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• EIP REPORT: U.S. POWER PLANT GLOBAL WARMING EMISSIONS RISING IN 2013 AFTER YEARS OF DECLINE

  May 23, 2013

• EPA FACES LAWSUIT FOR CHRONIC UNDERCOUNTING OF TOXIC EMISSIONS AT U.S. OIL & GAS, FACILITIES, REFINERIES, CHEMICAL PLANTS

  May 2, 2013

• Court Orders EPA to Move Forward on Power Plant Water Pollution Rule

  April 23, 2013

• TEXAS GROUPS ASK EPA INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE THOUSANDS OF TONS OF POLLUTION RELEASED DURING “UPSETS” AT TEXAS GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS

  April 23, 2013

• After 30 Years of Inaction, EPA Finally Proposes Plans for Power Plant Water Pollution

  April 22, 2013

• Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Environmental Integrity Project Reach Innovative Settlement Agreement with Flint Hills Resources to Reduce Air Pollution Emissions at Minnesota Refinery

  April 19, 2013

• After Discovering and Preventing Seismic Blasting on Coal Ash Dump Site, EIP and Local Communities Call on PA DEP to Revise Outdated Rules

  April 15, 2013

• COAL ASH: PA CONTRACTOR FACES POSSIBLE LAWSUIT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE POLLUTION LAWS AT COAL MINE DUMP

  March 13, 2013

• Court Rules Against Energy Future Holdings & Luminant in Coal Plant Air Pollution Lawsuit Involving Big Brown Coal Plant

  February 11, 2013

• Power Plant Developer Going Out of Business

  January 24, 2013

• GROUPS SUPPORT MDE SETTLEMENT TO CLEAN UP GENON'S TOXIC COAL ASH POLLUTION IN CHARLES, MONTGOMERY AND PG COUNTIES

  January 14, 2013

• The Toxic Ten: Top Power Plant Emissions of Mercury, Toxic Metals, and Acid Gases in 2011

  January 3, 2013

• Nothing to Celebrate: One Billion Pounds of Arsenic and Other Toxic Metals Dumped in Ponds and Landfills Since TVA Spill Four Years Ago. Still No EPA Action

  December 21, 2012

• EIP Sends Notice of Intent to Sue FirstEnergy for More Violations at Little Blue Run Coal Ash Dump

  December 20, 2012

• EIP and Allies Agree to Short-Term Extension for Release of EPA Toxic Wastewater Guidelines

  December 11, 2012

• New Report Finds Pending Coal Ash Bills Fail To Ensure Protection of Public Health, Safety

  December 10, 2012

• EIP REPORT:DESPITE GAINS, TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT NEEDED TO CURB MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY

  December 6, 2012

• EIP and Sixteen Public Interest Groups Petition for Disclosure of Toxic Chemical Releases from Oil and Gas Exploration and Processing

  October 24, 2012

• GROUPS FILE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MIDWEST GENERATION FOR ILLEGAL COAL ASH POLLUTION, DUMPING VIOLATIONS AT FOUR POWER STATIONS IN ILLINOIS

  October 3, 2012

• On Behalf of Seven Community Organizations, EIP and Earthjustice sue EPA for Failures to Update Multiple Toxic Emission Standards for Refineries

  September 27, 2012

• Environmental groups and residents see lower mercury, nitrogen oxide limits for proposed Baltimore incinerator

  September 14, 2012

• Groups Support Decision By PA Dept. of Environmental Protection Requiring Little Blue Run Coal Ash Dump Closure

  July 30, 2012

• The Register editorial: EPA letter should be a wakeup call: Agency says Iowa isn't doing enough to combat dirty rivers

  July 19, 2012

• EIP and Earthjustice Notify EPA of Intent to Sue for Failure to Protect Communities From Toxic Hazards

  July 18, 2012

• Nearly 93,000 Tons of Pollution Released From Upsets and "Emission Events" at Natural Gas and Petrochemical Plants in Texas

