EIP and sixteen other public interest groups petitioned the USEPA to require that toxic pollutants released during oil and gas extraction (including “fracking” and downstream processing) be reported to the…
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Illegal Pollution at Midwest Generation’s Joliet 29, Powerton, Waukegan, IL and Will County Power Plant Coal Ash Dumps The Illinois Pollution Control Board was notified of a legal complaint filed today against…
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Today, EIP and Earthjustice filed a citizens’ lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal district court to ensure that the EPA will set limits on toxic air pollution…
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Residents of the South Baltimore/Brooklyn neighborhood joined the Environmental Integrity Project, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and Clean Water Action in asking the state to require Energy Answers to meet lower…
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State Files First-Ever State Lawsuit at Coal Ash Dump for Causing Potential “Imminent and Substantial Endangerment”; Action Came Late Friday 59 Days After EIP and Public Justice Filed 60-Day Notice…
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Natural gas plants, refineries, and chemical manufacturers in Texas reported releasing nearly 100,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and volatile organic compounds between 2009 and 2011, during malfunctions, startups, shutdowns, and…
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EIP notified the USEPA that it will file suit on behalf of Air Alliance Houston, Communities In-Power and Development, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Texas Environmental Advocacy Services under the…
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Environmental Protection Agency Report Validates Local Activists Complaint That Iowa DNR Has Failed To Adequately Regulate Factory Farm Water Pollution WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a…
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Flashback to Scandal Over Energy Industry’s 2009 Phony Letters to Congress: Linguistic Analysis Shows Pro-Coal Group Submitted Bogus Petition to White House Opposing Coal Ash Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. – How…
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Number of coal ash ponds nationwide increases by over 60% Washington, D.C. – Today the EPA released information revealing the existence of hundreds of previously unknown coal ash dumps nationwide.…
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