Tag: coal
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The Legacy of Mercury Pollution in California’s Bay Area
Sigi Ocker is a senior at The Urban School of San Francisco and is attending Whittier College in the Fall. Sigi finds interest in Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Science and will likely pursue a degree in one of these areas. California Bay Area fishermen are losing business due to increased awareness of mercury contamination in…
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Residents Take Stand Against World’s Largest Coal Company in Southern Illinois
On March 13, a handful of local residents blocked a road through the forest in southern Illinois and attempted to prevent a contractor for Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, from bringing in logging equipment to clear the area for a new 1,000-acre mine. [caption id="attachment_327402" align="alignnone" width="500"] Opponents of the Rocky Branch strip mine in…
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Breaking: North Carolina Regulators Take Legal Action Against Duke Energy for Coal Ash Dumping
North Carolina environmental regulators have cited Duke Energy for violating the conditions of a wastewater permit after it illegally dumped an estimated 61 million gallons of coal ash wastewater into a Cape Fear River tributary, according to Waterkeeper Alliance. The state’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued the citation on Thursday for the permit…
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Rachel Maddow Features Waterkeeper Alliance Photos Showing Duke Energy Dumping Coal Ash Into Local Waterways
The Rachel Maddow Show reported Monday on the latest discovery by Waterkeeper Alliance of water being pumped from Duke Energy coal ash ponds into local waterways. Maddow also delves into a new report by the Associated Press that claims Gov. McCroy’s (R-NC) cozy relationship with Duke Energy led to a change in North Carolina law protecting the…
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Advocates for the Gulf Sue Coal Export Terminal for Polluting Mississippi River
Environmental advocacy groups this morning filed suit against the United Bulk coal export terminal in Davant, LA, for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Photographs, video footage and satellite imagery document piles of United Bulk coal and petroleum coke that generate highly polluting dust and debris. [blackoutgallery id=”326762″] The imagery shows plumes of coal-polluted water…