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On Shaky Ground

March 15, 2014 | By Clean Water Action, Earthworks, and Center for Biological Diversity

On Shaky Ground: Fracking, Acidizing, and Increased Earthquake Risk in California finds that millions of Californians live in areas threatened by oil industry-induced earthquakes.

Toxic Trash Exposed: Coal Ash Pollution in Michigan

Posted on October 31, 2013

Water defines, and is central, to Michigan’s economy. Major tourism, agriculture, and fishing industries depend on the health of rivers, lakes, and streams. The Great Lakes contain over 20% of the world’s usable fresh surface water . Unfortunately unmitigated coal ash pollution is a major threat to the health of the state’s water and economy.

Comments on Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category - 09-20-2013 (Sign On Letter 2)

Posted on September 20, 2013

The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to comment on The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category.

Comments on Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category - 09-20-2013 (Sign On Letter 1)

Posted on September 20, 2013

Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819

Comments on Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category

The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to comment on EPA’s proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards

Putting Drinking Water First: Time to Curb Power Plants' Toxic Pollution

September 15, 2013 | By Clean Water Action

Clean Water Action’s analysis of supporting documents for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category confirms that power plant discharges to surface water often include contaminants that experts consider to be "contaminants of concern" when found in drinking water.

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