  July 18, 2012

• EPA Report: Iowa Factory Farm Program Shown to Violate Federal Clean Water Act

  July 13, 2012

• Meet Coal Ash's Fake New Chinese Friends: "Big Steamed Bun" and "Handsome Dragon"

  June 28, 2012

• New EPA Data Show Coal Ash Problem Much Worse: Number of coal ash ponds nationwide increases by over 60%

  June 27, 2012

• New EPA/Industry Data Show Scrubber Wastewater High in Toxic Selenium, Boron

  June 21, 2012

• CRS Report: McKinley Coal Ash Requirements Could be Ignored by States

       June 20, 2012

• Cost of Deaths From 18 Coal-Fired Power Plants’ Pollution Higher Than Value of Electricity Generated

       June 7, 2012

• Fed Up Local Citizens Notify Nation’s Largest Ash Dump of Intent to Sue for Groundwater Contamination, Toxic Discharges that Violate Federal and State Law

  May 30, 2012

• BP $400 Million Settlement with USEPA, Environmental Integrity Project and other NGOs

  May 23, 2012

• Texas Judge Rejects Construction Permit for New Power Plant Citing Failure to Meet Clean Air Act Toxic Emission Standards

  May 15, 2012

• EIP Files Suit to Expose Details of Closed Door Meetings on Clean Air Act Rules

  May 9, 2012

• EIP and Sierra Club File Lawsuit Targeting Thousands of Violations at Luminant's Big Brown Coal-Fired Power Plant

  May 2, 2012

• 49 Coal Plants Acknowledge Groundwater Contamination at 116 Disposal Sites

  April 26, 2012

• EIP and Community Groups Push EPA to Adopt Long Overdue Coal Ash Protections

  April 5, 2012

• Settlement Agreement Requires $8 Million in Environmental Remediation, Monitoring and Conservation Projects at New Mexico Coal Ash Minefill

  April 2, 2012

• EIP Report: South Baltimore Neighborhoods Highly Polluted Compared to Rest of State

  March 15, 2012

• First Energy to Shut Down R. Paul Smith Power Plant in Western Maryland

       January 30, 2012

• Board Strikes Down Previous Approval for Power Plant Under Pressure from EIP and Allies

       January 11, 2012

• Three Years After Kingston Spill: Toxic Coal Ash Dumping Continues to Rise in U.S.

       January 5, 2012

• EIP and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade File EPA Petition to Improve Clean Air Act Enforcement in Louisiana

        December 14, 2011

• New Report: 20 Additional Toxic Coal Ash Contamination Sites in 10 States

        December 13, 2011

• Report: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky and Texas Are Top States in Terms of Toxic Power Plant Air Pollution
  

  December 7, 2011

• America's Top 50 Dirtiest Power Plants for Toxic Mercury Emissions
  

  November 15, 2011

• EIP and Sierra Club Notify Luminant Big Brown Coal- Fired Power Plant of  Intent to Sue for Thousands of Violations of Clean Air Act

  October 27, 2011

• Environmental Regulators Need to Clean Up Faulty Air Pollution Permits for Three of Texas's Dirtiest Coal- Fired Power Plants Owned by Luminant

  October 24, 2011

• EIP Comments on EPA's Proposed Approval of Texas's "Infrastructure SIP": EPA May Not Approve  Plan Until Deficiencies are Addressed

  October 24, 2011

• EIP Report: Waste-to-Energy Incinerators Pollute More Per of Hour of Energy than Coal-Fired Power Plants and Are Not Renewable

  October 13, 2011

• HR 2273 headed for House floor, allows new coal ash ponds and landfills designed to leak five times more arsenic into groundwater than Safe Drinking Water Act limits

  October 13, 2011

• EIP and Others Petition U.S. EPA to Object to Flawed Air Pollution Permit for Luminant's coal-fired Sandow Power Plant

