Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of toxic water pollution in the United States based on toxicity, dumping billions of pounds of pollution into America’s rivers, lakes, and streams…
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EIP examined public data obtained from EPA and states to evaluate progress in meeting “Total Maximum Daily Loads” (TMDLs) goals by the largest municipal and industrial sources of nutrients in…
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More than 130,000 people die every year of heart and lung diseases that result from inhaling particles smaller than the width of a human hair. Coal-fired power plants are a…
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The South Baltimore neighborhoods of Curtis Bay, Brooklyn and Hawkins Point (referred to in this report as the Baybrook Area or Baybrook) have a long history as the focal point…
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The Environmental Integrity Project has been collecting evidence of groundwater contamination near coal ash ponds and landfills for several years, and the more we look, the more we find. After…
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More than 30 years ago, Congress prohibited disposal practices that posed unreasonable risks to public health, and required closure of illegal “open dumps” within five years. In 1979, EPA defined…
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Maryland has recently seen a surge in proposals to construct or expand Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerators which will result in more than doubling Maryland’s capacity to incinerate trash for energy use.…
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Rural residents have long complained about the stench and air pollution from industrial scale livestock operations. New data released by the EPA suggest these complaints are well-founded. The results of…
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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 1995. Electricity generators…
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This report documents the connection between coal ash and hexavalent chromium. It reviews the sources, toxicity, and known coal ash dump sites where chromium has been found in groundwater. The…
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