New EPA rule compels San Juan, Four Corners coal plants to clean up ash waste Two coal-fired power plants have towered for decades on opposite sides of the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico — twin engines generating immense energy for several Western states and untold ... 05/3/2024 - 4:34 pm | View Link
TVA reviewing 'extensive' new EPA emissions, coal ash rules, CEO says As the Tennessee Valley Authority forges ahead with a strategy to close all its coal plants and replace them mostly with natural gas, another emissions-heavy fossil fuel, strict new rules from the ... 05/2/2024 - 10:09 pm | View Link
Illinois passed a law to clean up coal ash 5 years ago. What’s taking so long? Illinois passed landmark legislation five years ago to remove coal ash from ponds and other sources. What's taking so long? 05/2/2024 - 9:30 pm | View Link
EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late However, last week’s rules also contained substantial new controls on the pollution generated by the nation’s aging fleet of coal-fired power plants — as well as the toxins left behind by the many ... 05/1/2024 - 12:05 am | View Link
The Biden EPA’s Plan to Ration Electricity On Thursday the Environmental ... spurred a wave of coal plant closures. Now President Biden is trying to finish the job by tightening mercury, wastewater and ash disposal standards. 04/26/2024 - 11:42 am | View Link
Houston — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
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“This threat is ongoing and it’s going to get worse.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.