New Environmental Justice Tool from the EPA
The EJSCREEN will be a game changer for grassroots activists at the hyperlocal level.
Tagged: Gina McCarthy
Air Pollution is Making Me Anxious
A new study proposes that air pollution may impact mental health.
Republican Jim Brainard Believes in the Science of Climate Change
Direct about the fact that the party of environmentalist Teddy Roosevelt has become entrenched in refuting the findings of the larger scientific community, Brainard said, “You have to trust 97 percent of scientists.”
Partisan Politics Highlight Climate Action Review
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) seemed to have dropped in to a different hearing altogether when he expressed the hope that both sides of the aisle could “come together” to deal with “these serious environmental issues.”
Looking Back On 2013: Activism Helps Heal
I thought of all the amazing people that have been on my radar over the past twelve months. They are on the front lines of activism to heal the planet.
EPA Adminstrator McCarthy Makes A “Moral Obligation To The Next Generation”
McCarthy, who doesn’t pull any punches, stated, “Climate change caused by carbon pollution is one of the most significant public threats of our time.”
The Keystone Pipeline Is An Environmental Justice Issue
Both the Indigenous communities in Canada and the residents of Port Arthur have seen elevated incidence of illness.
New EPA Chief Gina McCarthy Targets Climate Change
If anyone had doubts about McCarthy’s stand on climate change, she dispelled that by commenting, “We’re not going to stop looking at the science. Climate change is real.”
Small Businesses Support President Obama’s Climate Plan
After extreme weather incidents like Hurricane Sandy, 40 percent of small businesses do not reopen.
President Obama Vows To Cut Pollution
Obama addressed the climate deniers with the simple sentence, “We don’t have time for the meeting of the Flat Earth Society.”
