Tag: News
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One Month After West Virginia Chemical Spill Major Data Gaps and Uncertainties Remain
By Richard Denison Yesterday marked exactly a month since what is now said to be 10,000 gallons of “crude MCHM”—mixed with what was later found to have included other chemicals—spilled into West Virginia’s Elk River, contaminated 1,700 miles of piping in the water distribution system for nine counties, and disrupted the lives of hundreds of…
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Athletes Encourage Climate Change Discussion at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
By Kikkan Randall, U.S. Ski Team and Alex Deibold, U.S. Snowboard Team Every four years, we all get to celebrate the best in winter sports, and this month in Sochi, the Olympics will host some of the most amazing winter athletes in the world on the biggest stage in sports. It’s going to be amazing. …
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U.S. Sailors Sick From Fukushima Radiation File New Suit Against Tokyo Electric Power
Citing a wide range of ailments from leukemia to blindness to birth defects, 79 American veterans of 2011’s earthquake/tsunami relief Operation Tomadachi (“Friendship”) have filed a new $1 billion class action lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power. The suit includes an infant born with a genetic condition to a sailor who served on the USS Ronald…
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Speaking Out in Support of Strong Carbon Pollution Standards
Thanks to Ronnie Citron-Fink and the great work of Moms Clean Air Force for encouraging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt strong carbon pollution standards for new power plants. Here’s a slideshow of photos from the press event and Citron-Fink’s testimony that she presented to the U.S. EPA last week: [blackoutgallery id=”320731″] I’ve traveled from…
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Illinois Mine Safety Head Took Thousands in Campaign Contributions from Coal Baron Chris Cline
Tony Mayville is a candidate for State Representative in southern Illinois and chairman of the Washington County Democratic Party. He has also supervised the Mine Safety division and served as acting director of Mines and Minerals at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Over several years, including time while Mayville was responsible for regulating Illinois coal mines, he collected…