Tag: water
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As Sea Levels Rise, Coastal Cities Face Flood Damage Exceeding $1 Trillion
By 2050, flood damage in the world’s coastal cities is expected to reach $1 trillion a year as sea levels rise and global warming triggers new extremes of heat …
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Historic Water Shortages Prompt Government Restrictions in Colorado River Basin
Water users in the parched Southwest U.S. were just hit with a devastating warning.
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Colbert Calls Out Fracking Company for Lifetime Gag Order on Children
On The Colbert Report Thursday night, Stephen Colbert put the spotlight on Range Resources for imposing a gag order on a Pennsylvania family …
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Coal Ash Bill Would Prohibit EPA from Protecting Americans
There’s a move afoot in Congress to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from passing the first-ever national rule for power plants to properly dispose of coal ash—all 125 million tons of it produced every single year …
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Dimock Residents Demand EPA Reopen Fracking Water Contamination Study
Dimock-area residents and activists personally harmed by the hazards of fracking gathered yesterday at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 office in Philadelphia, calling for the reopening …