Environment
Why Latinos depend on the Environmental Protection Agency
March 24, 2011The role of the EPA, especially when it comes to the health and wellbeing of the Latino community, is extremely critical, according to a new report.
Read moreFeeling kinship with Japan’s tsunami victims
March 15, 2011Posted prominently beside the road leading out of town at the mouth of the Dungeness River is a sign, "Tsunami Evacuation Route." In the past we paid little attention to it. But we are now.
Read moreThe people of Japan are in our hearts
March 14, 2011We extend our deepest sympathy and solidarity to the people of Japan in the unfathomable tragedy that is still unfolding, and we think about the wider implications.
Read moreVideo: South Chicago fights polluting plant
March 10, 2011Over a hundred angry demonstrators from Chicago's southeast side rallied at the Illinois state building to protest plans for construction of a coal gasification plant in their neighborhood.
Read moreMichigan scientists urge support for EPA
March 9, 2011More than 160 scientists from major universities across Michigan this week urged support for the Environmental Protection Agency, calling the federal agency's role essential to protecting the public health.
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