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Southern states lack adequate disclosure of fracking's chemical hazards
A new report from OMB Watch finds that most of the states where fracking is taking place that do not require any public disclosure of the chemicals used in the controversial gas drilling process are in...
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Lawsuit seeks better regulation of oil spill dispersants
The unprecedented use of chemical dispersants following BP's Gulf disaster led to complaints of health problems among cleanup workers and local residents. A coalition of groups is now suing the EPA in...
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Slander suit against citizens battling Alabama coal ash dump shows downsides...
As pressure grows on power companies to move toxic coal ash out of leaky, wet impoundments and into dry, lined landfills, the experience of an African-American community near one such landfill in rural...
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University of Virginia prevails against climate science attack group
A Virginia circuit court judge rules that the school does not have to turn over former professor Michael Mann's e-mails to the American Tradition Institute, a fossil-fuel-funded think tank that works...
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INSTITUTE INDEX: Whistleblower complaint charges EPA with methane leak cover-up
A North Carolina-based climate advocacy group filed a complaint this week with the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General charging that the EPA is covering up underreporting of the natural...
View ArticleEPA sued over air pollution standards
A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed suit last week against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to toughen the national standard for particulate matter pollution...
View ArticleEPA lets companies withhold info on toxic releases
Speaking of boneheaded moves by federal authorities who are supposed to protect public health, the U.S.read more
View ArticleOur toxic South
A Facing South analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's 2005 toxic release inventory data for states across the region offers some good news and some bad news: While air pollution emitted by...
View ArticleFriday Earth Day Roundup
We've been covering a lot of environmental issues here at Facing South lately (especially Sue Sturgis, our resident environmental reporter).read more
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Gulf Watch: Congressional watchdog faults EPA's Katrina response
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View ArticleFederal court upholds breaks for polluting factory farms
In early 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offered a sweet deal to some decidedly not-so-sweet polluters: industrial-scale livestock farms.read more
View ArticleN.C. enviros rally against not-so-clean energy bill
A broad coalition of environmental advocacy groups held a rally today outside the North Carolina General Assembly to vent their anger over big utilities' hijacking of legislation originally drafted to...
View ArticleA double blow for cleaner air
Two decisions handed down last week, one by a federal court and the other by a federal agency, will have critical implications for our nation's environmental health -- and for the Bush administration's...
View ArticleFriday dogblogging: Commonly used pesticides present serious health risks for...
One of my dogs recently had her regular check-up at our veterinarian's office, where despite my oft-stated concerns over pesticide safety I was convinced to buy an expensive product to keep fleas,...
View ArticleLawsuit seeks information on pesticides implicated in bee die-offs
The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit this week seeking the release of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency test data for a relatively new class of pesticides that might be playing a...
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'Dirty South' lawmakers working to kill new power plant pollution rule
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule this week requiring power plants in 27 states in the eastern half of the U.S.read more
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Tropical storm leaves behind oily mystery in Mississippi
After Tropical Storm Lee's floodwaters receded, people living miles inland from Mississippi's beaches reported finding what looks like crude oil in their drainage ditches. After initially blaming the...
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Accidents continue to plague Louisiana's oil refineries
A new report tallies a disturbing number of accidents at the state's oil refineries in 2010 -- and offers recommendations for addressing the problem.Image: Facing South Appreciate this post? Please...
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ALEC fights coal ash protections on polluters' behalf
Embroiled in controversy for its role in passing "Stand Your Ground", the American Legislative Exchange Council also worked to block federal regulation of toxic power plant waste that's contaminating...
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