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4/20/212, USA Today – USA Today tested soil in a Cleveland neighborhood located near a former smeltering facility, Tyler Metals. The facility closed around 1957, but the dangerous levels of lead in the soil remain. Ken Shelton’s son, Jonathan, was … Continue reading →

New York Times, 3/28/2012 – According to an article in the New York Times, since the late 1980s, a half million Americans have died from radon-induced lung cancer, including a significant number who never smoked a day in their lives. … Continue reading →

OMB Watch, March 6, 2012 - According to an article published by OMB Watch,  several federal agencies released environmental justice strategies that outlined steps they will take to address and reduce the disproportionate health and environmental harms that affect low-income, minority, and indigenous communities. This … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution like arsenic, acid gas,  nickel, selenium, and cyanide. The … Continue reading →

10/20/11 – Over the last few decades or so, the levels of lead found in soil, dust and air have been reduced. There is speculation that the decline in lead is directed related to the decline in violent crime. Lead … Continue reading →

American Lung Association, 10/11/11- Five groups- Earthjustice, American Lung Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Appalachian Mountain Club and Environmental Defense Fund have filed lawsuit against the Obama administration for blocking the EPA’s proposed ozone standards. Groups say the stronger standards … Continue reading →

Last week, retail behemoth Walmart announced a $1.01 million donation to Milwaukee-based Growing Power, a well-known urban farming nonprofit, whose founder Will Allen has gained many accolades for his hard work to bring local, healthy food to low-income areas. So … Continue reading →

Your right to breathe clean and healthy air is under attack.   Corporate polluters are using their money and influence to pressure Congress to ignore the health impacts of dirty air and to weaken the Clean Air Act.  Urge Congress to safeguard … Continue reading →

Natural Resources Defense Council, 9/8/2011 - On Friday, the President cozied up to America’s biggest polluters and killed life-saving ozone smog rules that his EPA has been working on diligently for years. What stings almost as badly as the smog is this: … Continue reading →

Cuyahoga County Board of Health, 9/12/2011 – HIP-Cuyahoga is conducting a survey to get your opinions about health and quality of life and to help identify our community’s strengths, as well as issues needing more attention.  Anyone who “lives, works, … Continue reading →