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EPA Regulating Coal Ash

Scott James — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:40:37 +0000

This week the EPA proposed national regulations to govern the safe management and disposal of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. In 2008, an impoundment full of waste coal ash from the Tennessee Valley Authority ruptured. The resulting 1.1 billion gallon spill caused major environmental damage to the surrounding land and water, displaced residents and [...]

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Most Dangerous Uses and Biggest Misuse of Water

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:41:35 +0000

Robert Glennon is the author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It. I’m sure the whole book is a good read, but for a snapshot of some of the biggest water issues we face today, here are some of Glennon’s thoughts supplemented with a little additional research of my own. /h3> What is [...]

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Federal Water Investment and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Scott James — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:31:42 +0000

The Federal government recently announced $116.9 million in water and environmental project loans and grants through The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Water infrastructure investment is a critical part of any domestic recovery and reinvestment initiative coming out of the government, and this water investment represents just a fraction of the over [...]

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Air Force to Use Dummy Bombs to Fight Groundwater Pollution

Jennifer Lance — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:18:12 +0000

The Utah Test & Training Range (UTTR) on Hill Air Force Base (AFB) is a Superfund site, meaning abandoned hazardous waste exists requiring federal authority to clean it up.Â According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are ten areas containing hazardous waste materials at Hill AFB.Â “In addition, Hill AFB deposited heavy metals and [...]

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Biofuel’s Heavy Water Footprint Threatens Regional Water Supplies

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:54 +0000

Biofuels, especially ethanol, have come under criticism for raising the price of food and contributing to the overuse of antibiotics; however, there is a new concern that biofuel production is negatively impacting regional water supplies. A recent study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology reports that to produce a gallon of ethanol in [...]

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We Must Protect Our Watersheds to Preserve Our Most Precious Resource

Derek Markham — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:00:51 +0000

A watershed, also known as a catchment or drainage basin, is the area of land where water from precipitation (either rain or snow) drains downhill into a body of water, such as a stream, river, reservoir, wetland, sea or ocean. Protecting these watersheds from pollution, erosion, and runoff of agricultural or industrial contaminants is essential [...]

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