This is a guest post from Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group.  As one of the largest electricity generators in the U.S., we, at Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), believe that EPA's air pollutant regulations should be viewed as an opportunity to modernize the nation's electric power infrastructure. PSEG has …

In current presidential debates, the attention has turned (finally) to job creation. This is no doubt in response to President Obama’s jobs bill. This would be a good focus if the proposed solutions weren’t so darn scary! Are candidates really talking about creating jobs by allowing more air pollution? Alarmingly, it seems so. This notion, …

Moms Clean Air Force has been proactive in focusing on why it is essential for parents to be aware of the environmental dangers facing their children. Now they have an ally in bringing that message to the upcoming generation. Dr. Barrett K. Hays has adopted the mission of amplifying these concerns by authoring a book …

I grew up in the Tidewater Area of Virginia. Our family loves to go to the beach, and we absolutely love seafood. We can not have a family function without fried fish and blue crabs. We don’t purchase frozen fish fillets from the supermarket. We either catch them ourselves, or we purchase them from a …

Twelve-year-old, Severn Suzuki literally brings tears to my eyes when she asks the members of the UN's Earth Summit: “Are we even on your list of priorities?” When Severn was 9 she started the Environmental Children’s Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. ECO raised …

When I first received an e-mail in my inbox titled: “A LATENT EPIDEMIC OF MERCURY POISONING FROM ITS MAGICO-RELIGIOUS AND ETHNOMEDICAL USES IN LATINO AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES," I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. On the one hand, I was offended by the word “mágico” to describe a religious …

My daughter enters kindergarten next year, so that means we are now in the season of school tours and trying to navigate the application system. I thought my only concern would be finding a thriving dual immersion program in a good community. I won't negotiate on her not being raised bilingual and biliterate. We are …

As an environmental educator, I lead an activity that teaches kids about ecology. It is called the Web of Life. Here's how it works: Each student is assigned the role of one member of a forest, aquatic, or other ecological community. They are given a note card which states this role. After doing some research, …

A new national poll demonstrates that the most negative political voices are distinctly out of touch with the public’s preference for strong regulations to protect the country’s health. Voters aren’t buying the specious "jobs versus clean air/water" argument.

Stefanie Penn Spear is a small business owner, mother of three and Founder and Executive Director of the soon-to-be launched 24/7 print and online news outlet about the environment, EcoWatch. Stefanie details both the spark that ignited her dedication, and steps all of us can take to kindle the sparks and create sparks in others. …