The fight for strong protections against mercury pollution begins all over again. Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has just filed a Congressional Review Act against the historic Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. He intends to kill this this rule, even though it protects people from mercury, arsenic, lead, and acid gases, among many other horrors. The fight …
I sent my daughter to school today without her bathing suit, even though today is a swim day for her. And I forgot to remind the kids to pack their library books. Well, ok, there’s more: I had to buy a new Metrocard yesterday when I couldn’t find mine on the way home from work. …
Did you watch the State of the Union? I sat there, computer by my side, tweeting with people from all over the country about the speech. Using Twitter, it is fun to feel connected to a wider conversation, especially when you live out in the woods on a stormy Vermont night, feeling isolated. Two parts …
As I reflect on the unveiling of the EPA’s highly anticipated regulations aimed at curbing mercury and other toxic air pollutants from power plants, I unexpectedly find myself with mixed emotions. As a native Ohioan, sister and daughter of two amazing parents, I am thrilled to have witnessed the conclusion to an intense twenty-year debate, …
