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Lawyers Split on Legality of EPA Power Plant Rule
2015-06-05 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: Environmental lawyers are split over whether proposed Environmental Protection Agency limits on carbon emissions from power plants are legal, according to a new survey. The poll of 130 practicing environmental professors and lawyers revealed an equal percentage -- 45 percent -- thought the regulation was legal as did illegal. Ten percent said they weren't sure. The survey was conducted by Brian Potts, a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, and Abigail Barnes, a Vermont Law School student who is...
EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution Fracking
2015-06-04 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Environmental Protection Agency says it has found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing - better known as fracking - has led to widespread pollution of drinking water. The oil industry and its backers welcome the long-awaited study, while environmental groups criticize it. "We found the hydraulic fracturing activities in the United States are carried out in a way that has not led to widespread systemic impacts on drinking water resources," says Tom Burke, science adviser and deputy assistant...
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EPA: Fracking Has No 'Widespread' Impact on Drinking Water
2015-06-04 21:38:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The EPA issued a major report today about whether fracking poses a risk to drinking water, and the main conclusion "hands a victory to the oil and gas industry," writes Politico . That's because the five-year study found no evidence that the practice has a "widespread, systemic impact on drinking water," reports the Wall Street Journal .
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EPA Study: Fracking in U.S. Not Harmful to Drinking Water
2015-06-04 20:31:43| ENR.com: Headline News
Study bolsters industry assertions that fracking is safe, but environmental groups disagree.
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Air pollution below EPA standards linked with higher death rate
2015-06-04 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. It is the first study to examine the effect of soot particles in the air in the entire population of a region, including rural areas. The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set...
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