Coal Ash Water Pollution Worse Than Thought

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares to kick off a series of public hearings on its proposals to better regulate coal ash – the waste from burning coal – environmental groups have issued a new report showing even greater pollution from the waste than previously...

Winds of Change?

The Indianapolis Star is reporting today that two schools in Central Indiana’s Union City have installed their own wind turbines.  What started as a science project has turned into a way for the school district to earn a projected $3 million dollars over the next couple of decades – just by selling power back to the community.  It’s a novel idea for schools looking for new sources of revenue.  And it’s a novel way of looking at power: the two turbines are owned by the school and the city government. Credit: AWEA Looks like it’s a trend.  Indiana has really pushed...

Toxic Algae Sickens Ohio Lakes…and People

It’s a perfect storm this year for some Ohio Lakes, including its most polluted, Grand Lake St. Marys. Harmful algal blooms (see this Ohio EPA fact sheet, a .pdf file) this summer have led state...

One More Bank Will Limit Mountaintop Mine Funding

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Wells Fargo, a West Coast bank, has joined the ranks of several other big firms that have decided to limit or stop funding mountaintop removal coal mining...

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