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Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

Last updated on November 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017 U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country | Reuters Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying' | … Continue reading Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers Finalize Clean Water Rule

Last updated on April 28, 2017Feb 28, 2017: Trump issued an executive order entitled "Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the 'Waters of the United States' … Continue reading U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers Finalize Clean Water Rule

U.S. EPA Releases Hydraulic Fracturing Study Draft Assessment 2015

Last updated on January 13, 2016On June 4, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put out a news release entitled "EPA Releases Draft Assessment on the Potential Impacts to Drinking Water Resources from Hydraulic Fracturing … Continue reading U.S. EPA Releases Hydraulic Fracturing Study Draft Assessment 2015

Environmental Protection Agency Announces Final Rule on Coal Ash

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

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces Fracking Ban

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