Dirty Money For Dirty Water: Groups Supporting Bill to Gut Clean Water Act...
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View ArticleCliff Stearns Complains That EPA Protects Florida’s Beaches
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View ArticleCompany Being Investigated For Massive Coal Ash Spill Finally Issues An Apology
A special committee of North Carolina lawmakers were updated Monday on the nation's third-largest coal ash spill. The post Company Being Investigated For Massive Coal Ash Spill Finally Issues An...
View ArticleWest Virginia House Passes Chemical Storage Bill In Effort To Prevent Future...
Nearly two months after Freedom Industry's leaky chemical storage tank on the Elk River in West Virginia contaminated the drinking water supply for 300,000 people, the House of Representatives passed a...
View ArticleBad News For Polluters: EPA Moves To Better Protect Streams And Wetlands
The hope is that these new rules will restore protection for about 20 million wetland acres and two million miles of streams whose legal status was thrown into uncertainty during the Bush era. The post...
View ArticleThis Leading Candidate For Texas Governor Really Doesn’t Like Clean Water
Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is using precious public resources in the form of tax dollars to prevent the protection of precious public environmental resources. The...
View ArticleReport: EPA Proposal To Expand Clean Water Protection Is Scientifically Sound
The proposed rule would give Clean Water Act protection to about 20 million acres of wetland and two million miles of streams. The post Report: EPA Proposal To Expand Clean Water Protection Is...
View ArticleIn Wyoming, Taking A Photo Of A Polluted Stream Could Land You In Jail
A new law in Wyoming complicates where and how citizens can obtain data about the condition of the environment across the state. The post In Wyoming, Taking A Photo Of A Polluted Stream Could Land You...
View ArticleHouse Passes Bill To Block EPA Proposal That Would Protect Millions Of Miles...
The Republican-led House passed a bill Tuesday that would force the EPA to back off from streams and rivers. The post House Passes Bill To Block EPA Proposal That Would Protect Millions Of Miles Of...
View ArticleCraft Beer Company To Congress: We Need The EPA’s Clean Water Rule
A representative from New Belgium Brewing Company testified in favor of the EPA's Waters of the United States role before a Senate committee Tuesday. The post Craft Beer Company To Congress: We Need...
View ArticleBREAKING: The EPA Just Protected Drinking Water For Millions Of Americans
"It's a big and very important step forward," said Jon Devine, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. The post BREAKING: The EPA Just Protected Drinking Water For Millions Of Americans...
View ArticleOne Congressman’s Fight To Keep Fracking Waste Out Of Drinking Water
Even treated fracking waste can become unsafe when exposed to our public wastewater treatment system. The post One Congressman’s Fight To Keep Fracking Waste Out Of Drinking Water appeared first on...
View ArticleJudge Steps In At Last Minute To Block EPA, Heroically Saves America From...
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday, halting the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers' regulation of some small streams, tributaries and wetlands. The post Judge Steps In At Last Minute...
View ArticleA Utah Power Plant’s Scheme To Circumvent The Clean Water Act
A coalition of environmental groups claim that a coal-powered plant in Utah has been using elaborate engineering schemes, including a fake farm, to circumvent Clean Water Act regulations. The post A...
View ArticleThis Energy Company Wants To Legally Dump Coal Ash Waste Into Virginia Rivers
On Thursday, Virginia will decide whether Dominion, owner of the Possum Point power station located upstream of Quantico Marine base, can dump millions of gallons of coal ash wastewater. The post This...
View ArticleA Controversial EPA Rule Is Pitting Small Farmers Against Big Agribusiness
Agribusinesses and the American Farm Bureau say farmers hate the EPA's Waters of the United States Rule. These farmers respectfully disagree. The post A Controversial EPA Rule Is Pitting Small Farmers...
View ArticleCoal Ash Wastewater Will Be Dumped Into Virginia Rivers
“Dilution is not the solution to pollution.” The post Coal Ash Wastewater Will Be Dumped Into Virginia Rivers appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleIndiana Lawmaker Tries To Seriously Limit The State’s Ability To Make...
The commonly called “no more stringent than” bill would prohibit state policymakers from creating environmental rules that go beyond comparable federal standards. The post Indiana Lawmaker Tries To...
View ArticleUtility Dumps Over 30 Million Gallons Of Coal Waste Water Into Virginia Creek
"They did not let the public know they were going to do that. They did not let the county know they were going to do that. And It just looks very, very, shady," The post Utility Dumps Over 30 Million...
View ArticleFlorida Proposes Tripling Amount Of Benzene That Can Be Polluted Into State...
Under the revised standards, allowable amounts of the carcinogen benzene would increase three-fold. The post Florida Proposes Tripling Amount Of Benzene That Can Be Polluted Into State Waters appeared...
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