  October 5, 2011

• EIP Seeks Stronger Air Pollution Permit at BP's Troubled Texas City  (south of Houston) Refinery

  September 16, 2011

• Coal Interests Put Their Money Behind House Speaker

  September 13, 2011

• Eric Schaeffer Testifies Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power

  September 8, 2011

• Toxic Air Emissions from Largest Huntsman Chemical Plants

  September 8, 2011

• EPA Tells Tennessee it Must Limit Toxic Heavy Metals in Coal Ash Pollution Discharges

  August 31, 2011

• Iowa, National Groups Put EPA on Notice: Iowa's Refusal to Regulate Factory Farm Polluters Requires Federal Action

  August 18, 2011

• Illinois at Risk: Lax safeguards and no enforcement endanger the water, air and lives of residents near coal ash dumps

  August 17, 2011

• EIP Comments in Support of Strict Federal Standards to Cut Mercury and Other Toxic Air Pollutants from Coal Fired Power Plants

  August 4, 2011

• EIP Files Formal Comments to Block Air Pollution Permit at Port Arthur, Texas Refinery

  August 1, 2011

• Groups Urge Greenhouse Gas Permit for New Texas Power Plant

  July 13, 2011

• Paying to Pollute: Will House coal ash bill benefit big contributors or pollution's victims?

  July 12, 2011

• Toxic Waters Runs Deep: Coal Ash: Open Dumps Still Open for Business?

  June 23, 2011

• Broad Coalition Petitions EPA to Regulate Ammonia Gas Pollution from Factory Farms

  April 6, 2011

• Unregulated Factory Farm Air Pollutions at Some Sites Now Dirtier than America's Most Polluted Cities

  Mar 9, 2011

• Lower Colorado River Authority Sued for Thousands of Air Pollution Violations at Coal-Fired Power Plant Between Austin and Houston

  Mar 7, 2011

• Getting Warmer: US CO2 Emissions from Power Plant Emissions Rise 5.6% in 2010

  Feb 18, 2011

• 25 Indiana and Virginia Coal-Ash Impoundment Sites are in Immediate Need of Repair Evaluation in Latest EPA Inspections

  Feb 15, 2011
• EPA's Blind Spot: Hexavalent Chromium in Coal Ash

  Feb 1, 2011

• EIP Report: Toxic Mercury Emissions from the Nation's Power Plants Remain at Dangerously High Levels

  Jan 26, 2011

• Rep. John Carter Distorting Facts On Cement Kiln Industry: Congressman misrepresenting rule that would prevent up to 2,500 deaths annually

  Jan 21, 2011

• EIP: Flawed EPA Analysis Seen as Blocking Tougher Coal Ash Rule Overstates Value of Coal Ash Recycling By More Than 20 Times

       Dec 29, 2010

• EIP Urges Regulation of Coal Ash Dumps with Strict, Federally Enforceable Standards

  Dec 15, 2010

• LOUISIANA CITIZENS GROUPS PRESS GOVERNOR JINDAL TO COLLECT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERALLY REQUIRED EMISSION FEES FROM LOUISIANA POLLUTERS

  Nov 16, 2010

• News Release: GROUPS APPLAUD EPA ACTION TO REDUCE WATER POLLUTION FROM POWER PLANTS: Strong rules could keep millions of pounds of toxic metals out of waterways

