Tag: News
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Ohio Pipeline Spill Leaked Double the Amount of Crude Oil Originally Estimated
The pipeline that oozed oil into the Oak Glen Nature Preserve near Cincinnati, OH a week ago leaked more crude oil than originally estimated—about two times more. Federal investigators now estimate that 20,000 gallons leaked last week, threatening the drinking supply and wildlife in the area, the Associated Press reported. [caption id="attachment_327985" align="alignnone" width="500"] Federal investigators…
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Court Rules New Jersey Gov. Christie Illegally Repealed Climate Standards
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decided in 2011 that power plants no longer had to comply with previously established pollution limits. By posting an online notice saying as much, Christie essentially ended his state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). He also broke the law, according to a ruling issued Tuesday morning. The appellate…
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EPA Rule Would Close Loopholes in Clean Water Act, Restore Protections for Streams and Wetlands
Today, in the biggest step forward for clean water in more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to close loopholes in the Clean Water Act that leave more than half of America’s streams and millions of acres of wetlands at risk of unchecked pollution…
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Swinerton to Build 40 MW of Solar Projects for Duke Energy Renewables
Duke Energy Renewables has awarded turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to Swinerton Renewable Energy for its Pumpjack and Wildwood solar power projects, located near Bakersfield, Calif. Together, the projects total 40 MWac and, once operational, will generate enough clean electricity to power about 10,000 California households. “Swinerton is thrilledRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Evidence Finds BP Gulf Oil Disaster Causing Widespread Deformities in Fish
Crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster causes severe defects in the developing hearts of bluefin and yellowfin tunas, according to a new study by a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and academic scientists. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the 25th anniversary of the…