"Ashes to Ashes"
"A Georgia town welcomed America's largest coal plant. Now, residents worry it's contaminating their water."
Source: Grist, 01/15/2020
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Future of Nuclear Power Hangs in Balance of Climate, Costs
Safety has traditionally been the key question when discussing the realities of nuclear power. But in assessing the future of the nuclear industry amid debates over its potential to help tackle the climate crisis, the latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & the Environment” reports that there may be an equally pressing concern.
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La. Issues Permits For Complex That Would Double Area's Toxic Emissions
"The state of Louisiana has issued a series of key air quality permits for a gargantuan proposed petrochemical complex that would roughly double toxic emissions in its local area and, according to environmentalists, become one of the largest plastics pollution-causing facilities in the world."
Source: Guardian, 01/08/2020
"6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Leaves 1 Dead, Power Out Across Puerto Rico"
"A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rumbled across Puerto Rico on Tuesday, killing at least one person and knocking out power to virtually the entire island of more than 3 million."
Source: USA TODAY, 01/08/2020
“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther”
Sometimes in the face of bad news, it can help to laugh a little. That’s what award-winning environmental writer Craig Pittman may help readers do with his new dispatch from the Sunshine State. Our latest BookShelf reviews Pittman’s upcoming witty, truth-telling volume,“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther.”
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"Duke Energy Agrees To Remove Coal Ash In North Carolina"
"The state of North Carolina says it has secured an agreement with Duke Energy to excavate nearly 80 million tons (72.5 million metric tons) of coal ash at six facilities."
Source: AP, 01/03/2020
"Jim Beam Fined In Massive Bourbon Spill That Killed Fish"
"Jim Beam was fined $600,000 earlier this month after a July warehouse fire sent a nearly 23-mile plume of alcohol into the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, killing fish."
Source: AP, 12/31/2019
Mississippi Sues Fed Over Spillway Opening Harm to Wildlife, Localities
"Officials in Mississippi are trying to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Mississippi River Commission to consult with them before opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Louisiana again and flooding the region with polluted river water."
Source: AP, 12/31/2019
"A Sacred Place And A Sacred Quest To Save It"
"The Oak Flat land in Arizona is holy to the Apaches. A mining company wants to blow a two-mile-wide hole in it."
Source: HuffPost, 12/30/2019
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