New ALA Report: Clean Air Act Working, Yet 42% Of Americans Still Breathe Dangerous Air

New ALA Report: Clean Air Act Working, Yet 42% Of Americans Still Breathe Dangerous Air: The American Lung Association today released their annual State of the Air report. In general, it says that the air is cleaner than it was a decade ago, thanks to the Clean Air Act. Despite this progress, over 131 million Americans live in areas where the air can often be too dangerous to breathe. This [...]/p

The Environmental Impact of the Sequester Cuts | Common Dreams

The Environmental Impact of the Sequester Cuts | Common Dreams
"Environmental programs within the United States – everything from wildlife refuges to clean air and water programs – have already been grossly underfunded for years, and the sequester cuts are only going to make things much, much worse for our environment."

Capitol Hill’s Rabid, Ravaging Republicans | Common Dreams

Capitol Hill’s Rabid, Ravaging Republicans | Common Dreams
"House Republicans have a conflict of interest between their families’ lungs and their corporatized minds. Resolution? Vote to weaken the Clean Air Act, drinking water safety standards, cut funding for these cancer preventing, health protecting programs while pushing for more military weapons and bloated Pentagon budgets. The Republicans went so far as to vote for polluters over children, pregnant women and people who live in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. These Republicans voted to block the EPA mercury and air toxics standards that the agency estimated would save 12,000 lives every year and prevent more than one million asthma attacks."