Missouri pollution is so bad it hurts other states. Power plants ordered to cut emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday which instructs Missouri, along with 22 other states, to reduce its air pollution levels.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday which instructs Missouri, along with 22 other states, to reduce its air pollution levels.
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbors go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.
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Mar 20, 2023
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A broken pipe at Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant leaked about 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium, and the utility is working to clean up the contaminated plume, state regulators said ...
Environment
Mar 17, 2023
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Japan has declared carbon neutrality by 2050 as a government target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. In order to substantially reduce CO2 emissions, it is important not only to control CO2 emissions ...
Materials Science
Mar 16, 2023
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Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to halt a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska approved by the Biden administration.
Environment
Mar 15, 2023
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The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed tighter limits on wastewater pollution from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, lakes and underground aquifers across the nation.
Environment
Mar 8, 2023
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When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation's worst neighbors.
Environment
Mar 7, 2023
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Japanese authorities are preparing to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will relieve pressure on more than 1,000 storage tanks, creating ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2023
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Through a year of war in Ukraine, the U.S. and most European nations have worked to help counter Russia, in supporting Ukraine both with armaments and in world energy markets. Russia was Europe's main energy supplier when ...
Economics & Business
Feb 20, 2023
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires "significant reductions" in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2023
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