Mercury Poisoning

Sometimes I’m overwhelmed — in a wonderful way — by the beauty of this world. Springtime does this to me. Everything waking up, coming back to public life — the presentation of flowers, of buds, the unfurling of sweet tiny early leaves, looking like baby...

As an Oklahoman, it has been both fascinating and terrifying to follow the news surrounding Scott Pruitt’s nomination for head of the Environmental Protection Agency. He’s been my state’s attorney general since 2011. Under his watch, Oklahoma citizens and the environment, have suffered due to Pruitt’s...

This was written by Angela Youngblood: “God bless you, thank you for what you are doing,” the man said to us as we waited for the light to change from a big red “stop” hand to the “walk” signal. We were a group of mothers, children, grandmothers...

This was written by Vickie Patton, General Counsel for Environmental Defense Fund: With the confirmation battle fast approaching over President-elect Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we would like to share some information we have compiled about his environmental...

From the same people who told you that cigarettes were perfectly healthy: Mercury in our food is just fine, too. Smog in the air? No problem. To top it off — we don’t need to do a thing about climate pollution, either. And let’s just...