Tag: Energy
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Coal Chemical Spill Contaminates Drinking Water Prompting State of Emergency in West Virginia
By Kiley Kroh Residents of nine counties in West Virginia have been told not to use or drink their water after a chemical used by the coal industry spilled into the Elk River on Thursday. Gov. Tomblin (D-WV) declared a state of emergency as more than 100,000 customers, or 300,000 people, are without safe drinking water. [caption…
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Congress Moves to Fast Track TPP, Threatening Human Health and Environment
By Ilana Solomon Yesterday, Congress pulled a rusty, old tool from the bottom of its toolbox. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Rep. Camp (R-MI) introduced the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, otherwise known as “fast track,” which could facilitate passage of deeply flawed trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact with…
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EPA Will Require Offshore Frackers to Report Chemicals Discharged Into Pacific
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today established a new requirement for oil and gas operations off the Southern California coast to publicly report chemicals dumped directly into the ocean from offshore fracking operations. The notice, formally published today, announces the changes as part of a new permit for water pollution discharges from offshore oil…
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300+ Groups Urge Climate Scientist Dr. Hansen to Rethink Support of Nuclear Power
A total of 311 U.S. and international environmental and clean energy groups said yesterday that, while they respect the climate change work of Dr. James Hansen and three of his academic colleagues, they take strong exception to the notion that nuclear power is the solution to global warming. [caption id="attachment_317386" align="alignnone" width="500"] Instead of embracing…
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Texas Supreme Court Favors Landowner Over TransCanada in Keystone XL Eminent Domain Case
The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of landowner Julia Trigg Crawford, ordering TransCanada to submit information by Feb. 6 as the justices weigh arguments to hear the case regarding eminent domain abuse. [caption id="attachment_317367" align="alignnone" width="500"] The controversial clause of eminent domain benefits oil and gas companies trying to seize private land to extract…