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Stolen Inventory

Bush Rollback Will Hide Data on 600,000 Pounds of Toxic Chemicals in California
The Bush Administration has adopted regulations that will dramatically roll back Americans' right to know about chemical hazards in their neighborhoods, allowing California industries to handle almost 600,000 pounds of toxic chemicals a year without telling the public, according to an investigation of federal data by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
» Read more... | Published April 10, 2007

Auto Asthma Index

Cars contribute to America's asthma epidemic. Smog causes lifelong damage to our children's lungs.
How much does your car pollute? Search our database and find out how your vehicle ranks.
» Read more... | Published June 14, 2006

Stolen Inventory (National)

EPA's Plan Would Allow Industry to Pollute Communities with Dangerous Persistent Chemicals without Notifying the Public
EPA's Plan Would Allow Industry to Pollute Communities with Dangerous Persistent Chemicals without Notifying the Public
» Read more... | Published January 13, 2006

Smoggy Schools

Poor air quality costs Californians more than $521 million a year -- a price paid in hundreds of trips to the emergency room, thousands of hospital admissions and millions of missed school days.
» Read more... | Published April 20, 2005

Still Above The Law

» Read more... | Published July 28, 2004

Particle Civics

How cleaner air in California will save lives and money
Airborne dust and soot, technically known as particulate air pollution, kills more Californians each year than traffic accidents, homicide and AIDS combined.
» Read more... | Published May 15, 2002

Every Breath You Take

Airborne Pesticides in the San Joaquin Valley
Independent scientific monitoring by the Environmental Working Group found high concentrations of a partially banned pesticide in the air San Joaquin Valley residents breathe.
» Read more... | Published February 20, 2001

Fuzzy Air

Why Texas is the Smoggiest State
Gov. George W. Bush's approach to pollution control has been a major factor in making Houston the nation's smoggiest city and Texas our smoggiest state.
» Read more... | Published October 17, 2000

Power Plants Caught Cheating

US Sues Electric Utilities for Clean Air Act Violations
The Justice Department and USEPA announced actions against 32 power plants that they claim are operating in violation of the Clean Air Act. Click here to download a list of plants.
» Read more... | Published November 3, 1999
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