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'Green' biomass isn't always so clean

By Ronnie Greene

Toxic plumes spew from an unlikely source: renewable energy plants

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"… n stimulus dollars and big muscle support from members of Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Generating electricity by burning trees, construction debris, poultry lit …"

The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

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"… reduce pollution.In recent years, MTBE—identified as a carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—has been found in the groundwater of hundreds of communities around the …"

The Bay State's toxic legacy

By Beverly Ford

Despite the expenditure of millions in cleanup costs, 25 Massachusetts Superfund sites are still a toxic mess

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"… ontaminated despite a $21 million cleanup effort. And no one, not even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which monitors the site as part of the federal Superfund program, knows wh …"

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One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

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"… less, that is, coal ash is regulated by the federal government.In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal to begin regulating the disposal of coal ash — an en …"

Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

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"… damaged ecosystems, and jeopardized citizens’ health. In July 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified 63 “proven or potential damage cases” in 23 states where co …"

The ‘clean coal’ lobbying blitz

By Marianne Lavelle

They’ve brought coal above ground. They’ve put the black rock on billboards in the swing states, and they’ve splashed it on full-page ads i

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"… gly aggressive activism at the state level. Not only were states suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to force action to curb carbon dioxide, the northeastern states were actua …"

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Use of toxic acid puts millions at risk

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A 2009 explosion in Corpus Christ sheds light on danger of toxic acid cloud

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"… companies.Some worst-case scenarios described in company filings with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are particularly chilling: An HF release from the BP refinery in Texas Cit …"

"Beneficial use" of Coal Ash in question as EPA mulls regulation

By Kristen Lombardi

Nearly every day over the last 32 months, members of a citizens group in Giles County, Va., have paid a visit to a seven-acre stretch of lan

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"… t levels higher than permitted in the area’s water. Earlier this year, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigation found “no current evidence” that the course’s coal ash …"

Equipment failure at refinery leads to toxic HF release

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A hydrofluoric acid leak from an oil refinery in Ohio sent a worker to the hospital

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"… d as required,” he said.According to a report filed by Marathon with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, up to 238,000 pounds of HF could be released from the Canton refinery in …"

Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

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"… s more stress on the metal, and can lead to cracking.In 2003, OSHA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an alert on the hazards of a practice in coker units that requires …"

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