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Archive for the ‘Pollution’ Category

In Fracking’s Wake: New Rules are Needed to Protect Our Health and Environment from Contaminated Wastewater

Monday, May 14th, 2012

NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

Executive Summary

This paper analyzes the problem of wastewater generated from the hydraulic fracturing process of producing natural gas, particularly with regard to production in the Marcellus Shale.

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Banking on Green

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

AMERICAN RIVERS – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS – ECONORTHWEST -WATER ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION
This report focuses on the economic impacts caused by polluted urban runoff, also known as “stormwater,” a significantly growing source of water pollution in the United States. It’s not intended to be an academic or technical document, but instead to be an “easy to read” compendium of current experiences, analysis and knowledge.

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State Of The Air 2012

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
Thanks to the Clean Air Act, we’ve made great progress in cleaning up air pollution from across the U.S. The State of the Air 2012 shows that the air quality in many places has improved, but that over 127 million people—41 percent of the nation—still suffer pollution levels that are too often dangerous to breathe.

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Wasting Our Waterways 2012: Toxic Industrial Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

ENVIRONMENT MINNESOTA
Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year—threatening both the environment and human health. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pollution from industrial facilities is responsible for threatening or fouling water quality in more than 14,000 miles of rivers and streams, more than 220,000 acres of lakes, ponds and estuaries nationwide.

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State of Charge: Electric Vehicles’ Global Warming Emissions and Fuel-Cost Savings across the United States

Monday, April 16th, 2012

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Introduction

Over the past 100 years, we have become increasingly dependent on our cars for meeting life’s most basic needs. For most Americans, getting to and from work, bringing food home from the grocery store, or going to the doctor means using one’s car.

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Analysis of Job Creation and Energy Cost Savings: From Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Policy

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

INSTITUTE FOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION
State and local governments are seeking to leverage greater building energy-performance transparency to motivate energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings.

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Silicon Valley, CA: Advanced Water Purification Center Construction Time Lapse

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Construction of the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center – Santa Clara Valley Water District.

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GOOD Attacks: A Traffic Infographic

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Video infographic about how we can reduce traffic in Los Angeles. Created by Mono: Mono-1.com www.good.is/ – GOODMagazine on YouTube

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ASCE Report: ‘Failure to Act’ on Water Systems to Have Dire Consequences

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

America must invest in overhauling and expanding its aging water and wastewater infrastructure, some of it a century old, or face grave economic consequences, according to a study produced for ASCE, Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Water and Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure. This news report on the study, featuring ASCE […]

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Why Coal Plants Retire: Power Market Fundamentals as of 2012

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

ANALYSIS GROUP, INC.
The sharp decline in natural gas prices, the rising cost of coal, and reduced demand for electricity are all contributing factors in the decisions to retire some of the country’s oldest coal‐fired generating units. These trends started well before EPA issued its new air pollution rules.

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