WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * - Victory: Court rejects polluters' claims that standards are too protective * * * Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that the current national ambient air quality standards for ozone are too weak to protect the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will now have to set standards that actually protect forests, as the Clean Air Act requires. "The Clean Ai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released final guidance for the next round of Regional Haze Rule plans that advises states and polluters on how to avoid reducing haze pollution harming national parks. The newly released guidance continues the Trump administration's pattern of sacrificing our nation's clean air laws in favor of the fossil fuel industry. The Clean Air Act's Regi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * - Court Upholds Health Standard, Rejects Polluters' Claims That Standards Are Too Protective * * * Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that the current national ambient air quality standards for ozone are too weak to protect the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will now have to set standards that actually protect forests, as t  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: An outdoor economy initiative at Western Carolina University has been selected as a finalist in the University Economic Development Association's 2019 Awards of Excellence competition. "Outdoor Recreation as an Economic and Community Engagement Catalyst in Western North Carolina" is WCU's name for a regional collaborative designed to boost an already thriving outdoor industry to an even higher   more