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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 

New U.S. EPA Tool Gives Public Easy Access to Information about Water Polluters

January 31st, 2012
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By Staff at www.sustainableplant.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a new tool that provides the public with information about pollutants that are released into local waterways.

Three Triad business leaders visit White House

January 18th, 2012
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By: RICHARD CRAVER | Winston-Salem Journal
January 17, 2012 - 11:08 AM

Three Triad business leaders were among the North Carolina voices heard by Obama administration staffers last week as they discussed the financial and regulatory challenges facing small businesses.

Study on fracking health risks reinforces call for moratorium

January 16th, 2012
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By Bernhard Debatin, The Athens News

A new study, titled "The Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Health," shows that fracking fluids, methane gas exposure and other gas-drilling related contamination can have a serious impact on the health of both humans and animals.
 

No Answers On Yadkin Riverbed Ownership

January 13th, 2012
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By Julie Rose, WFAE, Charlotte

The North Carolina Secretary of Administration says he will not step into the turbulent debate between Alcoa and its foes over who is the rightful owner of the land beneath the Yadkin River

Aluminum giant Alcoa says it has all the rights needed to operate four dams on the Yadkin River.  But, the company has not produced actual deed documents to satisfy a chief critic - the Yadkin Riverkeeper. 

No Answers On Yadkin Riverbed Ownership

January 13th, 2012
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by Julie Rose, WFAE

The North Carolina Secretary of Administration says he will not step into the turbulent debate between Alcoa and its foes over who is the rightful owner of the land beneath the Yadkin River

No Clarity on Who Owns Yadkin River Bed

January 12th, 2012
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By Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer

Remember the story, a month ago, about the Yadkin riverkeeper challenging Alcoa's title to the riverbed under its Yadkin dams? The issue is still as murky as river water after a hard rain.

Disposal of Fracking Wastewater Polluting PA Rivers

January 6th, 2012
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Living on Earth

GELLERMAN: It’s Living on Earth, I'm Bruce Gellerman.Until last March there had never been an earthquake recorded near Youngstown, Ohio. But since then there have been 11- the last one on New Year’s Eve. The epicenter was near an injection well used by gas drillers to dump millions of gallons of wastewater from hydro-fracking - much of it from nearby Pennsylvania’s gas-rich shale deposits.

Stanly: Alcoa blocked Clean Tech deal

December 16th, 2011
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By Karissa Minn, The Salisbury Post

When just a few hours remained to secure 450 jobs and $300 million in investment, Stanly County said Thursday night that Alcoa has blocked its attempted deal with Clean Tech.

Alcoa shot down an agreement that “could have made the Clean Tech Project a reality in Stanly County,” the county said in a press release sent around 9 p.m. Thursday.

But officials from both companies disagree with Stanly County on the reason the talks failed.