Tag: groundwater
EPA Administrator Wants To Destroy “Climate Change Religion”
The EPA has a plan to reward fossil fuel companies for their support in the last election by giving them everything on their wish list.
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“It cost us dearly.” The legacy of Ann Arbor’s Gelman plume
Marianne Martin has lived in the same home for over 50 years, despite groundwater contamination that rendered her drinking water well unusable. She sued the company responsible — and lost. Now she’s worried the same contamination could threaten Ann Arbor’s drinking water.
Gas-Killing Geothermal Energy Bonanza Discovered Under Nevada
A Massive trove of untapped geothermal energy lies below the surface of the US, within reach of new drilling technologies borrowed from the oil and gas industry.
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Sinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat
Significant areas of the Earth’s surface across continents are gradually sinking and that process brings environmental, social and economic consequences to urban centers in the United States. Great Lakes cities Detroit and Chicago are among those at risk.
That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by Columbia University researchers, published by the science journal Nature Cities.
Are data centers a threat to the Great Lakes?
One of the lowest income cities in Michigan has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community.