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Record-breaking support for clean air

Together with our allies, we’ve delivered more than 800,000 comments to the EPA in support of strong clean air standards — no other single EPA rule has ever received so much support. Environment Massachusetts Advocate Ben Wright (right), delivered more than 600,000 of those comments to the EPA's regional office in Boston.

News Release | Environment America

New Environment America Ad in Times Square: Pres. Obama and the Nation Should Address Global Warming

Washington, D.C. —Today, Environment America launched an ad on the CBS “Super Screen” in Times Square Plaza in Manhattan—not far from the scene of Hurricane Sandy’s devastating impact last fall—calling on President Obama and all Americans to join together to  address global warming. The 10-second ad will run once an hour, 18 times a day for the next two months. 

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News Release | Environment California

Feinstein, Costa Introduce Bill to Expand Yosemite

Washington, DC – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Jim Costa (D-CA) have introduced a bill to add 1,600 acres of soaring, conifer-studded hillsides and alpine meadows to Yosemite National Park. The land was originally part of Yosemite, but Congress stripped its protection in a 1906 concession to industrial interests. Feinstein and Costa’s bill would remove legal barriers to righting this historic wrong.

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News Release | Environment America

Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill Could Lead to A Cleaner, Healthier Environment

Washington, D.C. – This morning Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) are expected to reintroduce the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, a bipartisan bill that promotes energy savings in our nation’s buildings, industrial sector, and within the federal government. 

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News Release | Environment America

President Obama’s Budget Will Help Protect Our Parks and Repower America with Clean Energy

Washington, D.C. – This Wednesday President Obama released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2014. Anna Aurilio, the Director of Environment America’s Washington, D.C. office, issued the following statement in response: 

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News Release | Environment America

Environment America to Senate: Confirm Gina McCarthy to Lead EPA

Washington, D.C. — As the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held its confirmation hearing for Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Anna Aurilio, Director of Environment America’s D.C. office, issued the following statement in response:  

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