Environment

December 19, 2006 - Speaking of boneheaded moves by federal authorities who are supposed to protect public health, the U.S.

December 18, 2006 - A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed suit last week against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to toughen the national standard for particulate matter pollution to a level that could prevent thousands of premature deaths every year.

December 18, 2006 - It's not only the federal government that's let down the people of New Orleans.

December 16, 2006 - I spent yesterday meeting with community groups in Mississippi, including the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance and MS Worker's Center for Human Rights.

December 14, 2006 - Executive Director Chris Kromm hasn't donned a Santa outfit and stood outside your local Wal-Mart ringing a bell (yet) because he is down in New Orleans getting the latest first-hand reports on the recovery effort.

December 14, 2006 - A scientist at a Charleston conference about the effects of global warming and rising sea levels on coastal communities said:

December 13, 2006 - The people of storm-ravaged New Orleans lost some of their sway over federal hurricane reconstruction efforts this week when House Democrats removed recently re-elected Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) from his seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.