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First Do No Harm: Connecting The Dots Between Environmentalism And Health Care Reform

John DeCock | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Epa, Clean Water Act, Environment, Health Care Reform, Mercury, Hate Speech, Air Pollution, Pollution, Health Care, Green News
John DeCock

If we live in poverty and industry uses our neighborhoods to site their most toxic operations, how do we pay for the illness those operations cause?

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The Future of Factory Farming: Barack Obama and the "Rural Agenda"

David Kirby | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Epa, Usda, Animal Welfare, Water Pollution, Cafo, Factory Farms, Obama, Air Pollution, Rural Development, Food, Living News
David Kirby

If elected, Obama promised, he would convene a major national summit on rural issues within 100 days of taking office. Across the country, rural activists held their breath.

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Al Gore Explains How Call For Climate Change Action Is Similar To Civil Rights Movement (Video)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Clean Energy, An Inconvenient Truth, Coal, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Katie Couric, Fossil Fuels, Water Pollution, Health, Climate Change, Oil, Al Gore, Air Pollution, Un, Copenhagen, Climate Change Bill, Our Choice, Green News

The push for government action on climate change is like the US civil rights movement, according to former Vice President Al Gore. Both causes depende...

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Nation's Top Polluters: We're Green Too!

Tom McNichol | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Corporate Responsibility, Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, Greenwashing, Greenwashing Companies, Dupont, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Air Pollution, Bayer Group, Archer Daniels Midland, Green News
Tom McNichol

Don't expect any of these companies to admit they have a poor environmental record. In fact, to hear the top polluters tell it, they're as green as Al Gore.

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EPA Puts Health First by Limiting Mercury Emissions

Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Neurological-Damage, Mercury, Pregnancy, Coal-Fired-Power-Plants, Health Care Debate, Premature Death, Air Pollution, Impact News
Wendy Gordon

How can we cut health care costs, save lives and improve our kids' chances to do well in school? Reduce our mercury emissions.

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BP Slapdown: EPA Really is Back on the Job!

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Bp, Nrdc, Northwest Indiana, Epa, British Petroleum, Bp Whiting Refinery, Indiana, Coal Industry, Lake Michigan, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Environmental Protection Agency, Atrazine, Water Pollution, Asthma, Air Pollution, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

The EPA is back: it just weighed in on the controversial BP refinery expansion on Lake Michigan and issued an objection to the lax pollution permit that Indiana had lavished on the project.

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Taking on No Impact Week From Abroad: Lima's Transportation System Sucks

Levi Novey | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Black Beans, No Impact Week, Peru, No Impact Man, HuffPost No Impact Week, Combis, Lima-Peru, Sustainability, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Transportation, Green News
Levi Novey

Reducing consumption is hard enough, but doing No Impact Week in a country where the buses are dangerous and the air pollution is much higher than what is healthy -- that's a challenge.

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Top 10 Houseplants For Combatting Air Pollution

The New Ecologist | Posted 10.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Home Decorating, Home Decor, Clean Air, Houseplants, Green Living, Green Homes, Air Pollution, Green Living Tips, Green News

There comes a time when these machines fail to work leaving you to the unhealthy dust particles and other pollutants in your house. Rather than artifi...

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Commerce Residents Choke on Fumes

Terry Gardner | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Commerce, Cancer, Dirty Air, Train Pollution, Air Pollution, Railroads, California Air Resources Board, Green News
Terry Gardner

No one should have to hold their breath at home to avoid inhaling diesel fumes.

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EPA Smog Limit: Agency Scraps Bush-Era Smog Rule And Will Start Over

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Smog Rules, Environmental Regulation, Obama, Smog, Justice Department, Smog Limits, Bush, Epa, Health, Asthma, Respiratory Illnesses, Air Pollution Law, Air Pollution, Heart Attacks, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is scrapping a controversial Bush-era rule that set stricter limits for smog but fell short of ...

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Green News Report - September 1, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Accce, Hurricanes, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Clean Coal, Energy Innovation, Energy Citizens Rallies, Coal Industry, Gas Tax, American Petroleum Institute, Swine Flu, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Faces-of-Coal, Solar Energy, Bonner and Associates, Water, Chicago, Green News, Coal Ash, Wildfires, Climate Change, Air Pollution, California Wildfires, H1n1, Astroturf, Solar Power, Global Warming, Lightbulbs, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Fires rage across California as Hurricane Jimena bears down on Baja; Lights out for incandescent lightbulbs; The Summer of...

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You're Not the King of Me: Midwest Gen Runs Afoul of the Clean Air Act

Henry Henderson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Epa, Chicago, Midwest Generation, Department of Justice, Pollution, Air Pollution, Coal, Clean Air Act, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

Filing a lawsuit against the folks responsible for filth-spewing, coal-burning relics in Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods.

