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No timeline for lifting water tap ban after W. Virginia chemical spill

Schools and businesses have shut down and shops have sold out of bottled water following a chemical spill into the Elk River in West Virginia that has affected 300,000 people in nine counties. The White House has declared the incident … Continue reading

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Fracking caused hundreds of complaints about contaminated water in 4 states

Fracking and other drilling procedures have revitalized the US energy industry, but hundreds of complaints regarding pollution and water contamination have been filed in at least four states, with numerous cases confirmed. Of the four states reviewed by the Associated … Continue reading

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Fracking opponents in Pennsylvania dealt rare victory by state court from RT.com

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a 2012 fracking law allowing gas companies to drill anywhere in the state without regard to local zoning laws is unconstitutional. The court’s decision called the state’s Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, … Continue reading

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BP’s ‘widespread human health crisis’ by Dahr Jamail

“After sea kayaking after BP’s spill happened, I was sitting at my desk and started coughing up loads of blood,” Frizzell, an avid outdoorsman, told Al Jazeera. “My doctor ran a scope down to the top of my lungs and … Continue reading

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US fracking wells annually produce 280bn gallons of toxic waste water destroying environment from RT.com

As US public policy debates over the dangers and benefits of fracking for shale gas persist, a new report has emerged showing that the practice generated 280 billion gallons of toxic waste last year – containing cancer-causing and radioactive substances. … Continue reading

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BP sues US government over contract ban from AlJazeera.com

British energy giant BP is suing the US government for banning it from federal contracts after the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, documents showed. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year barred BP from … Continue reading

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Toxic Algae Outbreak Sliming Florida’s St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon from EarthJustice.org

A massive toxic algae outbreak is covering southeast Florida’s waters with fluorescent green slime, health officials warn people not to touch the water, and thousands of upset residents are protesting along the St Lucie and Indian Rivers. But as this … Continue reading

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Wal-Mart To Pay $81 Million For Hazardous Waste Dumping by Scott Neuman

Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to pay $81 million in penalties as part of a guilty plea on criminal charges of improperly disposing of hazardous waste in California and Missouri. Prosecutors said the violations occurred between 2003 and 2005 and included … Continue reading

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Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas by Matthew Robinson and David Sheppard

Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude ruptured, a major spill likely to stoke debate over transporting Canada’s oil to the United States. Exxon shut … Continue reading

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