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The Countdown to Clean Air Begins

As the EPA's new mercury standards get posted in the federal register, opponents gear up to destroy legislation that was 20 years in the making

Dominique Browning

Why Doesn't Pro-Life Rick Santorum Support Clean Air?

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Any person of faith who claims to believe in the sanctity of human life should pay attention when that life is in jeopardy

Dominique Browning

Will We Finally Get Mercury Out of Our Food?

The EPA’s new standards on mercury emissions have been 21 years in the making. Will we squander the chance to reduce our exposure to this harmful toxin?

Dominique Browning

Stop Political Pandering on Pollution

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Once upon a time, cleaning our environment was a bipartisan issue

Dominique Browning

Good Laws Make Good Neighbors

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Why are we allowing states to pass on their pollution?

Lisa Jackson

How Politics Hurts the EPA’s Important Mission

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Protecting Americans from toxic substances has become a bi-partisan battleground. The EPA chief protests the politicization of pollution