How our government can move beyond single-use plastic
One of the simplest, most effective ways our institutions can curb plastic pollution is to lead by example.
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Statement: Important hospital patient safety measure won’t be ‘suppressed’ as originally planned
Statement: Equifax must be held accountable for mishandling consumer data yet again
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Newest climate deal would hold polluters accountable for toxic waste clean up
Teva Pharmaceuticals to Settle in Opioid Crisis
Patients have the right to written estimates before getting their health care.
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Report: Polluters dumped ~200 million lbs. of toxics into waterways
Call to cut down water pollution as Supreme Court case, 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act, near
Ten ways methane gas companies are misleading the public
Methane gas is a fossil fuel that pollutes our air and poses risks to public health. But you wouldn’t know it from the way the gas industry portrays it.
Statement: Climate deal would reinstate much needed ‘polluter pays’ tax on oil industry
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia have reached a deal on a reconciliation bill that, among major climate and energy efficiency provisions, includes an oil excise tax to fund Superfund toxic waste site cleanups nationwide. If passed, this bill would reinstate one of several “polluter pays” taxes that was allowed to lapse 26 years ago.
Statement: Inflation Reduction Act could be a ‘game changer’ for climate and clean energy
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia have reached a deal on a reconciliation bill that would represent the nation’s largest ever investment in clean energy and climate solutions.
Businesses, it’s time to think on top of the box
Superstores can help the environment and their bottom lines by installing solar panels
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