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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Time is short in this session of Congress, and conservation and tourism groups are hoping for a vote on a bill to address the massive maintenance backlog in the national parks. The Restore Our Parks Act is a bipartisan proposal to direct up...
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Three Weeks Left for Public Comment Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Monday November 19 was National Public Comment Day – part of a campaign responding to President Donald Trump’s proposal to make it harder for working-class, legal immigrants to get a green card. Only three weeks...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Dear EarthTalk: I drink a lot of coffee and I’m wondering how bad this is for the environment? And how I can make sure I’m feeding my 3-cup-a-day habit in the greenest way possible? About half of Americans over age 18 (some 150...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Hybrid-electric cars have become more and more common on American roads since the Prius launched here in 2001. Now fully electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age thanks to innovations by Tesla, Nissan, BMW, General Motors and others. It is not uncommon...
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Supreme Court Allows Case to Move Forward Suzanne Potter California News Service SAN FRANCISCO – The trial is back on in the lawsuit brought by a group of 21 young people who are suing the federal government over global warming – after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a request from the...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk PFASs—short for perfluoroalkyl substances—are synthetic chemicals of various formulations (including PFCs, PFOA, PFOS and GenX, among others) that are used widely in various products for moisture and stain resistance. Non-stick pans, rain jackets and carpeting are among thousands of different types of consumer...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk An uptick in the intensity of hurricanes, prolonged periods of drought precipitating wildfires, flooded out coastal regions, melting ice caps—most of us can agree that man-made climate change is at least a contributing factor for these modern-day environmental maladies that seem to be...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Those leaf blowers sure can be annoying, just for the noise alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, using a commercial-grade gas-powered leaf blower for just two hours can cause hearing damage, and repeated use is a sure recipe for...
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Sierra Club Washington, DC — The Sierra Club has just released a Spanish-language video encouraging Latinos to participate in the upcoming November 6th election and to call a bilingual toll-free number to find out where to vote. The video lists a number of events that have led to extraordinary levels of anxiety and concern for...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Time is short in this session of Congress, and conservation and tourism groups are hoping for a vote on a bill to address the massive maintenance backlog in the national parks. The Restore Our Parks Act is a bipartisan proposal to direct up...
Three Weeks Left for Public Comment Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Monday November 19 was National Public Comment Day – part of a campaign responding to President Donald Trump’s proposal to make it harder for working-class, legal immigrants to get a green card. Only three weeks...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Dear EarthTalk: I drink a lot of coffee and I’m wondering how bad this is for the environment? And how I can make sure I’m feeding my 3-cup-a-day habit in the greenest way possible? About half of Americans over age 18 (some 150...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Hybrid-electric cars have become more and more common on American roads since the Prius launched here in 2001. Now fully electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age thanks to innovations by Tesla, Nissan, BMW, General Motors and others. It is not uncommon...
Supreme Court Allows Case to Move Forward Suzanne Potter California News Service SAN FRANCISCO – The trial is back on in the lawsuit brought by a group of 21 young people who are suing the federal government over global warming – after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a request from the...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk PFASs—short for perfluoroalkyl substances—are synthetic chemicals of various formulations (including PFCs, PFOA, PFOS and GenX, among others) that are used widely in various products for moisture and stain resistance. Non-stick pans, rain jackets and carpeting are among thousands of different types of consumer...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk An uptick in the intensity of hurricanes, prolonged periods of drought precipitating wildfires, flooded out coastal regions, melting ice caps—most of us can agree that man-made climate change is at least a contributing factor for these modern-day environmental maladies that seem to be...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Those leaf blowers sure can be annoying, just for the noise alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, using a commercial-grade gas-powered leaf blower for just two hours can cause hearing damage, and repeated use is a sure recipe for...
Sierra Club Washington, DC — The Sierra Club has just released a Spanish-language video encouraging Latinos to participate in the upcoming November 6th election and to call a bilingual toll-free number to find out where to vote. The video lists a number of events that have led to extraordinary levels of anxiety and concern for...