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  • Article:NRDC Calls for Clean Air Laws to Prevent Breast Cancer

    By Natural Resources Defense Council May 05, 2009

    Last week, the American Lung Association came out with its annual State of the Air report, and concluded that six out of every ten Americans live in communities with unhealthy air. I read these results not only as the head of environmental organization, but also as a breast cancer survivor.

  • News:Car Air Conditioners Use 7 Billion Gallons of Gas Each Year

    By Sierra Club June 16, 2009

    Not content with the slow progress on fuel-efficiency standards, President Obama pushed for vehicles to be rolling on 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, four years earlier than current federal law requires. A new angle currently being examined in the jigsaw puzzle of auto emissions is energy...

  • News:After Olympics, China Still Worried About Clean Air for Beijing

    By Natural Resources Defense Council June 19, 2009

    Air quality of Beijing was a focal point both before and during the Olympic Games. After the Olympics, the topic faded out of the media , but Beijing is still working hard to keep the sky blue. According to the Beijing Environment Protection Bureau, from January 1, 2009 to June 9, 2009, 81 percent...

  • Research:Smart Growth Reduces CO2 and Saves Money

    By Natural Resources Defense Council June 22, 2009

    For the most part, the climate change establishment - whether in government, industry, or the environmental community - has ignored the potential of land use strategies to provide significant reductions in carbon emissions while also producing multiple other environmental, economic, and societal...

  • Research:Mother's Exposure to Air Pollution Can Lower Child's IQ

    By National Institutes of Health July 24, 2009

    A mother's exposure to urban air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child's intelligence quotient or IQ, a study reports. PAHs are chemicals released into the air from the burning of coal , diesel, oil and gas, or other organic substances such as...

  • Opinion:A Super Solution For Super Greenhouse Gases

    By Natural Resources Defense Council July 27, 2009

    By David Doniger All eyes are focusing on the climate change negotiations coming to a head in Copenhagen in December, as more than 190 nations try to hammer out an effective regime to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping pollutants. Meanwhile, with much less fanfare, the same...

  • Opinion:Chemical Manufacturers & Food Industry Defend Use of BPA

    By Natural Resources Defense Council June 29, 2009

    By Daniel Rosenberg Recently, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Washington Post wrote stories about a leaked memo summarizing a meeting of chemical and food industry leaders, in which they discussed their strategy for a media offensive to defend the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) from...

  • News:Court Orders California to Use Cleaner Fuel in Ships

    By Natural Resources Defense Council July 02, 2009

    Starting today, California will require ocean-going vessels to switch to progressively cleaner fuels despite a legal challenge mounted by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA). Yesterday, the Eastern District of California denied PMSA’s motion for summary judgment, which if granted...

  • News:Power Companies Can be Sued for Global Warming Pollution

    By Natural Resources Defense Council September 22, 2009

    by David Doniger In a landmark ruling, the federal court of appeals in New York ruled today in favor of states and private land trusts that had sued America's largest global warming polluters to curb their emissions. The case is called State of Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co. ...