U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-12) has a couple things in common with U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Michele Bachmann (R-MN), according to a recent report by Greenpeace. They have all worked to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing "modernizing standards for pollutants that come predominantly from coal-fired power plants, including mercury, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, greenhouse gases, and coal ash."
And they've gotten big money for doing it. Read more »
Environmental advocates and car drivers
everywhere recently won a victory. On Friday, President Obama officially announced an agreement
with 13 automakers that will raise fuel-efficiency standards. 
Recycling advocates in the city of Chicago have been dismayed for years,
but skepticism is now widespread when it comes to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s trial plan
that involves partly privatizing the service.