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EPA Researches Possible Impacts of Hydrofracking on Drinking Water

Thanks to advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing…
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EPA Updates Rules to Reduce Air Pollution from Stationary Engines

Starting off the year of air with a bang, the U.S. Environmental…
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Saluting 2013, the Year of Air

In the past few years the focus has been on energy and water,…
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New Rules for Hydrofracking Proposed: This Time in California

Going along with the same theme from my last post, new rules…
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Latest version of proposed regulation changes on hydrofracking expected this week

It’s no secret that hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking,…
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California Kicks Off Cap-and-Trade Program to Auction Carbon Emission Credits

Today, California kicked off the first auction of their cap-and-trade…
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Hurricane Sandy Creates Concern about Toxic-Waste Sites

While the amount of damage that Hurricane Sandy caused is still…
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Despite Sandy’s Wrath, Nuclear Energy Facilities Stand Strong

This past week, the East Coast experienced the strongest Atlantic…
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2012 Railroad Environmental Conference: Environmental Management in the Cloud

I recently travelled to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign…