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Wasting our Waterways
Polluters poured nearly 200 million pounds of toxic substances into U.S. waterways in 2020. We must strengthen Clean Water Act protections and reduce toxics use.
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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Hazardous Materials by Rail
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines
Lead in PA School Drinking Water
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We don’t need deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining risks damaging vibrant ecosystems that science is just beginning to understand. And we don’t need it to meet the critical minerals challenge.
Automatic Textbook Billing
Savings from automatic textbook billing, in which students are charged for course materials on their tuition bills, are difficult to quantify. In addition, these programs may limit the use of less expensive alternatives.
Refill, Return, Reimagine: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Wasteful Packaging
Single-use plastic packaging is so common in our everyday lives that a future without it might seem a long way off. But examples of what that future might look like are already here.
Of wolf and man, and other rewilding success stories
Rewilding initiatives across the world are demonstrating what can be achieved by letting nature take the lead.
Good intentions, bad outcomes. Six ways impervious surfaces harm our cities and the environment
Every year, hundreds of thousands of acres of natural land are paved over with concrete, asphalt and other impervious materials. Too often, the full extent of the threat this poses for us and our environment is ignored. It's time to start taking it seriously.