  Nov 9, 2010

• News Release: Luminant Martin Lake Lawsuit Filed
  Sep 2, 2010
• New Study: Coal Ash Water- Contamination Much Worse Than Previously Estimated, With 39 Additional Toxic Sites Identified in 21 States
  Aug 26, 2010
• EIP and Environmental Groups Submit Comments on TCEQ's Proposed Revisions to Its Flexible Permit Program and Write to EPA to Express Concerns Over TCEQ's Alternative Plan to De-Flex the Program
  Aug 2, 2010
• EIP and Choptank Riverkeeper Submit Comments on Delaware's Proposed Factory Farm Regulations, Expressing Concerns That the Rules Violate Clean Water Act Requirements and Will Not  Effectively Prevent Water Pollution
  Jul 30, 2010
• Environmental Groups' Lawsuit Threat Results in Victory for Pennsylvania River
  Jul 20, 2010
• Environmental Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) for Major Clean Air Act Violations at its Fayette Power Plant
  Jul 15, 2010
• Environmental Groups Challenge Permit for Proposed Maryland Waste Incinerator
  Jun 10, 2010
• Four Groups Announce Intent to Sue Western PA So-Called "Clean Coal" Plant; Leaking Coal Ash Dump Contributed to Over 12,000 Environmental Violations
  May 24, 2010
• EPA Announces Long-Awaited Coal Ash Rule Today
  May 4, 2010
• Speaking Out Against Coal Ash Waste
  Apr 21, 2010
• EPA Directs State of Maryland to Tighten Emission Limits and Monitoring for Baltimore Area Incinerator, Contributor to Chesapeake Bay Pollution
  Apr 19, 2010
• Over 200 Groups Appeal Directly to Obama to Issue Federal Coal Ash Safeguards
  Apr 16, 2010
• EIP Attorney Discusses Coal Ash Disposal Issues on KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh
  Apr 11, 2010
• Administrative Law Judges Recommend Denial of Las Brisas Power Plant Air Permit
  Mar 30, 2010
• EIP Report: Electric Power Industry "Not Making a Dent" in Dangerous Mercury Pollution, Which Rose at Over Half of the Nation's 50 Dirtiest Power Plants
  Mar 17, 2010
• Controversial Faulkner Coal Ash Dump Closure Announcement Expected Today
  Mar 9, 2010
• Coal-Ash Waste Contamination Study: 31 New Water Pollution Sites Found in 14 States, Significantly Increasing Pressure on OMB to Release Delayed EPA Rule
  Feb 24, 2010
• EIP and Sierra Club Notify Luminant Big Brown Coal Plant of Intent to File Pollution Suit
  Feb 18, 2010
• U.S. Refineries Increase Benzene Emissions in 2008; Data Quality Concerns Undermine Confidence in Reported Data
  Feb 1, 2010
• EIP and Other Environmental Groups Ask EPA Enforcement Program to Increase State Oversight and Step Up Enforcement Against Coal Waste Impoundments
  Jan 26, 2010
• EIP and Environmental Groups Applaud State for Taking Enforcement Action Against Coal Ash Landfill
  Jan 15, 2010
• EIP Report: TVA, One of Nation's Top Polluters, Should No Longer be Allowed to Exploit Federal Status to Evade Environmental Laws and Marketplace Competition
  Dec 14, 2009
• EIP Sends Letter to EPA Regarding Priority Issues for Texas Air Pollution Permits
  Dec 11, 2009
• EIP: Kingston Coal Plant Released 2.6 Million Pounds of Arsenic, Nine Other Toxic Pollutants Into Emory River in 2008 – More than the Entire Water Pollution Output of All Other U.S. Power Plants
  Dec 8, 2009
• Refinery Database Update: 4 Plants Idled; Many Plans for Expansion Put on Hold
  Dec 3, 2009
• Major Victory for Refinery Communities: EIP Praises EPA for Withdrawal of Flawed Refinery Risk Rule
  Oct 21, 2009
• EPA Must Step In and Require Texas to Fix "Broken" Air Pollution Program
  Oct 7, 2009
• Environmental Groups Hold EPA Accountable for 26-Year Delay in Setting Limits on Coal Power Plant Toxic Discharges
  Sep 14, 2009
• Lehigh Cement Kiln Signs Agreement with State to Reduce Mercury Emissions from Maryland Plant
  Aug 11, 2009
• EIP and Environmental Groups Call for Strict Federal Limits on Toxic Metal Discharges from Power Plant Coal Combustion Wastes
  Aug 10, 2009
  
