Proposed EPA Ballast Rules Too Weak to Protect Great Lakes from Invasive Species
Year after year, the Great Lakes are being threatened by invasive species — with the silent intruders often getting a free ride in the ballast water of ocean going vessels. …
What a Changing Court Could Mean for Our Wildlife, Waters, and Climate
The nation’s highest court has passed down many landmark decisions over the last few decades regarding a wide array of environmental topics—from climate change to wetlands to tailpipe emissions. Here …
Drifting Disaster: How Certain Herbicides Destroy Native Bird Habitat
Perhaps you have heard about the millions of acres of soybean damages recently caused by the herbicide dicamba in the midwestern and southern parts of the country. However, it is …
Taking Action in the Era of Climate Change
We are witnessing the impacts of climate change across the country. Climate-fueled disasters have devastated communities — from cities deluged by hurricanes along the Atlantic Coast to the California and …
The White House’s Illegal Ethanol Boost Would Hurt People and Wildlife
Yesterday, President Trump traveled to Iowa to announce that he is instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to loosen restrictions on selling higher blends of ethanol in gasoline. He, of course, …
EPA’s Latest Proposal: More Mercury In Fish and People
This administration’s attempts to roll back clean air, clean water, climate, and other environmental safeguards are numerous and sometimes overwhelming. Yet, continued public watchfulness is necessary, as evidenced by the …
Gutting the Clean Power Plan
As the impacts of climate change hit home in another summer of regrettable records such as the massive megafires that are burning in California and the red tide that is …
