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The Clean Air Act has protected Americans and the air we breathe from harmful pollution for 40 years. Some members of Congress are now attempting to weaken and dismantle this time-tested safeguard of public health. Read more >

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Mission Impossible?
posted by Dan Lashof, 5/19/13
Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.: On Friday ...
My Bike to Work Day: 4 cities, 22 miles, 1000+ calories
posted by Lizzeth Henao, 5/17/13
Lizzeth Henao, Program Assistant, Santa Monica: This week I’ve been doing something ...
Latin America Green News: new energy efficiency initiative in Chile, environmental regulation changes proposed in Costa Rica, and mining controversy in Mexico
posted by Denée Reaves, 5/17/13
Denée Reaves, Program Assistant, International, Washington, D.C.: Latin America Green ...
New Draft Fracking Rules Give Industry a Free Pass
posted by Frances Beinecke, 5/17/13
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City: When I talk to people who live ...
Dusky Shark One Step Closer to Protection under the Endangered Species Act
posted by Brad Sewell, 5/17/13
Brad Sewell, Senior Attorney, New York: Today marks an important day for sharks off ...
San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf - yet another reason to support endangered species protections (VIDEO)
posted by Sylvia Fallon, 5/17/13
Sylvia Fallon, Senior Scientist, Washington, DC: Happy Endangered Species Day!  ...
New Poll: How American's Feel about Wasting Food
posted by Dana Gunders, 5/17/13
Dana Gunders, Project Scientist, Food and Agriculture, San Francisco: Sustainable America ...
Obama Administration to Industry: Frac-As-Usual on Public Lands
posted by Briana Mordick, 5/16/13
Briana Mordick, Staff Scientist, San Francisco: With the release of its revised draft ...
Experts Affirm the Benefits and Importance of California's Clean Energy and Climate Leadership
posted by Stefanie Tanenhaus, 5/16/13
Stefanie Tanenhaus, MAP Energy Fellow, San Francisco: In the face of daunting challenges, ...
Obama Administration Caves To Fracking Industry in New Proposed Rules
posted by Matthew McFeeley, 5/16/13
Matthew McFeeley, Attorney, Washington, D.C.: This afternoon, the federal Bureau of ...

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Frog Fungus and the Pregnancy Test of Doom
posted by Jason Bittel, 5/17/13
By Jason Bittel Things are not going well for frogs. A type of ...
Overinflated: Why the NYC Bike Share Backlash Is a Good Thing
posted by Tom Vanderbilt, 5/15/13
By Tom Vanderbilt No revolution is deserving of the label if it ...
Son of the Keeling Curve's Namesake on What It Means to Reach 400 ppm
posted by Susan Freinkel, 5/14/13
By Susan Freinkel In 1958, a year before Ralph Keeling was born, ...

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La calidad del aire en América Latina: altos niveles de contaminación requieren una fuerte acción gubernamental
posted by Amanda Maxwell, 5/6/13
La nube sofocante de humo que se situó sobre Beijing en enero de este año fue un recordatorio ...
La visita de Obama a México es una oportunidad para revisar la cooperación ambiental entre México y Estados Unidos
posted by Carolina Herrera, 5/2/13
La visita del presidente Obama a México esta semana será la segunda vez en menos de seis ...
Consejos para celebrar el Día de la Tierra a diario
posted by Noah Horowitz, 4/18/13
Se aproxima el Día de la Tierra, pero puedes lograr mucho en los próximos minutos y todos ...
¡Sí se puede! En el Día de la Tierra pidamos mayor acción contra el cambio climático
posted by Carolina Herrera, 4/17/13
El tema central de muchas celebraciones del Día de la Tierra 2013 es ‘el rostro del cambio ...

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Two Zijin Senior Staff Fined 1.15 Million RMB and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate Change News
posted by Greenlaw, 1/14/11
紫金矿业两高管被罚115万以及其他最近的中国环境法、公众参与及气候变化的新闻 Two Zijin senior staff fined 1.15 million RMB, Zijin to donate ...
NRDC Beijing Office-DSM Staff Engineer – Job Opening
posted by JingJing Qian, 1/12/11
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is seeking a full-time staff engineer for the Demand Side ...
The Warriors of Qiugang – A New Documentary on the Struggle to Save China’s Environment
posted by Alex Wang, 1/10/11
A great deal has been written about the struggles to resolve China’s overwhelming environmental problems, ...
Progress and Retreat for Environmental Transparency in China: Announcing the 2009-10 Pollution Information Transparency Index (PITI) Results
posted by Alex Wang, 1/4/11
Environmental transparency in China showed both progress and retreat over the past year, and many ...

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