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Coal Ash: The United States’ Multibillion-Ton Toxic Legacy
US coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water.
Where Does Your Recycled Glass Really Go?
It's time to take a close look at glass and address the lingering problems dogging waste management companies.
Why New US Ozone Standards Aren’t Enough to Protect Health and the Environment
A true accounting of the costs and benefit should include the health and ecological benefits of stricter controls.
Lawmakers Seek Probe of Exxon for Hiding Knowledge of Climate Change
Exxon concealed for decades its own conclusions that fossil fuels cause global warming.
Polish “Farm Defenders” Arrested and Imprisoned
The Polish state is angered by a series of effective protests against the sale of land to foreign investors.
Texas Excludes Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
Over the last three years, Texas has cut off Planned Parenthood from most state funding sources.
Obama Cancels Plans for Oil Leases in the Arctic Ocean
The administration is abandoning plans in the face of dwindling industry interest and massive environmental opposition.
Canada Is in a Crisis of Epic Proportions
Indigenous peoples, the environment and basic human rights have been sacrificed under Stephen Harper's government.
Environmentalists on Both Sides of the Border Eye Canadian Election
Our neighbor to the north has taken an aggressively anti-climate, pro-pipeline tack. But the upcoming election could change that.
Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge Its Dwindling Groundwater
Surface water projects give groundwater a break, in the state's fourth year of severe drought.