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Rural New York Township Fights FERC-Approved Gas Compressor
FERC has allowed a gas compressor station in Minisink, New Jersey, even though a preferable alternative is 10 miles away.
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In Oil-Producing Regions, Even Minor Hurricanes Cause Major Environmental Damage
Report: 130 accidents resulted from Category 1 Hurricane Isaac.
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Things to Know as Collapse Becomes Hip
Economists never seem to connect the eco in economy to the eco in ecosystem; but as financial, economic, and climate collapse continues, people must rise to change our world's …
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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking
With fracking operations to extract fossil fuels off the California coast stepping up, lawmakers in that state are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations …
Why GOP Wants to Tax Students and Not Polluters
Robert Reich: Why would government incentivize carbon emissions and discourage higher ed? Ask Republicans.
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Pet Coke Pollutes Air, Water and Land on City’s Riverfront; Detroiters Say No
A growing mountain of waste from Canadian tar sands is invading the Detroit riverfront, putting it citizens in massive danger.
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Resistance in Ohio, Fracking’s Dumping Ground
Ohio has become a fracking dumping ground, with 179 wells absorbing more than 1 billion gallons of hazardous wastewater from the process from several states, and now legislators and …
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The Experiment Is on Us: Science of Animal Testing Thrown Into Doubt
New scientific research has cast grave doubt on the safety testing of hundreds of thousands of consumer products, food additives and industrial chemicals.
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EPA Survey: Over Half of American Rivers and Streams Are in Poor Condition
The majority of the rivers and streams in America are in
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Thousands of Gallons of Pollution Recovered From Oil and Gas Spill in Colorado
Cleanup continues at the site of an underground spill of thousands of gallons of pollution related to the oil and gas industry in the heart of Colorado's fracking country.