July 13, 2011 Through a Freedom of Information Act request, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) discovered that the developers behind Las Brisas Energy Center, a new 1,320 megawatt petroleum coke-fired…
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July 12, 2011 Energy and Commerce voted to approve a bill to weaken coal ash standards, and to effectively prevent their enforcement by EPA. FEC data shows big coal/power industry…
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June 23, 2011 A large number of active coal ash disposal sites in 19 states may be violating a federal ban on open dumping, according to a major new analysis…
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April 6, 2011 More than 20 national, state, and local organizations representing millions of Americans are filing an extensive petition today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), laying…
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March 9, 2011 Recently released EPA data shows that factory farms emit hazardous air pollutants on an industrial scale, yet have escaped regulation under the Clean Air Act and pollution…
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March 7, 2011 The Environmental Integrity Project, Texas Campaign for the Environment, and Environment Texas filed a lawsuit against the Lower Colorado River Authority for thousands of ongoing violations of…
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February 18, 2011 Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants rose 5.56% in 2010 over the year before, the biggest annual increase since the Environmental Protection Agency began tracking emissions in…
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Potential Seen for Loss of Life in Indiana and Major Polluting of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Should Dams Fail; Indiana is Home to Two-Thirds of Coal Ash Dump Sites Rated…
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February 1, 2011 Hexavalent chromium (or Chromium-6) is a cancer-causing pollutant which, after recently being detected in municipal drinking water, has been on EPA’s radar – as studies by the…
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January 26, 2011 U.S. power plants reported over 72,000 pounds of mercury air emissions released in 2009, despite the availability of new pollution control technologies. Texas is home to the…
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