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Why We Need to 'Sell' Environmentalism

Lisa P. Jackson | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green

Read More: The Fight for Clean Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Epa, Pollution and Respiratory Problems, Clean Water, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Green Living, Air Pollution, Selling Environmentalism, Environment, Hurricane Katrina, Green News
Lisa P. Jackson

To confront the urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century, we need to make sure that every community sees their stake in this movement.

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Are Your Candles Making You Sick?

Yahoo! News | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Candles, Soy Candles, Toxic, Fumes, Health, Candles, Air Pollution, Wax Candles, Candle Wax, Living News

(HealthDay News) -- Paraffin wax candles, used mainly for romantic ambiance, fragrance and light, may also contribute to air pollution inside your hom...

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Coal Clunkers: Washington Post Looks at Chicago's Aging Coal Plants

Henry Henderson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midwest Generation, Washington Post, Air Pollution, Pollution, Coal, Fisk-Generating-Station, Crawford-Generating-Station, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

There are hundreds of coal plants around the country where utilities are using everything short of duct tape, baling wire and chewing gum to keep them running. Why? It's cheap for the plants to be dirty.

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Green Your Driving Habits: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Road Rage, Mpg, Gas, Driving, Vehicles, Idling, Fuel Efficiency, Green, Oil, Green Driving, Cars, Air Pollution, Pollution, Miles Per Gallon, Green News
Avital Binshtock

I know, I know: It's better to take public transit, or walk or bike, than drive. But for those times when motoring can't be avoided, recall these tips to minimize your vehicle's impact on the planet.

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Henry Waxman's Decade-Long Fight to Improve the Clean Air Act

David Roberts | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: John Dingell, Strategy, Henry Waxman, Air Pollution, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Clean Air Act, Green News
David Roberts

Henry Waxman's The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works is a series of first-person yarns containing startling measures of suspense, drama, and pathos.

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Columbia Finds NYC Air Lowers Kids' IQs

Elaine Shannon | Posted 08.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Auto Emissions, Air Pollution, New York City Air Pollution, Children's Health, Harlem, Columbia University, Columbia University Research, Washington Heights, Columbia University Prenatal Pollution Study, New York City, South Bronx, New York News
Elaine Shannon

A landmark study found children exposed in the womb to urban air pollutants score significantly lower on intelligence tests than children of mothers who breathed cleaner air while pregnant.

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Smarten Up and Stop Idling

Wendy Gordon | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Pahs, Anti-Idling Laws, Children's IQ, Urban Air Quality, Buses, Emissions, Air Pollution, Trucks, Pre-Natal Exposure, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Prenatal exposure to combustion byproducts lowers children's IQ, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH).

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A New Warning: Air Pollution, the Fetus, and IQ

Dan Agin | Posted 08.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Iq, Air Pollution, Fetal Development, Green News
Dan Agin

It's estimated that 50,000 industrial toxic chemicals are already in our environment -- with only a hundred or so investigated for their fetal effects.

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How Will This Weekend's Fireworks Affect You?

Mother Nature Network | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, July 4, Fourth of July, Pollution, Air Pollution, Fireworks, Fourth-of-July-Celebration, Toxins, Green News

Fourth of July fireworks unleash a shower of toxins into the soil and water, and scientists are only beginning to figure out what that means for human...

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China Cuts Use Of Plastic Bags By 66 Percent

worldchanging.com | Ben BlockJune 25, 2009 5:00 PM | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Chinese Bags, Ultra-Thin Plastic, Water Pollution, Green, Environment, Plastic Bags, Pollution, Air Pollution, China, Green News

A strict Chinese limit on ultra-thin plastic bags significantly reduced bag-related pollution nationwide during the past year. The country avoided the...

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NY Air Pollution Carries Serious Cancer Risk: Feds

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, New York Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, Smog, New York Smog, Epa, Toxic Air Pollutants, Pollution, Air Pollution, New York, New York City, New York News

AP - Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a ...

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Lawsuit Claims EPA Fails To Protect The West From Air Pollution

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Epa, EPA Lawsuit, Pollution, Air Pollution, Green News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was sued Friday by an environmental group that claims the agency has failed to safe...

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BP Has a Deal it Hopes we Can't Refuse: Benzene Releases and Refinery Expansion Plans

Henry Henderson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Benzene, Bp, Lake Michigan, Bp Dirty Fuel, British Petroleum, Air Pollution, Pollution, Energy, Bp Whiting Refinery, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

BP seems to be proposing that to fix the current health-threatening pollution, they need to increase their refinery operations to refine even dirtier petroleum. Does that make any sense?

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