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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 →