Tag: Drinking Water
Trump EPA Plan to Put Louisiana in Charge of Toxic Coal Ash Threatens Drinking Water
Testing at all Louisiana coal plants found groundwater contamination Today, Earthjustice, the Alliance for Affordable Energy Louisiana, and the Sierra Club urged the Trump administration to abandon its plan to put the State of Louisiana in charge of oversight of toxic coal ash waste due to the state’s abysmal environmental track record. … [continued]
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New Sierra Club Reports Finds Wisconsin’s Dirty Power Generation Uses 1.34 Trillion Gallons of Water Annually
A new report from the Sierra Club, Thirsty Power: Coal and gas will leave us high and dry, analyzes Wisconsin’s current power generation, the water needed for that power, and the potential impacts on Wisconsin’s water as Big Tech tries to build more data centers across the state. These data … [continued]
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Hyundai Steel’s Potential Economic Costs, Mercury Pollution & Drinking Water Threats Must Be Fully Evaluated Under Louisiana Public Trust Doctrine
The Air Permit Application for the Facility Submitted to LDEQ Lacks Full Analysis Required by Law The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality must fully evaluate the veracity of local job claims, community impacts of taxpayer subsidies, and other economic ripple effects of Hyundai Steel’s proposed facility, according to new comments … [continued]
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What Is Cape Cod Doing To Secure Its Energy Independence And Protect Its Natural Resources?
I’m traveling around Cape Cod, Massachusetts this week. It’s part of a quest to learn how other communities outside my permanent Florida residence are looking ahead to a clean energy and nature-based future. Cape Cod is geographically rare. It is a constantly changing peninsula, altered by winds, ocean currents, climate, … [continued]
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Army Corps Sued Again for Failing to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife from Pipeline Construction
New Iteration of Nationwide Permit 12 Greenlights Environmental Destruction Washington, D.C. — Environmental groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today over the Trump administration’s plan to fast-track the construction of oil and gas pipelines through wetlands, streams and rivers nationwide. The Corps’ latest issuance of Nationwide Permit 12, which … [continued]
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