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New report: More than one in six Americans experienced greater …

WEBPHILADELPHIA – More than one in six Americans, 58.4 million people, suffered through more than 100 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a …

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Trouble in the Air

WEBThe pollution in America’s air causes hundreds of thousands of premature deaths every year and contributes to health problems ranging from asthma to dementia. …

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Sick ecosystems lead to sick people: How deforestation is aiding …

WEBIt’s almost clichéd to say of environmental challenges that “everything’s connected.” But in the case of the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, it is now …

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New report: Millions of Pennsylvanians experienced frequent …

WEB[PITTSBURGH]– Millions of Pennsylvanians suffered through frequent levels of elevated air pollution in 2020, according to a new report from PennEnvironment …

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New report: 28 Million Californians Experienced Over 100 Days of …

WEBCalifornia – Over 28 million Californians —about 70% of the state’s population— experienced over 100 days of unhealthy air quality in 2020, according to a …

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New report: Trouble in the Air: 7.6 million Georgians experienced …

WEBParticulate matter and ozone pollution are harmful to human health. Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center. Atlanta, GA – Five urban centers and …

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Wasting Our Waterways: Toxic Industrial Pollution and the …

WEBIndustrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year – threatening both the …

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Lawn care goes electric

WEBPollution from those millions of lawn and garden machines adds up. According to data for 2020 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, fossil fuel …

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The Costs of Fracking

WEBThe Costs of Fracking. The Costs of Fracking report documents a wide range of dollars and cents costs imposed by dirty drilling. The report makes clear that …

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Banning Single-Use Plastics

WEBEvery day, we use millions of plastic bags, straws and utensils, and foam cups and containers for just a few minutes before tossing them, and then they can …

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Mapping the risks of California’s idle and orphan oil wells

WEBCalifornia is grappling with the environmental, public health, and financial impacts of a declining oil and gas industry. While the state has long been a major oil …

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Is Virginia’s Water Safe

WEBVirginia contains 3,285 square miles of perennial surface water, which makes up nearly 8% of the entire state. Unfortunately, much of this water is polluted and …

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Our 2022 Priorities

WEBIn 2022 Environment Virginia supports: Protecting 30 percent of nature by 2030 through federal, state and local leadership and action. Establishing permanent …

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NJ Transportation Legislative Organizational Letter, Spring 2024

WEBMay 6, 2024. Dear Senate President Scutari, Assembly Speaker Coughlin, and Members of the NJ Legislature: The undersigned 34 labor, social justice, transportation, …

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Broken pipelines, dirty refineries and the pollution impacts of …

WEBState leaders should protect coastal communities and the environment by blocking any expansion or construction of onshore infrastructure that enables offshore drilling. The …

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Plastic bag bans work

WEBThat’s enough bags to circle the earth 42 times. Adopting a ban on single-use plastic bags that’s similar to those policies could be expected to eliminate roughly …

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