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CONTACT: Center for Public Integrity (CPI) Steve Carpinelli (202) 481-1225 |
Coal Ash: The Hidden Story
A four-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity reveals a growing environmental disaster and a decades-long history of government inaction
WASHINGTON - February 19 - The
dangers of coal ash were largely hidden from public view until
December, when a dam holding a billion gallons of the waste collapsed
in Eastern Tennessee. But what happened there represents just a small
slice of the potential threat from coal ash, according to a new Center
for Public Integrity report, Coal Ash: The Hidden Story.
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CONTACT: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
EPA Takes a Critical Step Forward on Regulating C02
Rejects Bush Administration's Last-Minute Dirty Air Policy
WASHINGTON - February 17 - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson took an important first step toward controlling carbon dioxide (CO2) in announcing that the EPA will take a fresh look at a Bush Administration rule prevent the regulation of CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources.
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CONTACT: Power Past Coal |
Breaking up With Coal
Across the US, Groups Are Cutting Ties with Coal This Valentine's Day
NATIONWIDE - February 13 - This Valentines day, there will be actions from Boston, Massachusetts to Black Mesa in Arizona calling for an end to coal, and that's just the beginning. Since Obama has taken office, just 3 short weeks ago, there have been more than 50 actions in 25 states proclaiming the need for the US to break up with coal and move on to a healthier relationship--metaphorically speaking.
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CONTACT: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
House Subcommittee Considers Coal Ash Regulations
Proposed Bill Mandates Swift Action, But Stronger Measures Needed
WASHINGTON - February 12 - As Congress considers legislation today to regulate the toxic byproducts of coal-fired power plants, a broad coalition of environmental groups welcome the quick attention to this vital issue from Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.V.) and the committee, but cautioned that more sweeping action is necessary to fully address the problem.
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CONTACT: National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) |
Great Basin National Park Spared from Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant
Statement by NPCA Nevada Program Manager Lynn Davis
WASHINGTON - February 10 - The National Parks Conservation Association applauds the recent decision to postpone the development of the Ely Energy Center, which threatened to degrade the air quality in Great Basin, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.
Visitors go to our national parks expecting fresh, clean air, and breathtaking views, and this decision is critical to helping ensure that the air in our parks is healthy for our children and grandchildren to enjoy.
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CONTACT: Climate Ground Zero |
Eight More Arrests Following Second Wave of Citizen Protest at Toxic Coal Sludge Lake and Mountaintop Removal Site
Massey Energy blasting would endanger community, destroy permanent renewable energy potential
PETTUS, W.Va. - February 3 - This morning five activists, who had chained themselves to a bulldozer and an excavator, and one videographer were arrested for trespassing at a mountaintop removal site. By afternoon, dozens of local residents, friends and supporters from throughout Appalachia converged at the mine's gate. Eight more citizens were arrested in the afternoon action.
