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Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering
Environment  (tags: environment, state regulators, Clean Water Act, water, pollution, illness, disease, protection, prevention, safety )

Dee
- 72 days ago - nytimes.com
Ryan Massey, 7, shows his caps. Dentists near Charleston, W.Va., say pollutants in drinking water have damaged residents' teeth. Nationwide, polluters have violated the Clean Water Act more than 500,000 times.
11 comments
EPA Looks at Effects of Waste Plants on Minorities, Poor
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, pollution, humans, ecosystems, conservation, habitat, science, treatment, health, risks, safety, soil, water, contamination, disease, investigation, poor, politics )

Tom
- 121 days ago - latimes.com
A Clinton-era executive order requiring federal agencies to consider the effect of their policies on disadvantaged communities was ignored by the Bush administration. Obama-appointed EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson has promised to analyze those effects.
5 comments
When Tree Hugging Goes Too Far
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, trees, treehuggers, protection, safety, risks, prevention, destruction )

Dee
- 137 days ago - online.wsj.com
Do we love big old trees too much? Many homeowners don't give enough thought to what hazards their biggest and oldest trees may pose to people and property.
26 comments
Siogn Petition: Urge Interior Secretary Salazar to Prohibit Mining Near the Grand Canyon
Environment  (tags: environment, water, animals, mining, grand, canyon, toxic, poison, pollution, humans, habitat, nature, wildlife, protection, ecosystems, conservation, government, obama, disease, risks, safety, business, americans )

Tom
- 184 days ago - change.org
Mining near the Grand Canyon will not only threaten one of our greatest national treasures, but will also threaten the Colorado River that flows through the Canyon. The river provides drinking water for 25 million Americans.
25 comments
Sign Petition: Global Emission and Waste Reform NOW
Environment  (tags: environment, CO2emissions, waste, garbage, ocean, landfills, pollution, recycling, nature, protection, globalwarming, Sustainabililty, wildlife, habitat, conservation, corporations, economy, health, disease, prevention, safety, politics, government )

Tom
- 187 days ago - change.org
Our government's goal is to reduce pollution by 83% by 2050. The health of the people comes before corporations or the economy. We should eliminate endless landfills, trash, and gigantic garbage patches in oceans through planning and recycling by 2020.
24 comments
Sign Petition: Stop Inhumane, Disease Causing Animal Farming
Environment  (tags: animals, suffering, cruelty, death, environment, humans, health, safety, risks, disease, food, illness, money, corruption, business, dishonesty, factory, farming, pig, cow, chicken, fish, water, pollution, meat, steroids, antibiotics, global, warming )

Tom
- 200 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
We are all affected by the pollution from these farms that runs into our waters causing dead zones with no oxygen resulting in dead fish and fish with sores. The waste from these pig, chicken, cow and fish farms are highly toxic and infiltrate our water.
31 comments
EPA Paves Way for Broad Emission Limits
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, climatechange, CO2emissions, ecosystems, conservation, pollution, nature, habitat, humans, protection, GoodNews, government, health, prevention, safety )

Tom
- 217 days ago - latimes.com
The Environmental Protection Agency declared that industrial greenhouse gases are a danger to human health and well-being, opening the way to broad new regulations to reduce carbon dioxide and other planet-heating gases from cars, trucks and utilities.
4 comments
Tornado Myths & Misconceptions
Environment  (tags: environment, climate, weather, tornado's, protection, safety, warnings, nature )

Dee
- 220 days ago - motherearthnews.com
April and May are the prime months for tornadoes in much of the United States. A little knowledge about these deadly storms can go a long way toward guarding your safety. Here are a few tornado myths and misconceptions to watch out for
3 comments
EPA EnviroFlash: Ozone Depletion UVA/UVB Warning Alerts
Environment  (tags: ultraviolet radiation, uv, uva, uvb, sun, solar, ozone depletion, atmosphere, science, tech, research, humans, climate-change, global-warming, skin cancer, cataracts, premature aging, death, safety, health, environment, society, cancer, world, epa )

SirRobert
- 260 days ago - volconvo.com
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sponsors EnviroFlash ultraviolet radiation - daily e-mail alerts. Sign-up free and learn how to protect yourself and family from deadly UV exposure now! Skin cancer, cataracts, premature aging . . .
2 comments
"Global Warming For Dummies"
Environment  (tags: concept, energy, humans, interesting, news, science, technology, society, research, scientists, safety, health, business, world, climate-change, globalwarming, climate, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment )

SirRobert
- 324 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
New Series Book: Readers may be scared by information contained in this 'Dummies Series' book, concerning the effects of climate change, but scientists say humans must change their ways by 2015 -- in order to halt the destructive forces being unleashed!
2 comments
Local Organizations Collaborate On Climate Change Study
Environment  (tags: concept, humans, health, interesting, investigation, news, performance, research, safety, science, scientists, society, study, tech, technology, world, climate, climate-change, CO2emissions, conservation, environment, globalwarming, GoodNews )

SirRobert
- 328 days ago - ferndalerecordjournal.com
The Alcoa Foundation and the Geology Department at Western Washington University are entering into a corporate partnership, in order to study the effects of climate change on Whatcom County river systems. A community network is born!
4 comments
Sea Shepherd - Angry Fisherman Attack the Farley Mowat
Environment  (tags: society, safety, violence, humans, government, environment, ethics, activists, media, conflict, freedoms, politics, violence, ecosystems, endangered, oceans )

Alicya
- 517 days ago - nl.youtube.com
Farley Mowat Attacked by Mob of Angry Fishermen Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, the Farley Mowat, was attacked by a mob of 30-40 angry fishermen. The attack took place while berthed in the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.
28 comments
Send An Email to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty : Shut Down Aging Nuclear Plants - Go Green
Environment  (tags: Nuclear plant, nuclear station, nuclear energy, energy, green, conservation, renewables, safety )

Elisa
- 558 days ago - write-a-letter.greenpeace.org
The McGuinty government wants to spend billions rebuilding Canada's oldest and most dangerous nuclear station. The Pickering nuclear station is just 30km from downtown Toronto---closer than any other nuclear
32 comments
I Was Shot, Claims Anti-Whaling Activist
Environment  (tags: science, research, investigation, news, humans, interesting, protection, risks, death, prevention, safety, news, rights, ethics, environment, conservation, endangered, whaling, water, suffering, animals, destruction, conflict, violence )

Kim
- 626 days ago - stuff.co.nz
Japan has dismissed as a lie claims by the captain of an anti-whaling ship he was shot at during the latest confrontation with a whaling vessel in the Southern Ocean.
5 comments
Safety, Convenience Vs. the Environment at the Grand Canyon
Environment  (tags: Grand Canyon, tree cutting, safety, tourism, parking )

RC
- 647 days ago - examiner.com
Federal officials are pondering ways to make tourism safer and easier at the Grand Canyon. Cutting more trees is one option, but is it necessary?
34 comments
 
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