Analysis Shows Smog In Many Polluted Areas May Get Worse
According to a new analysis released on December 18th by Environmental Defense, smog-forming chemical pollution from motor vehicles in every[…]
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National Academy Of Sciences Report Blasts Army Corps Mississippi River Study
A revised study of navigation needs for the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers[…]
Read moreSenate Cloture Vote Fails On Anti-Environmental Energy Bill
On November 21st, Environmental Defense praised the U.S. Senate for voting down an outmoded energy bill that would have increased[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Still Shining Bright Light On Polluting Companies
Five years after launching www.scorecard.org, the web site that translates environmental data into an easy-to-find and easy-to-understand format for the[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Criticizes Passage Of Anti-Clean Air Language
On November 12th, Environmental Defense expressed extreme disappointment in the U.S. Senate's inclusion of anti-clean air language in the Veterans[…]
Read moreClimate Vote Spotlights Growing Senate Environmental Coalition
On October 30th, in a striking political transformation, Senators from widely diverse states today voted for the bi-partisan McCain Lieberman[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense To Sue Bush Admin. On Pollution Rollbacks
On October 27th, Environmental Defense filed a legal challenge to the Bush administration's sweeping rollbacks to the public health protections[…]
Read moreEPA Proposal Will Allow Increased Air Pollution From Highways
On October 23rd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to change the rules that help keep highway construction programs[…]
Read moreEPA Plan Grants Livestock Farms Amnesty From Clean Air Act
On September 24th, Environmental Defense strongly criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for developing behind closed doors a proposal that gives[…]
Read morePutin Opens Door To Ratification Of Kyoto Protocol At Conference
Returning to Moscow from a summit with President George W. Bush at Camp David, Russian President Putin opened the World[…]
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