The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a targeted plan regarding what your child learns about climate change. ALEC pushes anti-science bills that mandate teaching climate denial or “skepticism” in public schools. ALEC is a "corporate bill mill” — written by, and for corporate lobbyists that work alongside

These days, there is a great deal of controversy about fracking and natural gas production. Many of us are fighting to ban fracking from our communities. Many more of us are living in places where drilling for gas has been going on for decades, with or without horizontal fracturing. Banning isn't a remote possibility–and neither is …

Before Heather Collins enrolled her 5-year-old daughter, Sophie, in ballet classes at the local recreation center in Boulder, Colorado, she went to the ballet studio to sniff around. Literally. That’s because Sophie is one of an estimated 2% to 11% of Americans with fragrance allergy. For some, the symptoms of a fragrance allergy involve skin …

Climate change is our responsibility whether our ticket is red or blue. We are all responsible for children's health, regardless of our political persuasions. However, conservative news networks have come out against solar energy in the US. The issue of climate change has certainly amplified the line between the parties. As a conservative, I am …

As the Environmental Protection Agency awaits an announcement from President Obama on his choice for their new leader, the public should brace itself for a contentious road to a confirmation. The hearings are sure to bring out the anti-regulation, science doubters who deny the efficacy of protecting the nation’s

Sometimes I wonder what leaders of the past would have to say about problems of the present. We are coming up to the "President's Weekend" holiday and by a karmic coincidence, the State of the Union address falls on Abraham Lincoln's birthday, so I've had Lincoln on my mind. Were he alive today, how might President …

EPA today released “America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition,” a comprehensive compilation of information from a variety of sources on children’s health and the environment. The report shows trends for contaminants in air, water, food, and soil that may affect children; concentrations of contaminants in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age; …

  The woods surrounding Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts have changed a lot since the time when Henry David Thoreau traversed their landscape. There’s a parking lot by the pond, throngs of people now gather where he once lived in isolation — and there are numerous monuments to Thoreau’s greatness. I walk my dog through …

This was written by Elizabeth Weise and Wendy Koch for USA TODAY: As she prepares to step down from her position as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson said she is proudest of presiding over the landmark finding that climate-changing greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. "Americans are back to believing that …

Extreme heat, drought, storms, and other weather disasters are increasingly fueled by climate change. This affects everyone regardless of political affiliation. In this video, released by The Union of Concerned Scientists, two scientists, a Republican and Democrat, call for bipartisan action on climate change. They “speak to the reality and risk of human caused climate …