This post was written by Tom Kenworthy for Climate Progress: At the Wall Street Journal’s recent ECO:nomics conference, the chief executive of Atlas Energy LP was asked how fracking had become a four-letter word. Edward E. Cohen’s response: “I think when we talk about the natural-gas industry losing the PR war, that is not correct.” …

This article originally posted at the Charlotte Observer: This is a letter sent to Gov. Bev Perdue by Dr. Larry Raymond, chair of Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, on behalf of scores of medical professionals from around the state: As North Carolina medical professionals, we are writing to you with concern about recent reports that state legislators …

The EPA's long-awaited Mercury and Air Toxics Standards–which will protect us from toxic mercury spewing from some coal-fired power plants–are now under attack in Congress. Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has filed a Congressional Review Act to kill the rule. This would make it impossible for Congress to allow any other ruling on the regulation of …

This is a post written by Kristen Laine for the Appalachian Mountain Club's, Great Kids, Great Outdoors: “Pollution, pollution,” Virgil warbles in tandem with Tom Lehrer, the musical parodist from the 1960s, coming into our kitchen on YouTube. I remember the satirical song from my own childhood and sing along: “Wear a gas mask and …

In the wake of the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida, there’s been a lot of talk about the risks to black children of being shot and by whom. Last week Harry C. Alford, the President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, testified against the new Mercury and Air Toxic Standards …

As Spring approaches, I start thinking about planting stuff. But I also think about allergies. Luckily, no one in our family has serious allergies, and no one has asthma. I have never even held an inhaler in my hands, and for that I feel fortunate. But for many people in this country, asthma is a …

This post is from Voces Verdes: Voces Verdes, Presente, the National Hispanic Medical Association, their allies and members applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Obama Administration’s release of a proposal to limit industrial carbon pollution from new power plants, which is critical to protecting public health. “Power plants release more than two billion tons of …

I’m not much of a product person, but I spend a lot of time answering questions from people who want advice on what eco-products to buy. Environmentalists are fond of saying that we cannot shop our way out of our current problems. And I agree. But I also know that if we created an army …

You know how sometimes a talking head can make you so agitated that you want to yell at the screen? I felt that way listening to the recent testimony of Harry C. Alford, the President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, during a Senate committee hearing. “Stop playing politics with our children!" …

Moms want to do everything we can to avert further asthma tragedies. We know that asthma is triggered by air pollution; for more information, please read, The Racial Politics Of Asthma. This post was written by: Chandra Baldwin-Woods: An asthma attack turned my world upside just less than two years ago, and it has never been …