From Campus to... Landfill? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at UMN’s E-Waste
Before my tour of the UMN ReUse Program Warehouse, I already knew that e-waste poses some problems. But seeing what actually happens to our campus electronics — what gets reused, repaired, recycled, or thrown out — really made it hit home.
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Protecting Our Kids from Toxic Chemicals – CT is on the Brink of a Big Step
By Guest Writer, Michelle Noehren. This post originally appeared on S afeHealthyCt.org I remember very clearly the day I first learned that the vast majority of chemicals used in consumer products are unregulated by the government. Until that point I believed (as many people mistakenly do) that if I
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On the Two Year Anniversary of Fukushima
By Andrew Fellows, Chesapeake Regional Director Today, as we are observing the two-year anniversary of the disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, we get great news on the energy front in Maryland! Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission refused to review UniStar Nuclear Energy LLC’s
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Hickenlooper Not the Only Government Official Trying to Frack Colorado
By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director This piece originally appeared on Huffington Post Over the past few weeks, Colorado's Governor John Hickenlooper has gotten a lot of negative attention. First, for telling a U.S. Senate committee that he drank Halliburton's frack fluid; second, for
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A Great Choice for Our Environment
By Cindy Luppi, New England Regional Director Gina McCarthy Today President Obama nominated Gina McCarthy to be the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We couldn’t be more thrilled with the selection. We’ve worked with Gina throughout her career in New England and she is
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And, here come the cuts.
Instead of cutting vital programs - end the subsidies! By Michael Kelly, Director of Online Communications Well, at least we know where Congress stands now. Today our Representatives and Senators chose the status quo and $8 billion in subsidies to Big Oil over funding for programs that protect the
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Coal Ash: What Michigan State can learn from Town of Pines, Indiana
By Tom Taylor, 2013 Energy Program Intern Coal ash is a byproduct of burning coal. It contains toxic chemicals like arsenic, lead, and mercury. One local producer of toxic coal ash is Michigan State University’s T.B. Simon coal plant, the largest on-campus coal plant in the nation, which burns 200
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We All Live Downstream - Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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