SEJ's 25th Annual Conference A/V Contests
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"EPA Says It Will Build Temporary Treatment Plant for Mine"
"The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it will set up a temporary treatment plant for wastewater flowing from the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after 3 million gallons surged out of the mine in August, tainting rivers in three states."
Source: AP, 09/24/2015
Was EPA Forthcoming with Mine Spill Water Data? Depends Whom You Ask
Access to water quality data was an issue at one highly politicized House hearing on the August 5, 2015, toxic spill from a long-abandoned mine near Silverton, Colorado, where New Mexico Secretary of Environment Ryan Flynn accused EPA of refusing for weeks to share data on the quality of waters fouled by the spill.
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"The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power"
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Faced With Spate Of Tremors, Oklahoma Looks To Shake Up Oil Regulations
"In the five years since earthquakes first began blitzing Oklahoma, state officials have been hesitant to agree with scientists who blamed the oil and gas industry. The shaking doesn't appear to be slowing, but the regulatory response is ramping up as more state officials acknowledge the link between increased seismic activity and waste fluid pumped into the disposal wells of oil fields."
Source: NPR, 09/17/2015
West Texas Residents Raise a Fight Over Another Trans-National Pipeline
"Residents have rallied to oppose the Trans-Pecos pipeline, which will transport Eagle Ford shale gas across one of Texas' last remaining pristine areas."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/10/2015
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"EPA, State Underestimated Colo. Mine Spill Potential: Investigation"
"An internal investigation reveals regulators had wrongly assessed the water pressure built up inside the Gold King mine before releasing toxic wastewater".
Source: AP, 08/27/2015
"Power Plants on Indian Reservations Get No Break on Emissions Rules"
"Four of the dirtiest plants, which sit on Native American soil, were expecting more lenient goals under the Clean Power Plan, but the EPA shifted gears."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/26/2015
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