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Coal Ash: The Dan River Spill and the Power Industry’s Toxic Legacy
It took Duke Energy more than 24 hours to publicly report the spill of millions of gallons of toxic sludge into the Dan River. It took an additional six …
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William Rivers Pitt | Diary of a Dying Country
Unlike the energy policies that are filling the rivers and the air with poison, drying up the water out West while making the tap water back East flammable, speaking …
Massive Coal Ash Spill Chokes North Carolina River as EPA Considers Waste Rules
A ruptured Duke Energy pipe in Eden, North Carolina, caused the release of up to 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water into …
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Love in a Time of 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol
Cheyenna Layne Weber: We must present those who would prefer to see us washed away as the terrorists and criminals they are, rather than as Chief Executive Officers worthy …
Steve Lipsky Responds to Report Clearing EPA of Wrongdoing in Fracking Water Contamination Study
Lipsky says the findings in the Inspector General report are just the tip of the iceberg.
US Court Denies Halt on Pipeline Set to Replace Keystone XL Northern Half
The ever-wise Yogi Berra once quipped
Fracking Unfocus: How the EPA’s Long-Awaited Hydraulic Fracturing Study Could Miss the Mark
The EPA study probing the fracking industry's threats to drinking water is delayed at least two years and may not address issues related to water and air contamination.
Obama’s Natural Gas Whoopin’ – Oil CEO Says the President Is Wrong, Go Green Instead
Can the United States, and the world for that matter, really afford to utilize natural gas as a 'methadone' to ween ourselves from a debilitating fossil fuel addiction?
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Can Steven Lipsky Set His Water On Fire? You Betcha
After what looked at first like an open and shut case of industrial negligence turned into a lengthy legal battle, Lipsky must either fight or accept financial ruin.
Cleanup at 505 Toxic Sites Suspended During Government Shutdown
Kate Sheppard: One of the many programs crippled during government shutdown has been the EPA's cleanup of highly polluted superfund sites.