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UTICA, NY — “Earlier this week, the Adirondack Council joined with the state of Maryland and a coalition of environmental and health organizations to file a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to require Midwest power plants to turn on already-installed pollution control […]
Today we learned we have won our lawsuit against U.S. EPA for failure to update air pollution limits within an eight-year timeframe, as required by the federal Clean Air Act. We sued on behalf of two members and many other Ohio communities suffering from toxic air emissions from facilities including […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY — “Back in 1970, Los Angeles was known as the smog capital of the world — a notorious example of industrialization largely unfettered by regard for health or the environment. Heavy pollution drove up respiratory and heart problems and shortened lives. But 1970 was also the […]
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Clean air victory!Today we learned we have won our lawsuit against U.S. EPA for failure to update air
Victory! Clean energy majority in Ohio won the day todayCOLUMBUS — We did it! The pro-clean energy majority in Ohio won the day today when
Victory on utility bailoutsOhio electricity customers won a huge victory April 27, when the Federal Energy
Victory! Governor Kasich line-item vetoes the Tangible Personal Property Tax giveaway to utilitiesCOLUMBUS — With just hours to go before the deadline last night, Governor John Kasich
Cleveland’s controversial plan to build ‘trash-to-energy’ facility declared deadCLEVELAND — “A long-debated proposition to build an expensive and controversial
Victory! Cincinnati chooses clean, green energy – againCINCINNATI — “Yesterday the people of Cincinnati achieved another victory in the
Incinerator won’t pollute region’s air• writing personal letters to Mayor Jackson • putting yard signs in our yards •
Cincinnati becomes first major city to offer 100% green electricity to residentsCincinnati voters overwhelmingly supported 100% renewable energy as a priority
Coal plants drop off the mapEach year 819,195,781 pounds of pollution will NOT be dumped into our air and water
FirstEnergy, citing impact of environmental regulations, will retire six coal-fired power plants14,280 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign