Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Climate change’s threats to human health and life are growing. Will you join our latest effort to roll back climate change?
Just a week after a Wisconsin coal ash dump site spilled into Lake Michigan, it's time to tell the Senate: We need safe and effective coal ash storage,nationwide.
Coal ash, the bulky waste left over after coal burns, contains arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, selenium, and other deadly toxics. It is stored in locations across the country in unlined, open-air dumps. And it leaches into water, where its toxic and carcinogenic components dissolve and migrate through the environment.
The EPA has proposed standards that would greatly improve the safety of coal ash storage. However, the U.S. Senate has introduced truly terrible legislation that would overrule the EPA standards and:
It can't get much worse than that.
Let's flood theU.S. Senate with phone calls, telling our elected officials just how dangerous coal ash is, and asking them to oppose Senate bill 1751.
The utilities have shown they are willing to endanger our health to the point of illness and death. It's time to stand up to them.
Take Action »Climate change’s threats to human health and life are growing. Will you join our latest effort to roll back climate change?
Many products we buy are seriously toxic – they can disrupt the hormone system, cause cancer, even birth defects. Join us in asking major retailers to remove toxic products from their shelves.
Extreme Weather Impacts on Public Health
Dr. Catherine Thomasson's presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center on April 10, 2013 on the effects of climate change. Read more »
Climate Change Flyer
Handout was developed by writer Bruni Estrada and graphic designer Daniel Pizarro, in collaboration with Mathias Pollock, Program Coordinator - Student PSR. To see more of Daniel's graphic design work visit http://www.danielpizarro.info. Read more »
States Take the Lead on Toxics Policy Reform
In the absence of federal action, states move forward on toxics legislation. Learn what the states are doing in this month's Environmental Health Policy Institute. Read more »
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