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Greenpeace statement in response to vote on Senator Murkowski’s Dirty Air Act

Media release | June 10, 2010 at 17:03

Greenpeace issued the following statement today from Global Warming Legislative Representative Kyle Ash in response to the vote in the US Senate on Senator Murkowski’s resolution to block the EPA from addressing greenhouse gases under the Clean...

Greenpeace applauds Obama EPA's ruling

Media release | December 6, 2009 at 18:00

After years of industry opposition, President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency ruling today sets the stage for strong federal action to address climate change, and sends an important signal as the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen begins...

Coal Lobby Fails, Healthier Air in Sight

Blog by Kyle Ash | July 8, 2011 1 comment

In exchange for passing the Clean Air Act three decades ago polluter-funded politicians negotiated rules to ignore the oldest, dirtiest coal plants. Some of these plants are so old you could effectively say the Clean Air Act...

Better Late than Never. EPA Finds Global Warming is Dangerous

Media release | April 16, 2009 at 18:00

The Senate must defeat yet another Dirty Air Act

Blog by mikeg | September 13, 2010

Update: Our efforts paid off, and the Appropriations Committee will no longer be considering amendments to the EPA budget this week. Stay tuned, though. Sen. Rockefeller could introduce his Dirty Air Act proposal as early as next...

Senator Casey Votes Against the Clean Air Act and American Lives

Blog by Myriam Fallon | April 7, 2011 2 comments

Yesterday afternoon I gathered with 20 other concerned citizens outside Senator Casey’s Philadelphia office to ask the Senator to stand up and protect our health, air and environment.  A few short hours after we gathered outside, the...

Clean Air Act Will Create Jobs, Save Environment

Blog by Matthew K | October 21, 2011 13 comments

Last week, the EPA fired back on Capitol Hill at an investigation that claims the EPA and Transportation Department are carrying out closed-door deals with the auto companies in an effort to promote the EPA’s Clean Air Act and upcoming...

Cleaner Air: EPA steps up to protect Texas communities

Blog by Gabe Wisniewski | January 13, 2011

In an effort to ensure that residents in Texas receive the same Clean Air Act protections as the rest of the nation— a court ordered the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to implement regulations for big industrial polluters for...

Is the EPA Trying to Destroy Rick Perry’s Texas?

Blog by Ryan Rittenhouse | September 16, 2011 1 comment

Earlier this month Rick Perry denied the reality of climate change at a presidential debate. This week Governor “Good-Hair” has continued his crusade of fact fabrication and blamed the loss of 500 Texas jobs on the EPA and its new...

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