Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) use disposable styrofoam lunch trays. The Young Activist Club has researched and identified problems with styrofoam (resin #6, polystyrene), including that it is made from styrene, a carcinogen that can leach into food. The Club has raised more than $10,000 to pilot a tray washing project in one local county school, Piney Branch Elementary School. The pilot will assess whether the extra labor and water costs of washing trays can be offset by the costs of perpetually buying single-use disposable trays. But the local School Board and Superintendent have rejected the students' idea. Please help us convince the Superintendent to support this student-led initiative, which has the potential to save the public school district money at a time when it most needs it.

Fracking threatens the health of central and southern Illinoisans, and their water, land, air, livestock, wildlife, national forests and important industries such as tourism and farming.

Dispensaries and other large scale grow operations in the state of Colorado work on economies of scale. The law states that Dispensaries must provide their own cannabis for retail. To keep costs down Dispensaries often use agricultural pesticides and other non food grade substances. At this time there is no regulation and these substances are being transfered directly to the consumer. GET PESTICIDES OUT OF OUR MEDICINE Thank you.

CTS Corp left a TCE (trichloroethylene) leaking mess in the Mills Gap community of South Asheville. The plant closed in 1987 initial investigation began in 1991. Since that time, TCE and other carcinogens have been found in the communities' well water. We the undersigned ask for CTS corporation for a full scale cleanup of the toxic chemicals leaching into the soil, water, and air. www.facebook.com/CTSasheville http://www.ctscorp.com/governance/code_of_ethics.htm http://poweractiongroup.org/

We have heard that the agency that is charged with protecting the Delaware River (the Delaware River Basin Commission, or “DRBC”) will meet again soon to consider allowing harmful gas drilling near the river—drilling that has left a trail of air and water pollution, toxic waste and a legacy of environmental destruction in its wake all across nearby Pennsylvania. We can’t allow this track record of pollution anywhere near our great Delaware River. We need to make sure that the DRBC hasn’t forgotten about the overwhelming opposition to such a risky and shortsighted proposal—and that they must protect the Delaware River.

Saving our planet, improving the health of everybody, lowering gas prices and creating tens of millions of permanent green jobs

The New York Times, one of the most circulated and widely read news outlets, announced it is dismantling its environmental reporting desk and assigning the 7 reporters and 2 editors to other departments. With all the threats our environment faces, from global warming to dirty oil and gas drilling to the loss of our natural and treasured landscapes, now more than ever we need a strong media presence investigating and reporting on environmental issues. The Times claims this move will not impact its environmental coverage, but that's hard to believe. While these 7 reporters are currently dedicated to environmental issues, after this change takes place, they will be in other departments and writing about other issues. The best way to maintain excellent and timely environmental coverage is for the Times to keep the Environmental desk open and doing the same good work it has been for years.

It has been clearly shown, in many peer-reviewed studies, that fluoride supplementation has no benefit at all for human beings and is, in fact, a known toxin with documented health risks. There is no reason to continue fluoridating the Durham water supply with this information now publicly known.

Too often old-growth forests are destroyed for everyday paper products. Too often wildlife and ecosystems are devastated by the impact paper mills have on...wildlife and ecosystems. Too often too much bad stuff happens too frequently. Its time to fix this.

Uranium mining presents a radioactive contamination threat to Lake Gaston, a water supply to my home in Norfolk, as well as to residents of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. Government officials, like Sen. Saslaw and other members of the General Assembly, have a sworn duty to protect the health and welfare of the general public and the environment as opposed to corporate profits.

“Last year was the hottest on record for the contiguous United States, shattering the previous mark set in 1998 by a wide margin, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. The average temperature was 55.3 degrees, 1 degree above the previous record and 3.2 degrees more than the 20th-century average. Temperatures were above normal in every month between June 2011 and September 2012, a 16-month stretch that hasn’t occurred since the government began keeping such records in 1895.” (Washington Post, January 8, 2013) That staggering news is being ignored by the media and our elected leaders. Climate Change wasn’t addressed in last year’s elections, and there is no serious legislation moving through Congress to address it. Climate Change is probably the most important issue we face right now, even more important than the federal budget, gun violence and other serious issues. If we don’t address climate change, then none of these other issues will matter. Our elected officials—Democrats and Republicans—are ignoring the reality of Climate Change. The media don’t report on it. So it’s up to us to demand a serious plan to address Climate Change. Send President Obama and Congress this simple message.

The American people have not been heard in this wanton slaughter,through political subterfuge your children and grandchildren are witnessing the killing of a entire species by special intrests. Let's make them listen ans save this iconic American species.