Congress will shortly vote on the McKinley amendment, which would block EPA from establishing enforceable standards for coal ash, also known as coal combustion residuals. We thought you’d be interested…
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Between 2,700 and 5,700 deaths a year at a cost of $23 to $47 billion can be attributed to pollution from 51 of the dirtiest coal fired power plants in…
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Read the report, Net Loss: Comparing the Cost of Pollution vs. the Value of Electricity from 51 Coal-Fired Plants, by clicking here.
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Akron-Based FirstEnergy Faces Suit for Pollution of Groundwater, Ohio River From 1,700 Acre Coal-Ash Pond The largest coal-ash pond in the United States – the 1,700-acre Little Blue Run impoundment…
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BP Whiting refinery will invest $400 million to recycle and reuse waste gas and make other improvements in May 23 settlement with the USEPA and environmental groups. EIP played an…
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On May 14, 2012, a Texas state district court judge ruled in favor of the Environmental Integrity Project, a coalition of environmental groups, Texas cities, and local residents, finding that…
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EIP filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint yesterday, May 8, 2012 asking the US District Court to require the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to release…
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On May 1, 2012, the Environmental Integrity Project, on behalf of the Sierra Club, filed a lawsuit against Energy Future Holdings and its subsidiary Luminant Generation Corp. (formerly TXU), in…
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49 coal plants acknowledged monitoring data showing arsenic, cadmium, lead, or other toxins had exceeded federal health or state groundwater standards at one or more of their ash ponds or…
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Groups head to court to force issuance of important national safeguards Washington, D.C. – Environmental and public health groups will file a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court, District…
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