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![Breathing clean air is a fundamental right. However, this has been denied to many low-income communities and communities of color, who often live in proximity to busy roads and highways, […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2023/04/22699654379_82367579b4_k-115x115.jpg "New EPA Pollution Standards: A Drive Towards Environmental Justice?")
New EPA Pollution Standards: A Drive Towards Environmental Justice?
Posted on May 5, 2023 | No CommentsBreathing clean air is a fundamental right. However, this has been denied to many low-income communities and communities of color, who often live in proximity to busy roads and highways, […] -
![Enhesa is an environmental, health and safety compliance firm (EHS). It provides regulatory, legislative and policy services in environmental law and regulation, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/10/oil-802209_1920-115x115.jpg "The Importance of Who, What, Where and How in Enhesa’s EHS Compliance")
The Importance of Who, What, Where and How in Enhesa’s EHS Compliance
Posted on October 15, 2019 | 3 CommentsEnhesa is an environmental, health and safety compliance firm (EHS). It provides regulatory, legislative and policy services in environmental law and regulation, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation […] -
![Imagine that you’re walking through a park, breathing the fresh air. The soil right off the path is rich and healthy looking. You get to a water fountain, and you […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/04/2020-115x115.png "APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATIONS: BUDGET CUTS OR POLLUTION CUTS?")
APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATIONS: BUDGET CUTS OR POLLUTION CUTS?
Posted on April 23, 2019 | No CommentsImagine that you’re walking through a park, breathing the fresh air. The soil right off the path is rich and healthy looking. You get to a water fountain, and you […] -
![Whether you come from a tightly packed urban neighborhood or from the rural rolling hills, you’ve probably seen a barren, possibly trashed area that’s lain dormant for decades. It could […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/EPA-brownfields-115x115.png "A Bright Tomorrow Thanks to a Brown Yesterday: Placing Solar Farms on Contaminated Sites–by Jake Duncan")
A Bright Tomorrow Thanks to a Brown Yesterday: Placing Solar Farms on Contaminated Sites–by Jake Duncan
Posted on May 1, 2018 | No CommentsWhether you come from a tightly packed urban neighborhood or from the rural rolling hills, you’ve probably seen a barren, possibly trashed area that’s lain dormant for decades. It could […] -
![Communities near Superfund sites are in for a rough couple of decades. We all know that climate change is steadily intensifying extreme weather events. Sea level rise and warming oceans […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/San-Jacinto-e1525025499679-115x115.jpg "Speeding Up Superfund, Cutting Out Climate Change – by Suzanne Flaum")
Speeding Up Superfund, Cutting Out Climate Change – by Suzanne Flaum
Posted on April 29, 2018 | No CommentsCommunities near Superfund sites are in for a rough couple of decades. We all know that climate change is steadily intensifying extreme weather events. Sea level rise and warming oceans […] -
![Do you find that your state’s EPA isn’t getting the kind of support it once did from the federal government? And maybe even that recent gains it’s made in environmental […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/19924586813_1df9b95533_b-115x115.jpg "How to Have an Effective State EPA Without Federal Support–by James Richmond")
How to Have an Effective State EPA Without Federal Support–by James Richmond
Posted on April 26, 2018 | No CommentsDo you find that your state’s EPA isn’t getting the kind of support it once did from the federal government? And maybe even that recent gains it’s made in environmental […] -
![My family moved to Waycross, Ga when I was 6 years old. Waycross, Ware County is in the southeastern tip of Georgia, about an hour away from Florida. Not […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/04/csxpic-115x115.png "Home is where the toxic contamination is")
Home is where the toxic contamination is
Posted on April 25, 2017 | 4 CommentsMy family moved to Waycross, Ga when I was 6 years old. Waycross, Ware County is in the southeastern tip of Georgia, about an hour away from Florida. Not […] -
![The American ideal of the house with a white picket fence usually includes a nice green lawn. Now, that ideal has become a part of law in many communities; many […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Are lawns a waste of space and resources?")
Are lawns a waste of space and resources?
Posted on May 3, 2016 | 1 CommentThe American ideal of the house with a white picket fence usually includes a nice green lawn. Now, that ideal has become a part of law in many communities; many […] -
![By Oliver Peckham Daniel Lashof, Director of the Climate & Clean Air Program at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), spoke at the National Climate Seminar on February 6th. Mr. […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2013/02/oliver-protesting-115x115.jpg "What Can Obama Actually Do About Climate Change?")
What Can Obama Actually Do About Climate Change?
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsBy Oliver Peckham Daniel Lashof, Director of the Climate & Clean Air Program at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), spoke at the National Climate Seminar on February 6th. Mr. […] -
Internship at the EPA (OECA)
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsMy internship at the EPA was an incredible learning experience. I was a law clerk in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), Office of International Affairs. OECA handles […]