February 2012

Public Agency Considered for Yadkin Hydropower

February 27th, 2012
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BY EMERY P. DALESIO

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER

February 26, 2012

RALEIGH -- State and civic leaders waging a yearslong fight over the hydroelectricity produced by North Carolina's Yadkin River say a public power agency could attract jobs to the region rather than channel profits to operator Alcoa Inc.

30 Waterkeeper Organizations file letter to EPA to better protect beaches, recreational areas, and public health

February 21st, 2012
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Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Ariel Rios Building 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.  

Washington, DC 20460 

 

Re:  Draft Recreational Water Quality Criteria, EPA-OW-2011-0466  

Dear Ms. Jackson,  

On behalf of the undersigned environmental organizations, we write to express our extreme 

disappointment with EPA’s Draft Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC). We believe EPA