EPA Loopholes Allow Biomass To Pollute More Than Coal, Study Says
"Study finds air emissions from biomass facilities could be dramatically improved if so-called loopholes are closed in power plant regulations."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/11/2014
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"Pollution Fears Crush Home Prices Near Fracking Wells"
"Whether or not fracking causes groundwater pollution, people fear the risk enough that property values have dropped for homes with drinking-water wells near shale-gas pads, according to new research."
Source: Forbes, 04/11/2014
"Everglades Oil Drilling Plans Spark Contamination Concerns"
"NAPLES, Fla. – For their retirement, Pamela and Jaime Duran chose a cottage in Southwest Florida. Here, they could raise chickens, savor the quiet and enjoy the lush backdrop of the historic Everglades. They call it "a little piece of paradise.""
Source: Aljazeera America, 04/10/2014
NC Agency Appeals Court Ruling Allowing It To Better Regulate Coal Ash
"Two months after a pond of pollutants at a defunct Duke Energy plant in North Carolina spilled thousands of gallons of coal ash into the Dan River, coating the riverbanks in a “toxic soup” 70 miles long, environmental groups say the state is reneging on its promise to hold the nation’s largest energy company responsible for its actions."
Source: Aljazeera America, 04/10/2014
"Coal Waste May Cause Carcinogen Spikes in Drinking Water"
"An investigation by North Carolina Health News finds water-quality issues from coal waste in municipalities near a Duke Energy coal plant outside of Eden."
Source: NC Health News, 04/09/2014
"North Carolina Regulators Side With Duke Energy In Coal Ash Appeal"
"North Carolina regulators are joining with Duke Energy in appealing a judge's ruling on cleaning up groundwater pollution leeching from the company's coal ash dumps."
Source: AP, 04/09/2014
Do Kochs Hold Most Canadian Oil Sands Leases? It’s Complicated
"A March 20 Washington Post Web article and a March 21 print article stated that Koch Industries was the largest leaseholder in Canada’s oil sands. Further reporting has indicated that Koch Industries on a net acreage basis is the largest American and foreign holder of leases in Canada’s oil sands but it might narrowly trail two Canadian companies overall. ..."
Source: Wash Post, 04/09/2014
"Senate Dem: Oil Industry Paying 'Lip Service' To Freight Rail Safety"
"The chairman of the Senate committee that oversees transportation issues said Monday that oil companies are dragging their feet on providing data to regulators about the safety of freight trains that are used to carry crude oil."
Source: The Hill, 04/08/2014
Cost Among Hurdles for NY City’s Plan to Phase Out Dirty Heating Oil
"Outside Alicia Barksdale’s living room, high above Upper Manhattan, the brick chimney atop the building next door belches black smoke all winter long, and even into the spring."
Source: NY Times, 04/07/2014
"North Carolina: Judge Denies Shield for Duke Records"
"A North Carolina judge on Friday denied Duke Energy's motion seeking to shield records related to groundwater pollution leaching from 33 coal ash dumps in the state while a separate federal criminal investigation is ongoing."
Source: AP, 04/07/2014
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