Environmental health advocates weigh in on the grand jury report that says the state didn’t do enough to protect residents from the industry. Plus a court says the federal government needs to step up to regulate coke ovens. And climate activist Bill McKibben on why divesting from fossil fuels makes financial sense.
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Environmental Groups Win New Coke Oven Regulation - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conceded in federal court that it failed to properly regulate certain aspects of coke ovens, like those at U.S. Steel’s plant in Clairton.
Pa. House moves to block RGGI entrance as DEP estimates it will save money and lives - Under RGGI, a cap-and-trade program, power plants have to pay for the carbon dioxide they emit.
Bill McKibben on the Divestment Movement - The author of “The End of Nature” and co-founder of 350.org reflects on what the divestment movement has achieved so far and how it all began.- Group Hopes Grand Jury Report Will Put Health at Center of Fracking Debate - The report outlines health problems of people living near fracking wells. The Environmental Health Project says it's about time public health takes center stage.
