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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "air pollution"
New Film Exposes Connection Between the Kochs and a Small Community Dying of Cancer
Tara Lohan, AlterNet. October 10, 2011.
A new video from Brave New Foundation shows how people are paying the ultimate price for the Koch brothers' politics and profiteering.
New Findings Reveal the Clean Air Act Saved 160,000 lives in 2010 and Aided the Economy
Environment News ServiceMarch 3, 2011.
At the same time the GOP is trying to gut the Clean Air Act, it has been proven the regulation boosts the economy and saves lives.
GOP Solution to Air Pollution: Pass a Law Declaring that Pollutants Aren't Pollutants
Michael Brune, AlterNet. January 15, 2011.
"Job killing" regulations are a scary myth -- but cynical, irresponsible, "people killing" bills that put all of our lives at risk are a much scarier reality.
Why Is the Obama Administration Stalling on Both Air Pollution and Smog Standards?
Michael Brune, AlterNet. December 13, 2010.
Deciding not to move forward on these important rules is, in fact, allowing those polluters to move us backward.
10 Environmental Disasters to Remember on Earth Day
Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. April 21, 2009.
Ten tragic lessons in our history that should never be forgotten. And one climate tragedy in the making that needs our urgent help.
Boatloads of Trouble: How We Are Importing Our Way to Destruction
Stan Cox, AlterNet. September 5, 2008.
As our consumer goods travel thousands of miles by boat, train and truck, they're leaving a trail of soot and cancer in their wake.
A Dirty Trucking Industry Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act
Kate Sheppard, In These Times. April 30, 2008.
A diverse coalition is working to stop the exploitation of truck drivers by big corporations and help save the health of residents near ports.
Living in Cairo Is the Same as Smoking a Pack a Day
Leslie-Ann Boctor, IPS News. October 23, 2007.
The average resident of Cairo ingests more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution a day, the same as a pack of cigarettes.
