Tag: arsenic
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Toxic Coal Ash Pollution and Do Nothing Governments Prompts Citizen Action
For decades all across America, coal-fired power plants have dumped tons of toxic pollutants into public rivers, lakes, streams and coastal waters. On a toxicity-weighted scale, discharges …
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U.S. Coal Exports Set Monthly Record
Coal exports from the U.S. in March 2013 totaled 13.6 million short tons, nearly 0.9 million short tons above the previous monthly export peak in June 2012. The U.S. Energy Information Agency is projecting a third straight year …
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New Report Finds Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children
The report, Toxic and Dirty Secrets: The Truth about Fracking and Your Family’s Health, shows how chemicals related to the oil and gas industry when conducting fracking operations can pollute the air and water in communities around fracking sites and …
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EPA Proposes Standards for Mercury Pollution
The EPA has responded to a court deadline, and proposed the first-ever national standards for mercury, arsenic, and other toxic air pollution from power plants. More…