Carbon Emissions
What The Clean Power Plan Means For Colorado, In 90 Seconds
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What do new regulations on carbon emissions from power plants mean for Colorado? Data journalist Jordan Wirfs-Brock explains, with charts!
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Can Fracking Pollute Drinking Water? Don’t Ask The EPA
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InsideClimate News|A long-awaited EPA study on the impact of fracking on groundwater pollution will be released this spring. But the report is unlikely to provide a definitive answer on the question.
Inside Energy News
Low-Carbon Equals Low-Pollution
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It’s not exactly news that many scientists agree that switching to low-carbon technologies to produce energy would help reduce pollution. But as we consider these technologies, questions arise regarding the cost of building new plants, the materials necessary and whether they would cause other types of pollution. A study, released this week in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences journal, set out to answer these questions and arrived at a simple conclusion: taking all these factors into consideration, low-carbon technologies are still the answer to a greener planet.
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Oil And Gas Wastewater Linked To Ozone Pollution
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Every day, more than 2 billion gallons of water are produced in the US by the oil and gas industry. That water can contain hydrocarbons like benzene and toluene as well as the chemicals that are injected into the well to produce the oil and gas. But the federal government doesn’t treat waste from the oil and gas industry as hazardous, and much of that polluted wastewater is allowed to simply evaporate. That, it turns out, could be a problem.
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Saltwater Spills Leave North Dakota Farmland Sterile For Years
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Saltwater spills are more damaging than oil. And in North Dakota, they’re happening a lot more frequently than they used to.
