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Fracking seen by EPA as No. 2 emitter of greenhouse gases
2013-02-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Natural gas and oil production is the second-biggest source of U.S. greenhouse gases, the government said, emboldening environmentalists who say tighter measures are needed to curb the emissions from hydraulic fracturing. In its second-annual accounting of emissions that cause global warming from stationary sources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the first time included oil and natural- gas production. Emissions from drilling, including fracking, and leaks from transmission pipes...
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EPA: Decline in carbon pollution from power plants
2013-02-06 11:22:05| Energy - Topix.net
In this July 10, 2007, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer in operation at Juliette, Ga.
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EPA Provides Tools for Sustainable Communities
2013-02-06 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA released Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities report, which describes how low-income, minority, and tribal communities can employ smart growth strategies to clean up and reinvest in existing neighborhoods; provide affordable housing and transportation; and improve access to jobs, parks, and stores. Report also provides ideas on how smart growth practitioners can better meet needs of low-income residents as they promote development/redevelopment in underserved ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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EPA Requires Nevada Gold Mining Companies to Correct Reporting Violations
2013-02-06 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA settled with 3 gold mining companies, all subsidiaries of Barrick Gold Corporation, for failing to correctly report toxic chemical releases and waste management activities as required by Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Barrick Cortez, Inc.; Barrick Gold US, Inc.; and Homestake Mining Company will pay $278,000 total in penalties and spend additional $340,000 to conduct environmentally beneficial project as well as audit/correct TRI reports for ...This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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EPA Updates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Large Facilities
2013-02-06 02:26:10| oilandgasonline News Articles
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the second year of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions data on its website, which provides public access to emissions data by sector, by greenhouse gas, and by geographic region such as county or state.
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