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High levels of arsenic found in groundwater near fracking sites
2013-08-09 15:39:15| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pro Publica: A recently published study by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington found elevated levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in groundwater near natural gas fracking sites in Texas Barnett Shale. While the findings are far from conclusive, the study provides further evidence tying fracking to arsenic contamination. An internal Environmental Protection Agency PowerPoint presentation recently obtained by the Los Angeles Times warned that wells near Dimock, Pa., showed elevated levels...
EPA looking at contaminated sites for renewable energy
2013-08-07 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: There are a lot of contaminated sites in the US. Many are former landfills that are urban mounds of varying size, and they are often devoid of trees. This makes them good candidate sites for solar power or other forms of renewable energy. This is a win-win opportunity in many instances! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which will now provide preliminary screening results for renewable energy potential at 66,000, up from 24,000,...
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FBI Attack on Child Porn Sites May Have Blown Tor Users' Cover
2013-08-05 23:52:52| TechNewsWorld
Ireland-based Freedom Hosting, which hosted several servers on the Tor Project's hidden network, has been taken down through a vulnerability in the Firefox browser -- and the FBI is widely suspected of being the attacker. The FBI reportedly is seeking to extradite Freedom Hosting's owner, Eric Eoin Marques, to the United States to face charges of running a huge child porn network.
EPA Screens More Than 66,000 Contaminated Sites for Renewable Energy Potential
2013-08-05 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which will now provide preliminary screening results for renewable energy potential at 66,000 contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites across the country. Pulling from EPA databases of potentially and formerly contaminated lands, as well as partnering with state agencies from California, Hawaii, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, and Virginia, RE-Powering Initiative expanded universe of sites from 24,000. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Three Tinian sites red-flagged
2013-08-01 20:55:23| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Division of Environmental Quality has raised the red flag on three sites on Tinian-the Unai Masalok Beach, Taga Beach, and the harbor-and advises the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified.
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