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Not in My Lifetime: The Fight for Clean Water in Town of Pines, Indiana
This is the story of the Town of Pines, Indiana, an ordinary American town where hard-working people live and raise their families. In recent years however, the residents have discovered that their drinking water has been contaminated by coal combustion waste generated at a nearby coal-fired power plant. For at…
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Wounded Waters: The Hidden Side of Power Plant Pollution
Power plants are widely recognized as major sources of air pollutants that damage human health and the environment. Less well recognized is the damage they cause to water, both as large users and polluters. These damages are the hidden dimension of power generation pollution. Lifting the veil off this problem…
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EPA’s Decision to Exempt Older Power Plants from New Water-Using Technology Requirements
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Ozone Standard Implementation Rule
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Minefill Practices for Power Plant Waste: An Initial Review and Assessment of the Pennsylvania System
There are high-volume materials associated in some areas with coal mining and reclamation that can cause severe environmental impacts. Improperly managed and controlled, they are a source of toxic levels of pH, strong mineralization of contact water and elevated concentrations of major, minor and /or trace metals, anionic species and/or…
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Mercury and Midwest Power Plants
Residents in the Midwest share a rich tradition of outdoor recreation in our forests, lakes and rivers. However, we also share a common threat to these traditions: mercury from coal-fired power plants. Across the United States, including the Great Lakes region, mercury pollution has contaminated freshwater and saltwater fish. This…
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Nitrogen Oxide Emissions and Midwest Power Plants
The release of nitrogen into our environment has more than doubled over the past century, contributing to problems such as ground level ozone, acid rain and other environmental challenges. In the Midwest, coal-fired power plants are one of the largest sources of nitrogen oxide pollution, accounting for 30 percent of…
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Air of Injustice: African Americans and Power Plant Pollution
This report chronicles how African Americans are affected by the air pollution emitted by our nation’s biggest polluters: coal-fired power plants. These plants release millions of pounds of a wide variety of chemicals to the air, water and landfills. This report describes the relationship between power plant pollutants like sulfur…