EJ90: Environmental News Updates in Ninety Seconds show

EJ90: Environmental News Updates in Ninety Seconds

Summary: EJ90 is a weekly audio podcast that delivers easily digestible environmental news updates in ninety seconds. Hosted by Jessica Knoblauch, EJ90 is produced by Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.

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 4/13/12: Community Groups Sue for Federal Coal Ash Protections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:54

Earthjustice sues the EPA to force federal regulations on coal ash. Earthjustice attorney Lisa Evans comments.

 4/06/12: EPA Releases Black Carbon Report | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:52

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency releases a report on black carbon, a component of soot that fuels climate change. Earthjustice attorney Erika Rosenthal comments.

 3/30/12: EPA Proposes Landmark Standards for Pollution from New Coal Plants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards that will limit industrial carbon pollution from new coal-fired power plants. Earthjustice Senior Legislative Representative Sarah Saylor comments.

 3/23/12: Methyl Iodide Pulled Off the Market | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:47

The manufacturer of methyl iodide pulls the toxic chemical off of the market. Earthjustice attorney Greg Loarie comments.

 3/16/12: Federal Court Ruling Will Reshape Fisheries Management in U.S. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:42

A U.S. District Court ruling to protect forage fish species will lead to more ecosystem-based management of fisheries. Earthjustice attorney Roger Fleming comments.

 3/9/12: Environmental Groups Sue EPA to Get the Lead out of Aviation Gas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:43

Earthjustice, on behalf of Friends of the Earth, sue the U.S. EPA to get the lead out of aviation gas. Earthjustice attorney Marianne Engelman Lado comments.

 3/2/12: House Passes California Water Grab Bill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46

The House of Representatives passes a bill to override court settlement that will restore California's San Joaquin River. Earthjustice associate legislative counsel Marjorie Mulhall comments.

 2/24/12: State Department Sued For Not Disclosing Keystone XL Communications | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:40

Environmentalists sue the State Department for not disclosing Keystone XL pipeline lobbyists' communications. Earthjustice attorney Abby Rubinson comments.

 2/17/12: Court Once Again Upholds Roadless Rule | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:45

A federal appeals court refuses to reconsider the Roadless Rule while the U.S. Forest Service blocks a Colorado mine expansion in roadless areas. Earthjustice attorney Ted Zukoski comments.

 2/10/12: Breaking Down Industrial Boilers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:42

What are industrial power plants or "boilers" and why are they so bad for the environment? Earthjustice attorney Jim Pew comments.

 2/3/12: House Committee Ejects Press from Fracking Hearing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:50

House committee members eject press members from fracking hearing while conservation groups sue the government to protect coral. Earthjustice's Jessica Ennis comments.

 1/27/12: Navy Training Blasts Marine Mammals With Harmful Sonar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:50

Earthjustice sues the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect marine mammals from harmful sonar, while the Obama administration reveals long-term plan for National Forests. Earthjustice's Kristen Boyles comments.

 1/20/12: Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:00

The Obama administration rejects the Keystone XL pipeline permit while Earthjustice announces its intent to sue the EPA on delayed coal ash regulations. Earthjustice's Lisa Evans comments.

 1/13/12: Uranium Mining Banned in Grand Canyon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:00

The Obama administration bans uranium mining in one million acres around Grand Canyon National Park. Earthjustice attorney Ted Zukoski comments.

 1/6/12: EU Court Upholds Law Cutting Aviation Emissions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:00

Now, with the European decision, the airline industry should pressure the U.S. government to level the playing field by imposing equivalent restrictions on aircraft pollution in the United States. That would be good for the U.S. airline industry and, more importantly, it would be good for the planet.

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