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Water on the Home Front
An Analysis of Landscaping Restrictions of Austin Area Homeowner Associations
Constant drought, a changing climate, and population growth make it imperative that Texas increase conservation efforts. While Texas may ultimately need to create new sources of water by adding infrastructure such as groundwater desalination, aquifer storage and recovery, and more, and while investments in pipes and treatment plants may also be necessary to deliver this water to consumers, conservation is far more cost effective and should be prioritized.In particular it makes sense to prioritize conservation in the
Coal Ash: Florida's Toxic Trash Exposed
Coal fired power plants produce almost half of our nation's energy supply. The electricity generated from these facilities comes with a high price tag that is often hidden from public view, in the form of toxic coal ash. This dangerous byproduct of coal burning pollutes the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities where our families live and work. The unassuming public is left suffering the cost of dangerous health impacts and contaminated water supply while the utility industry continues to profit.
Clean Water Fund's Coal Ash: Florida's Toxic Trash Exposed report highlights
Diesel Publications
Diesel Brochure (218 kb, pdf)
Kids Help Monitor Newark's Dirty Diesel Near Their School
In December member groups of the Coalition for Healthy Ports (CHPs, which NJEF chairs) and dozens of environmentalists, community activists, port drivers, and students conducted a truck count at various locations in the East and South Wards of Newark where port trucks first hit the local streets.
The Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) did a great job organizing truck counting in front of the Hawkins Street School and other neighborhood locations in Newark. Additional truck counting was conducted in the South Ward by the graduates of NJEF's Newark-based Urban Environmental Institute.
Safer Sofas
Toxic flame retardant chemicals are no longer needed in home products made with polyurethane foam—but a new report shows that while many companies are making sure their products are free of toxic flame retardants, others are lagging behind.