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Study Finds Underestimated Methane Emissions Negate Industry Claims of Fracked Gas’ Benefits
By Mark Golden The first thorough comparison of evidence for natural gas system leaks confirms that organizations including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have underestimated U.S. methane emissions generally, as well as those from the natural gas industry specifically. [caption id="attachment_321438" align="alignnone" width="500"] The new study finds that methane emissions from the natural gas…
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Rachel Maddow Exposes Dirty Deal in Duke Energy Toxic Coal Ash Spill
Hear the latest on the 73 Olympic-size swimming pools worth of toxic sludge that Duke Energy dumped into North Carolina waterways starting Super Bowl Sunday in this Rachel Maddow interview with Michael Gerrard, professor of environmental law at Columbia University. Gerrard talks about a North Carolina federal investigation into this coal ash leak disaster. For more information…
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Rachel Maddow Exposes Dirty Deal in Duke Energy Toxic Coal Ash Spill
Hear the latest on the 73 Olympic-size swimming pools worth of toxic sludge that Duke Energy dumped into North Carolina waterways starting Super Bowl Sunday in this Rachel Maddow interview with Michael Gerrard, professor of environmental law at Columbia University. Gerrard talks about a North Carolina federal investigation into this coal ash leak disaster. For more information…
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Highly Contaminated Water Still Pouring Into Public Drinking Source on Dan River
[This is the fourth article in a four-part series. Read part one, read part two, read part three.] Waterkeeper Alliance and Yadkin Riverkeeper have obtained the results from a second round of water sampling on the Dan River in the wake of the third largest coal ash spill in recent U.S. history. Their results confirm that highly-contaminated…
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How Global Warming Is Affecting the Winter Olympics
As the world turns its attention to the Sochi Olympic Games, Environment America revealed a summary of impacts global warming is having on Winter Olympic sports, and highlighting the need to act urgently to reduce the carbon pollution fueling global warming. [caption id="attachment_321327" align="alignnone" width="450"] The Winter Olympic Games aren’t the only victims of climate change, but…