….
EPA’s New Rule: Yet Another Reason to Quit Coal
This morning the EPA gave us some news we’ve been waiting a long time for. Administrator Lisa Jackson announced The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, a critical regulation that mandates strict…
Do EPA Staff Get Threatened With Tuna Heads In Their Beds?
Last night’s edition of John Stewart’s The Daily Show featured EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson explaining why we need to clean up coal-fired power plants. Her reason is pretty compelling (you…