Tag: Featured News
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New Study Shows Proximity to Fracking Sites Increases Risk of Birth Defects
[caption id="attachment_319748" align="alignright" width="360"] Fracking in Colorado. Video screenshot: PBS[/caption] The dangers of fracking are no secret, but a study released this week shows the devastating impact the process can have on babies before they even have a chance to live their lives. The unborn children of pregnant women who live within a 10-mile radius…
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EPA to Finalize First-Ever Coal Ash Regulations This Year
Late yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations for the disposal of coal ash by Dec.19, 2014, according to a settlement in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public health groups and a Native American tribe. The settlement does not dictate the content of the final regulation, but…
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Does Polar Vortex Mean So Much For Global Warming?
Over the past couple of months, the U.S. has seen the return of something many believed had been lost for good: cold weather. Although the current temperatures in the eastern U.S. may seem unusually cold, in the context of our history they really aren’t. In fact, most of the cold that has made the news…
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Video: Fracking the Land of Lincoln
A disturbing new video of poisoned water, leaking oil rigs, and lax enforcement at Illinois oil wells highlights why proposed fracking regulation won’t protect the state’s environment or people. The Greenpeace interview with a southern Illinois native and former oil worker shows a fracking test well in a neglected part of the state where weak enforcement at existing wells…
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Environmental Degradation From Climate Change and Conflict Plagues Iraq
By Tierney Smith Climate change, pollution and a growing population have all taken their toll on Iraq’s natural environment. Exacerbated by decades of war and growing pressure on natural resources, these strains have seen the country’s environmental health decline steeply in recent years. [caption id="attachment_319589" align="alignnone" width="500"] Years of war and worsening climate change are taking…