Where There’s Smoke…

Where There’s Smoke…

by Paige Knappenberger, PSR Environment & Health Director Like many families across the Northeast, ours had our plans upended in July by smoke from wildfires burning nearly 2,000 miles away in Ontario. Instead of spending the weekend outdoors, we kept our kids...
Submit a comment: No delay for clean cars!

Submit a comment: No delay for clean cars!

Trump’s EPA is trying to delay multipollutant standards for cars by two years, leaving the health and safety of Americans in the balance during  that time. This delay would increase levels of hazardous pollutants such as smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate...
Tell EPA: Air permits are not optional

Tell EPA: Air permits are not optional

The Trump administration seems to be giving a new handout to polluters on a daily basis at this point. A new proposed rule from EPA is no exception to this dangerous trend. This proposal would allow facilities like power plants, factories, and data centers to commence...
Oh Good! A Data Center Larger than NYC!

Oh Good! A Data Center Larger than NYC!

Back in February, Billionaire Shark Tanker Kevin O’Leary announced a partnership with a Utah developer to build a data center complex twice the size of Manhattan in Box Elder County. The Stratos artificial intelligence data center project will have a footprint of more...
Hot, Tick Summer

Hot, Tick Summer

by Paige Knappenberger, Director, Environment & Health Program A tick fell on my husband’s face last weekend as we watched our sons play on our back patio in Northwest Washington, DC. I grew up in Arizona, so ticks were never something I worried about as a kid....
Don’t let EPA weaken coal ash safeguards

Don’t let EPA weaken coal ash safeguards

After decades of advocacy, we won strong, health-protective coal ash standards in 2015 and 2024. Now, EPA wants to roll them back. Earlier this year, we asked you to submit comments in defense of federal protections when they proposed a delay of enforcement. EPA’s...