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Jim Justice-owned Bluestone Coke sued over water pollution In Alabama
The complaint alleges that Bluestone is in violation of the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into a stream that exceed levels allowed by its permit.
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Study: Drilling waste on Pennsylvania roads bad for health, land
A long-anticipated health study commissioned by Pennsylvania environmental officials examined the practice of spreading wastewater from conventional gas– and oil-drilling on thousands of miles of rural dirt roads in the state.
This barge capsized and leaked a massive stream of toxic coal ash near Florida
A plume of ash roughly 1,000 feet long could be seen spilling out of the half-submerged barge, which was moving the industrial byproduct from Puerto Rico to Georgia after Puerto Ricans refused to accept it.
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
Environmental groups sue Richmond over approval of Campus Bay Project
The groups claim approval of the mixed-use Campus Bay Project violates state environmental quality standards and ignores science on rising sea levels.
www.georgiahealthnews.com
Georgia Power lawsuit says Plant Scherer coal ash is ‘poisoning’ locals
45 residents living near America's largest coal-fired plant claim Georgia Power contaminated their community's drinking water source.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org
State orders owner of lined coal ash landfill to assess contamination
Environmentalists say the state's action bolsters their concerns that the Brickhaven landfill in Chatham County, North Carolina may be leaking.
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