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Duke Says Removal of Coal Ash Ponds Could Take 30 Years, Cost $10B

"For the first time since Duke Energy’s defunct Eden, N.C., coal plant leaked thousands of gallons of coal ash into the Dan River nearly three months ago, the public is getting a look at how the nation’s largest electric utility company may change its containment of coal ash, a substance environmentalists say is one of the biggest threats to rivers and groundwater across the country."

Source: Aljazeera America, 04/28/2014

"Second Radioactive Oil Waste Site Found in North Dakota"

"North Dakota this week confirmed the discovery of a new radioactive dump of waste from oil drilling. And separately, a company hired to clean up similar waste found in February at another location said it had removed more than double the amount of radioactive material originally estimated to be there."

Source: Aljazeera America, 04/28/2014

"Automakers Comply Quickly With EPA Tailpipe Rule"

"Automakers on average have reduced the greenhouse gas footprint of their model year 2012 passenger vehicles even below the levels required by U.S. EPA's new tailpipe emissions rules, according to a new report released today by the agency."

Source: Greenwire, 04/28/2014

"Major Oil And Gas Firm To List Fracking Chemicals"

A major supplier to the oil and gas industry says it will begin disclosing 100 percent of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluid, with no exemptions for trade secrets. The move by Baker Hughes of Houston is a shift for a major firm; it's unclear if others will follow suit."

Source: AP, 04/25/2014

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