www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/26/2610545/midwest-utility-to-shut-coal-burning.html By BOB DOWNING Thursday, 01.26.12 Akron Beacon Journal AKRON, Ohio — FirstEnergy Corp. on Thursday said it will retire six coal-fired power plants, including four in Ohio, because of stricter federal anti-pollution rules. The six older and dirtier plants will be closed by Sept. 1. “It was a tough decision,” said Charles D. Lasky,… Read more
citizensvoice.com/news/epa-serves-public-interest-1.1261500#axzz1kIQ5EBAW Published: January 24, 2012 The Corbett administration’s recent characterization of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as naive interlopers evaporated like so much gas last week. Federal investigators began testing water supplies for 61 homes in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, and delivering clean water to four homes where independent testing has found health threats in… Read more
Contact: white.terri-a@epa.gov 215-814-5523 PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 19, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it plans to perform water sampling at approximately 60 homes in the Carter Road/Meshoppen Creek Road area of Dimock, Pa. to further assess whether any residents are being exposed to hazardous substances that cause health concerns. EPA’s decision to… Read more
www.timesleader.com/news/Dimock-Township-residents-plan-rally-press-conference.html Jan. 11, 2012 Residents of Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, and members of two advocacy groups have scheduled a rally and press conference in Philadelphia in an effort to gain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency action on what they contend is drinking water contamination caused by natural gas drilling. Two activists groups – Protecting Our Waters… Read more
www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-10/pennsylvania-fracking-foes-fault-epa-over-tainted-water-response.html By Jim Snyder and Mark Drajem January 10, 2012 When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called to say it would start delivering fresh water to their home, Ron and Jean Carter thought they gained an ally in a long fight with Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. A retreat by the federal government within two… Read more
www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4272 January 2012 The EPA has issued a draft report confirming what many environmental groups have long suspected: Natural gas drilling is causing groundwater contamination. The agency conducted its water testing in Pavilion, WY – a town that is replete with gas wells, and where residents have long complained of sickness after drinking their water.… Read more
Contact: Bonnie Smith, 215-814-5543, smith.bonnie@epa.gov Overexposure to radon: Second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Free television, print and audio pieces available for January – Radon Action Month PHILADELPHIA ( January 5, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared January as Radon Action Month as part of the agency’s on-going efforts… Read more
www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-06/pennsylvania-fracking-site-gets-u-s-scrutiny-after-complaints.html By Mark Drajem January 06, 2012 Water from wells in a Pennsylvania town near a gas-drilling site that used hydraulic fracturing will be collected and sampled by U.S. regulators after residents complained, the Environmental Protection Agency said. Cabot Oil & Gas Co., which in April 2010 said it settled with state regulators over methane… Read more
www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/toxic-releases-rose-16-percent-in-2010-epa-says/2012/01/05/gIQAhbTpdP_story.html By Juliet Eilperin, Published: January 5, 2012 The amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment nationwide in 2010 increased 16 percent over the year before, reversing a downward trend in overall toxic releases since 2006, according to a report released Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The spike was driven largely by metal… Read more
