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Backroom Marcellus Drilling Pollution Deal Under Scrutiny (11/03/09)
Groups ask Pennsylvania to take a closer look at fast-tracked wastewater treatment plant

New York Unveils Gas Drilling Environmental Review (09/30/09)
State proposals for this serious environmental challenge deserve thorough public review

Groups Intervene to Stop Transmission Lines for Coal Plants (07/27/09)
$1.9 billion project would boost profits for dirty old coal plants and hamper clean energy efforts

Judge Rejects Industry Legal Filings in Toxics Right-To-Know Case (07/23/09)
Household cleaner giants violated court procedure, case postponed until October

Environmental Justice Advocates Testify: Repeal Bush-Era Hazardous Waste Loophole (06/30/09)
Rule deregulates 1.5 million tons of toxic waste, puts low-income and communities of color at increased risk

EPA Recognizes Toxic Threat, Releases Location of 44 High Hazard Coal Ash Dumps (06/29/09)
Taking swift action, agency makes public highly toxic sites that threaten public health

TVA Report Downplays Risk of Future Coal Ash Dam Failures (06/25/09)
Casts Tennessee disaster as once-in-a-lifetime event

City Budgets $141 Million for Toxic Waste Cleanup at Staten Island Site (06/18/09)
Residents hope city’s commitment means cleanup will begin at long last

Environmental Groups Defend Northeast's Global Warming Effort, File Court Papers to Support New York in Power Plant Lawsuit (05/20/09)
Lone power company filed suit challenging nation's first enforceable effort to reduce climate pollution in January

Household Cleaner Product Giant SC Johnson Will Disclose Chemical Ingredients (03/12/09)
Victory for consumers follows right-to-know lawsuit filed in February

Power Plants Not the Only Source of Toxic Coal Ash (03/12/09)
Paper mills and host of other coal ash polluters represent additional challenge for EPA

Officials, Advocates Ask New Yorkers To Support Ban on Gas Drilling in Drinking Water Supply (03/05/09)
In response to Earthjustice Freedom of Information Act request, state records show troubling oversight gaps

Manufacturers Flout Law, Refuse to Disclose Toxics in Household Cleaners (02/17/09)
Chemical disclosure could protect consumers, advocates fight for transparency

Montana Coal-Fired Power Plans Scrapped (02/02/09)
Natural gas and wind power will replace coal plant

Groups Petition New Admininstration to Undo Midnight Change to Hazardous Waste Rules (01/29/09)
Bush administration favor to industry deregulated 1.5 million tons of toxic waste

Groups Challenge Bush Administration’s Factory Farm Exemption (01/15/09)
"Midnight rule" leaves communities dangerously unaware about emissions from animal waste

New Report Documents Unseen Threat From Toxic Coal Ash (01/15/09)
Unregulated waste dumping in coal mines poisons water, slow-motion version of TVA disaster

Massive Coal Ash Spill Leads to Challenge of Tennessee Valley Authority (01/06/09)
Local residents, environmental advocates: “Coal is not clean”

Staten Islanders Sue for Toxic Waste Dump Cleanup (10/14/08)
Fed up with years of inaction by city and state, residents seek justice

Citizens' Groups Fight “Free Pass” for Air Polluters (09/12/08)
Air pollution loophole in federal court today

Court Strikes Down Bush Administration Pollution Monitoring Loophole, Upholds Public's Right to Know (08/19/08)
Throws out EPA rule that waived pollution monitoring requirements for thousands of factories and power plants

Decades of Delay in Landfill Cleanup Prompts Lawsuit by Staten Islanders (06/26/08)
Fed up with years of inaction, residents will sue to clean up site of illegal toxic waste dumping