Environment

Coal Industry Takes Yet Another Shot At The Clean Power Plan

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A coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River, west of...

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As Coal Ash Problems Continue, DEQ In Position To Order Effective Cleanup

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An estimated 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash leaked...

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EPA requires Honolulu to prevent hazardous air emissions at Kapaa Landfill

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with the City and County of Honolulu to resolve air violations at its closed Kapaa Landfill in Kailua, Oahu by agreeing to pay nearly $17 million—$16.1 million solar power system and a...

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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Removal of PCBs From Bound Brook in South Plainfield, NJ; $422 million dollar cleanup underway at site of defunct electronics facility

PCBs are chemicals that persist in the environment and can affect the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems and are potentially cancer-causing. PCBs had been widely used in hundreds of industrial and commercial applications until they...

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