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Last updated on May 7, 2015May 5, 2015: The California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved the water restrictions announced by California Governor Jerry Brown on April 1, 2015. Emergency 25% cut in California … Continue reading California Governor Jerry Brown Orders Mandatory Water Restrictions
Last updated on January 13, 2016Mar 20, 2015 After four years of evaluation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, issued a News Release along with a 395-page Final Rule on safe, … Continue reading U.S. Department of Interior Releases Final Rule for Safe Fracking on Federal and Tribal Lands
Last updated on January 13, 2016Jan 17, 2015: Bridger Pipeline announced that an unknown amount of crude oil spilled into the Yellowstone River near Glendive, Montana. Source: (January 17, 2015). "Bridger Pipeline Press Release". Bridger … Continue reading January 2015 Oil Pipeline Spill on Yellowstone River in Montana
Jan 29, 2015: The World Resources Institute released installment nine of it's "Creating a Sustainable Food Future" project. The installment, entitled Avoiding Bioenergy Competition for Food Crops and Land, reports three major findings: Dedicating crops … Continue reading World Resources Institute | Creating a Sustainable Food Future
Last updated on April 1, 2019Mar 31, 2019: Deceptions may sink plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge | The Hill Dec 20, 2016: The Obama administration announced that it will implement a … Continue reading The Environment of Alaska
Last updated on May 21, 2020Jun 5, 2015: On May 31, 2015, the completed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment prepared by Environmental Resources Management was presented to Nicaraguan authorities. Nicaragua Says Study Finds Canal 'Viable'; … Continue reading The Nicaragua Canal
Last updated on January 13, 2016Dec 20, 2014: Yesterday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy signed the "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities" final rule (this is a prepublication … Continue reading Environmental Protection Agency Announces Final Rule on Coal Ash
Last updated on April 12, 2017Jun 29, 2015: The state of New York released its formal, nearly 7-year study on fracking, making the statewide ban official. N.Y. Officially Bans Fracking With Release of Seven-Year Study … Continue reading New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces Fracking Ban
Last updated on July 6, 2021The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed, additional pipeline, intended to carry crude oil from Canada and the Bakken formation region of Montana and North Dakota. The pipeline would start … Continue reading The Keystone XL Pipeline
Last updated on May 19, 2015"Environmental Working Group empowers people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. We drive consumer choice and civic action with breakthrough research and an informed public." Source: "Environmental Working … Continue reading Environmental Working Group | EWG