May 16, 2012 · 24 Iyyar

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EPA Announces New Standards to Cut Toxic Mercury Pollution

On December 21, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced new standards limiting mercury and toxic air emissions from power plants. These standards are predicted to prevent thousands of premature deaths and respiratory diseases. Read RAC Director Rabbi David Saperstein's statement in support of the EPA's action. See testimony from Rabbi Kevin Kleinman on the importance of strong EPA pollution rules to protect human and environmental health.

 


For more than 30 years, the Reform Movement has been committed to protecting the environment.
Find out how Reform Jews and communities are helping to rebuild and restore the Gulf Coast region after last year's devastating oil disaster.
From wetland destruction to mountaintop removal coal mining, clean water issues effect nearly every facet of our lives.
Learn about the environmental, economic, security, and health challenge of climate change, and clean energy solutions.
We currently face the greatest rate of species extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, with drastic implications for both ecological and human health and well-being.
There are currently more than 70,000 chemicals in use in the United States, and little is known about the health effects of the vast majority of these chemicals.
About half our national forests have been seriously affected by logging, mining, road building, and other ecologically damaging activities. Explore the challenges facing our forests, public lands, and natural resources.



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Save the Date: Food Day 2012

Save the date for October 24 - Food Day 2012! Join this North American mobilization to address food access and sustainability issues at the community level. Check out how the RAC and the Reform Movement celebrated Food Day 2011 with a special webinar, "Jewish Perspectives on Food Justice,” available in the URJ Webinar Archives.

Learn more about ethical eating and food justice issues with the URJ Green Table, Just Table Initiative.

 

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