Doing nothing – to cut climate pollution before the impacts of global warming overwhelm human civilization – is exactly what polluters want us to do. We can’t afford to do nothing. There are actions we can take to reverse climate change today.
This Is What Doing Nothing
Before the Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act as implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency has been one of our nation’s most successful laws – a jewel in the crown of American Democracy. Before the EPA there was no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our air or our water – and filthy industry practiced treated our skies and water as cesspools.
Ethane Cracker Plants
Threatening our air, our climate, and our health. Ethane “cracker plants” are industrial facilities that create the building blocks for plastics manufacturing. They also create air pollution that harms our health and makes climate change worse. HOW DO ETHANE CRACKER PLANTS WORK? …
Mercury Pollution in the United States
Learn more about how the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have affected the United States.
Climate Change in the African American Community
Climate Change is a social justice issue. Climate change is here, and we are feeling its effects right now. It’s causing more frequent and severe weather events, including heavy rainfall, dangerous storms, droughts, and heat waves. It is changing the spread of …
Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults
Climate change is a public health emergency that is harming Americans now. Older adults are especially vulnerable to harm from climate change.
Q & A: 100% Clean Energy
PBS EcoSense for Living: Do We Still Need the Clean Air Act?
Q & A: What You Need to Know About Natural Gas
Tell Your Representatives: It’s Beyond Time for Climate Safety
Climate change is here, and we are feeling its impacts today. Superstorms, extreme heat, flooding, wildfires, and more are harming communities across the country and beyond. The longer our leaders wait to take action, the worse it will get. Our children will …
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