Whether it is runoff loaded with sediment streaming from construction sites or the polluted water that flows from industrial lots and city streets into urban storm drains, uncontrolled storm water…
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Air pollution limits are designed to keep the air safe to breathe. Unfortunately, loopholes in the law render some of these limits virtually meaningless. Upset loopholes, in particular, allow industrial…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releases the results of the annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) each summer. The TRI has proved to be a powerful tool for raising consciousness…
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EPA’s recently released 2003 emissions data shows that power plant SO2 emissions increased by more than 400,000 tons between 2002 and 2003, rising from 10.19 million tons to 10.59 million…
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This report analyzes how the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) regulates livestock operations under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) to protect water quality. In general, IDNR has failed…
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The Environmental Integrity Project, with the support of the Joyce Foundation, analyzed the water quality monitoring and assessment reports of six Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and…
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This report takes a look at the country's sewage collection system. Sewage pipes, some as much as 200 years old, carry enough raw sewage to fill the Great Lakes about…
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This report reviews creative actions that states have taken to cut air emissions from some of the dirtiest power plants and manufacturing facilities in the country. These state actions are…
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On December 31, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced sweeping changes to the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) program. One of the most significant would allow industrial…
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Americans have a right to know when their environmental laws are broken, what actions the government has taken to stop those violations, and whether those who broke the law have…
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