Coal Ash Spill in Lake Michigan Occurs Within Days of New EPA Data on...
Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.
View ArticleObama Administration Just As Bad On Environment As Bush, Says New Report
"Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and...
View Article3 Years After Tennessee Coal Ash Spill, Other TVA Ponds Just As Unstable
“The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated."
View ArticleThe Week in Pictures: "Roadkill Couture," Egg Nog Pancakes, and More
High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.
View ArticleWisconsin Town Legally Prevented From Tightening Coal Ash Regulations
A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.
View ArticleNorth Carolina Finds Excess Toxic Metals In Water Near Coal Plants
State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.
View ArticleCoal Ash Activists Acquitted in Filipino Court
Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.
View ArticleGreenpeace Protests Coal & Mountaintop Removal Atop 400 Ft Power Plant
The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal.
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Sue the EPA Over Delay on Coal Ash Regulations
The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.
View ArticleNothing Says We Are All Doomed Like This Coal Plant Snow Globe
If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so...
View ArticleThings of Intrinsic Worth shows how coal power damages Montana's ranching...
Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.
View ArticleActivists Raise Awareness of Toxic Coal Pollution in Our Waterways
New report shows shocking amounts of coal pollution in U.S. waterways.
View ArticleFive years after tragic Tennessee disaster, still no coal ash safeguards
The coal industry continues to fight for profits over people, even though coal ash is extremely toxic.
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