pollution
Coalition fights GOP attack on EPA
February 10, 2011Republicans propose to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from doing its job to protect Americans from air pollution.
Read moreUN chief calls for balanced and sustainable development
February 4, 2011U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the world's economic model based on insatiable consumption of resources as "a global suicide pact."
Read moreNew report highlights port truck drivers’ plight
December 10, 2010They are the 110,000 truck drivers who move millions of cargo containers at the nation's ports every year.
Read moreCorporate agribusiness threatens Ohio’s lakes
August 25, 2010Ohio lakes are full of algae blooms, which pose a serious environmental and public health crisis.
Read morePass Chicago’s clean power ordinance, residents say
August 12, 2010CHICAGO - There are two major coal-fired power plants here. One of them is Fisk Generating Station located in the Pilsen community and the other is the Crawford Generating Station located in the Little Village neighborhood.
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