WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups are filing a complaint against the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to compel the agency to release additional information about the roles…
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EIP FACT SHEET: About 500 power plants in the U.S. burn over a billion tons of coal each year. [1] [2] These plants generate about 140 million tons of waste annually, including…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thousands of groundwater samples near coal ash dumps across the U.S. contain arsenic, lead, and other pollutants at levels exceeding federal thresholds for safe drinking water, according…
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New EPA standards are expected to help prevent cancer and other health problems nationwide. On May 15, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new regulations for oil refineries that would…
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The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), on behalf of PennEnvironment, the Responsible Drilling Alliance, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Clean Water Action, the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and PennFuture, asks Pennsylvania and EPA…
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On April 3, 2014, Pennsylvania announced the final cleanup plan for the thousand-acre Little Blue Run Coal Ash Impoundment in Greene Township, Beaver County, southwest of Pittsburgh. The cleanup is…
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Texas State Agency Analysis Fails to Examine Threats from Building Highway Through Corpus Christi’s Minority and Lower-Income Neighborhoods CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – Community and environmental groups filed detailed comments citing…
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ALGOMA, WISCONSIN—Neighbors of a large concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) have filed a petition with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeking review of the water pollution permit issued…
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Settlement of a lawsuit filed against EPA by Community Groups in Texas and Louisiana Requires EPA to Take Action by the end of 2014 to Review Outdated Formulas and Require…
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Environmental litigation prevails, local coal ash communities to gain some protection January 31, 2014 Washington, D.C. – Late Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations…
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