• 125 Pennsylvania Coal Field Residents and EIP Express Strong Concerns About Head of PA State Mining Agency as Director of U.S. Office of Surface Mining
  Aug 6, 2009
• Voices from the Coalfields
  Jul 17, 2009
• EIP Commenting on Supplemental Permit Amendments for Motiva's Port Arthur Texas Refinery Expansion
  Jul 9, 2009
• EIP Working to Ensure Public Participation Opportunities in Hazardous Air Pollutant Permits in Texas
  Jul 9, 2009
• D.C. Areas's Mirant Chalk Point Power Plant Sued For Clean Air Act Violations
  Jun 29, 2009
• Proposed Ruling Would Put Tighter Limits on Pollution from Proposed NRG Coal-Fired Power Plants
  Jun 25, 2009
• EPA Responds to Letter from 109 Groups, Pledges National Coal Ash Rule This Year
  May 27, 2009
• Toxic Metal Discharges from Coal-Fired Power Plants
  May 21, 2009
• EIP/Earthjustice Release Detailed Analysis of the EPA's Study of Coal Ash Risks
  May 7, 2009
• The Calm Before The Storm?
  Apr 6, 2009
• EIP and Earthjustice Ask Congress to Encourage EPA to Limit Toxic Discharges to Rivers from Ash Ponds
  Mar 31, 2009
• EIP Petitions EPA to Set Strict Emission Limits for a Major Source of Hazardous Air Pollutants in Maryland
  Mar 5, 2009
• Press Release: Groups Urge EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Regulate Coal
  Mar 3, 2009
• 109 Environmental Groups Call for Regulation of Coal Ash
  Mar 3, 2009
• EIP and Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Ban Routine Flaring of Dangerous Air Pollution and Set Strict Standards for Refineries
  Feb 10, 2009
• ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT AND SIERRA CLUB SUE EPA FOR FAILING TO PROPERLY REGULATE AIR POLLUTION FROM NITRIC ACID PLANTS
  Feb 5, 2009
• Final N20 NSPS Press Release
  Feb 5, 2009
• EIP Data Reveals Significant Heavy Metal Contamination in Water Samples Downstream of TVA Kingston Disaster Site
  Feb 4, 2009
• Press Release: Maryland Record on Air Pollution
  Jan 22, 2009
• Final PM Health Impacts RFO at Chalk Point
  Jan 22, 2009
• Chart: Widows Creek v. Kingston
  Jan 9, 2009
• Press Release: EIP: LATEST TVA ASH SPILL SITE IN ALABAMA CONTAINS EVEN MORE TOXIC METALS THAN HARRIMAN, TENNESEE SPILL SITE FROM DECEMBER
  Jan 9, 2009
• Press Release: Other Toxic Coal Pollution Dumps around the US Pose Greater Potential Danger than Tennesee Coal Ash Spill Disaster Site.
  Jan 7, 2009
• Table A - Industry Wide Disposal
  Updated February 10, 2009
  Jan 7, 2009
• Report: Disaster in Waiting
  Updated February 10, 2009
  Jan 7, 2009
• Table C: Index of Facilities Appearing on Top 50 Lists
  Jan 7, 2009
• Table B: Top 50 Worst Polluters
  Jan 7, 2009
• Damage Case Reports
  Jan 7, 2009
• Appendix II: Safe Disposal Practices for Coal Combustion Waste
  Jan 7, 2009
• Appendix III: History of USEPA's Failures in Regulation of Coal Combustion Waste
  Jan 7, 2009
• Appendix I: Health Effects from Arsenic, Chromium, Lead, Nickel, Selenium, and Thallium
  Jan 7, 2009
• Disaster in Waiting: Toxic Coal Ash Disposal in Impoundments at Power Plants. USEPA data shows power plants disposing of high volumes of toxic metals in open lagoons.
  Jan 7, 2009