“For four years, Green Century has pressed companies to avoid mining or selling products containing materials mined at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge,” said Leslie Samuelrich, president of Green Century Funds. “Twin Pines’ move to sell this land only reinforces our position that mining at the Okefenokee quite simply isn’t worth the risks.”

In the face of new attacks on our national environmental laws to protect the air, water and land we cherish, we sometimes feel powerless.

This month has been dubbed Plastic Free July and you may have read articles this year about people trying to live without plastic for a week – and finding out that it’s all but impossible. Single-use plastics are everywhere. Why is that a problem and what can be done about it?