Westchester Board of Legislators Votes for Cleaner Air
The Healthy Air Task Force, applauds the County Board's unanimous vote in favor of a bill that will reduce diesel[…]
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Environmental Defense and ITDP Honor Seoul Mayor Myung-Bak Lee for Sustainable Transport Practices
At a public reception on Sunday, January 22, Myung Bak Lee, the Mayor of Seoul, Korea will be honored with[…]
Read moreNew York City's Visionary Initiative To Cut Nitrogen Discharge By 60%
Nitrogen discharge from New York sewage plants that impairs the Long Island Sound ecosystem will be cut by nearly 60%[…]
Read moreCenter For Energy Efficiency And Renewable Technologies; Environmental Defense Rocky Mountain Office; Western Resource Advocates Extending California's Protective Standards On Global Warming To Imported Coal
Clearing California's Coal Shadow From The American West California has long purchased power from out-of-state coal-fired power plants located in[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense And Fedex Express "Put Commercial Hybrid Trucks On The Map," Says CALSTART
Organizations Win WestStart-CALSTART Blue Sky Award 2005 (Los Angeles) Environmental Defense and FedEx Express will be honored today as recipients[…]
Read moreChanges to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Act Considered
Senate Worked With Environmental Defense, Fishermen and Community Leaders On December 15, the Senate considered changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery[…]
Read moreBikestation Long Beach: Bringing Better Travel Choices For Healthier Communities
A new state-of-the-art Bikestation Park & Ride for cyclists in Long Beach was hailed at its opening celebration November 4th[…]
Read moreNorth Carolina Takes Action On Mercury Pollution From Vehicles
North Carolina joined the growing number of states taking action to reduce mercury pollution when it passed a bill that[…]
Read moreEPA Issues Do-Nothing Rule On Protecting Ecosystems From Air Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently re-issued flawed rules declared unlawful more than a decade ago on nitrogen air pollution[…]
Read moreStatement of Environmental Defense on House Passage of "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act"
Following the passage of Rep. Richard Pombo's (R-CA) endangered species bill in the House, Environmental Defense urged the Senate to[…]
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