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BP ponies up $1 billion for early Gulf coast restoration
From Green Right Now Reports BP agreed Thursday to make a $1 billion down payment on the clean up in the Gulf of Mexico region affected by last year’s oil spill. Brown pelicans released back into the...
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Report: Texas Not Protecting Residents From Gas Drilling Dangers
By Jason Allen, CBS 11 News A drilling rig explores for gas. (credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A scathing new report accuses Texas of not protecting its residents...
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Half the U.S. lives with dangerous air pollution; is your city on the list?
Ozone (smog) is the most widespread air pollutant, created by the reaction of sunlight on emissions from vehicles, power plants and other sources. From Green Right Now Reports The American Lung...
View ArticleEPA says upgraded water quality standards needed for Chicago area waterways
From Green Right Now Reports The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has notified the State of Illinois that water quality standards for portions of the Chicago and Calumet Rivers must be upgraded to...
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U.S. Army says Pine Bluff project reduces waste, recycles more than 6 million...
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency recently completed a project that resulted in recycling more than 6.5 million pounds of steel. (Graphic courtesy U.S. Army) From Green Right Now Reports The U.S....
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Mexico City making major progress on pollution
Mexico City has reached 82 percent of its overall target of reducing GHG emissions. From Green Right Now Reports Mexico City, long considered one of the most polluted major cities in the world, in on...
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Most of the nation suffers ‘bad air’ days this summer
California has led the nation in “code orange” dangerous air days this year. From Green Right Now Reports Many American’s are feeling the stress of extreme heat and drought this summer, but we’re also...
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Report for Obama questions effectiveness of gas drilling regulations
A new report form President Obama recommends that companies monitor air quality on drilling sites and publish those results. By Nicholas Kusnetz ProPublica In sharp contrast with gas industry...
View ArticleList: Money magazine’s 2011 cities with the cleanest air
MONEY has released it list of cities with the cleanest air. In these cities, the air quality is rated highly, and pollution levels are below the U.S. average. Rank City Air quality index (% days AQI...
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High heat, low winds and car emissions create an ozone haze across Texas
From Green Right Now Reports You can't necessarily see it, but that light summer haze could be brewing ground-level ozone. Among Texas cities, Austin has less of it. But alerts have been issued for...
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Environmentalists decry Obama pullback on smog protections
From Green Right Now Reports Under pressure from Republicans and business leaders concerned about the effect of regulations on jobs, the Obama Administration on Friday pushed back the EPA imminent...
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Texas Tech toxicologists warn of toxic chemicals in water from Northeastern...
esearchers say that once damage from floodwater recedes, there remain concerns about black mold and other toxic chemicals left behind. From Green Right Now Reports After studying how pollutants travel...
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Pictures show the damage from tar sands
From Green Right Now Reports We know that many human activities take a heavy toll on the planet. Mining, oil refining, coal power generation and pesticide, plastic and livestock production, all scar...
View ArticleNRDC urges New Yorkers to register concerns at final fracking hearings
From Green Right Now Reports Public hearings over natural gas fracking in New York began earlier this fall, and wind up today and tomorrow (Nov. 30). The hearings by the New York State Department of...
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Don’t let your e-waste cause a holiday hangover
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now This holiday season millions of people will be surprised by their loved ones with new smart phones, game consoles, lap tops, DVRs and televisions and a gazillion...
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Beekeepers urge U.S. ban on pesticide toxic to honeybees
From Yale 360 A coalition of commercial beekeepers and environmental groups is urging U.S. regulators to suspend the use of a pesticide they say may be contributing to a sharp decline in honeybee...
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Tar sands blockade in Texas and Oklahoma unites land rights and environmental...
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now It’s often assumed that Texans, like the majority of their lawmakers, favor oil drilling and the expansion of the oil industry. And it’s often true. But a small,...
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein arrested in Texas while...
(Update: Wednesday p.m.: Dr. Stein has been released from Wood County Jail after being charged with Class B Misdemeanor Criminal Trespass for helping resupply the tree sitters participating in the Tar...
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Tar sands oil spills near Little Rock
Several homeowners in a Little Rock suburb were evacuated over the weekend after a pipeline spilled an estimated 2,000 barrels (84,000 gallons) of tar sands bitumen in their neighborhood. The oil,...
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The People’s Climate March in 13 photographs
GRN Reports The People’s Climate March on Sunday turned out to be, as promised, the largest climate demonstration in the history of the Earth. An estimated 400,000 people packed the streets of...
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