Clean Air: Breathing clean air is a basic human right, yet high smog levels cause 159,000 trips to the emergency room, 53,000 hospital admissions, and 6 million asthma attacks each summer. Learn more >>
	Clean Water: Clean water is a basic right and a necessity for all life. However, 218 million Americans live within ten miles of polluted water, and 40% of the nation's assessed waters are unsafe for fishing, swimming, or supporting aquatic life. Learn more >>
	Energy: America's continued reliance on petroleum and other fossil fuels has dirtied our air, poisoned our water, and spoiled fragile landscapes. Alternative sources of energy, increased energy efficiency, and energy policy reform can bring about a cleaner environment. Learn more >>
	Environmental Education: Teaching current and next generations of Americans about the importance of the natural environment ensures citizen awareness of the environmental issues affecting our daily lives. Learn more >>
	Global Warming: The world's leading climate scientists have warned that within our children's lifetimes, global warming will threaten our health and our environment. The United States is the world's largest global warming pollutor. Learn more >>
	Human Rights: All people have the right to a safe and healthful living and working environment, but environmental problems often fall disproportionately on native peoples and people of color and limited income. Learn more >>
	International Issues: Environmental problems don't recognize political boundaries. Our efforts must include work both at home and abroad. Learn more >>
	National Forests: America's first National Forests were established for the public more than one hundred years ago. Since then the timber industry has turned our publicly owned National Forests into a patchwork of clearcuts and logging roads. Learn more >>
	Toxics: Toxic chemical pollution threatens every American family and every community. In 1996 alone, state and federal governments allowed polluters to dump more than 175 million pounds of cancer-causing chemicals into our air and water. Learn more >>
	Trade: Global commerce could be a force for progress. However, current trade rules are too often used to undermine environmental protections and democratic rights in the name of "free trade." Learn more >>
	Urban Issues: Large groups of people living in high density urban areas present unique environmental challenges. Learn more >>
	Wildlands and Habitat: America was once a vast, breathtaking expanse of unbroken wilderness. Early European settlers viewed the wilderness as an enemy to be conquered, and industrialists later saw it as an endless supply of resources to be exploited. Learn more >>

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Photo credits on this page: Clean Air, Energy, Human Rights, and Toxics images courtesy Sierra Club. Clean Water, Global Warming, National Forests, and Urban Issues images courtesy Philip Greenspun. Environmental Education image courtesy Brian Larson. International Issues image courtesy Carol Schlitt. Trade image courtesy www.freeimages.co.uk. Wildlands and Habitat image courtesy Oklahoman Sierran David Franklin.

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