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Coal Ash: A Clear and Present Danger

November 13, 2009

Posted by Rob Perks in Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming

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coalash, coalspill, dirtycoal, EPA, tennessee, tennesseevalleyauthority, TVA

The horror is unimaginable.  A community suffering severe health effects, with more than a thousand residents blaming coal ash contamination for causing their sickness, including grisly birth defects in their children.  This, according to a recent investigative story in the Miami Herald.  Go to the article to see a...continued

Congress Gets in the Act on Coal Ash

October 16, 2009

Posted by Rob Perks in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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coalash, coalspill, congress, dirtycoal, EPA, kingston, tennessee, tennesseevalleyauthority, TVA

Kudos to Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) for bird-dogging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the need to regulate pollution from coal-fired power plants.  Yesterday, Rep. Markey sent a letter to EPA requesting information on the agency's findings related to the...continued

Rob Perks
Rob Perks
Director, Center for Advocacy Campaigns
Washington, D.C.
I run NRDC's Center for Advocacy Campaigns. Our shop exists to guide NRDC's policy and...
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