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Coal country Democratic lawmakers seek extension of Bush mining rules

The conflict between environmental protection and coal extraction is a long simmering political flashpoint in the Appalachian states, which are home to some...

Huge plumes of heat-trapping methane wasted in gas drilling, infrared reveals

Natural gas wells and storage tanks throughout Colorado may look fairly benign to the casual observer, but infrared cameras show them gushing heat-trapping methane...

Report points to inadequacy of school water-quality testing

According to a recent AP study, many of the country's schools are serving up drinking water contaminated with bacteria, lead, pesticides and other toxins....

Western water crusader capitalizing on NY Times series

A New York Times series on the failure of federal and state officials to enforce the Clean Water Act has brought out Dr. Peter...

NYT water-pollution series faults feds as FRAC Act debate rages in...

Some of the startling numbers in a New York Times series on water pollution that kicked off Saturday raise the question of why Colorado...

EPA: Chemicals in water might be result of fracking

Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyo., have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing. Scientists also found traces of other contaminants, including oil, gas or metals, in 11 of 39 wells tested there since March.

News Nuggets, 25 August 2009: Fracking fluid, it’s toasted!

Dug up fresh, daily. SECRET FORMULA: In Wyoming it's the same as it is here in Colorado. "How in god’s name can the oil industry...

Colorado Auto Dealers president would turbo-charge Cash for Clunkers

Cash for Clunkers has been rundown by teabaggers opposing health reform as an example of federal management incompetence. But the program has a lot...

EPA proposes new clean-up plan for Leadville

LEADVILLE -- To outsiders, the amber hills of piled up mine waste, or tailings, that mark the countryside here are just part of the dramatic mountain scenery. But they're the subject of a new round in a long conflict between historic preservationists and environmentalists. To some long-time Leadville residents and state preservationists, the tailings piles are a valuable part of a distinct local history, a symbol of the great gold and silver booms of the past. To the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, though, they are poison, the refuse of a century and more of industrial extraction that, despite decades spent on clean-up efforts, is still leaching heavy metals like zinc and cadmium into area water, putting the Arkansas River and downstream communities and wildlife at risk.

Salazar moves to block new mining claims near Grand Canyon

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today issued a notice of withdrawal of nearly 1 million acres of Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service...
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