"'Coal Is Over': The Miners Rooting For The Green New Deal"
"Appalachia’s main industry is dying and some workers are looking to a new economic promise after Trump’s proves empty".
Source: Guardian, 08/15/2019
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"Utility To Close Its Last Pa. Coal Plant 2 Years Early"
"The last coal-fired unit at a major power plant run by FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. in Pennsylvania will close its doors this November, retiring 19 months ahead of schedule, the utility announced Friday."
Source: EnergyWire, 08/13/2019
"Neutralization Of Hydrofluoric Acid To Begin At Philly Refinery"
"Workers at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia began neutralizing tens of thousands of barrels of a highly toxic chemical this week. The refinery is shutting down after an explosion and fire destroyed part of the plant. The company has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy."
Source: WESA, 08/09/2019
"Court Revokes Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s Fish And Wildlife Permit"
"A federal court has overturned a permit needed for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to continue its path across West Virginia and Virginia, where some say construction would impact endangered species."
Source: Bay Journal, 08/08/2019
For ‘Wonky’ Pollution Story, Making the Complex Clear
The latest Inside Story column takes a look at how one reporter turned a series of complex policy stories on renewable energy and pollution into an accessible, localized narrative — and in the process won a Society of Environmental Journalists’ explanatory reporting award. A Q&A about the project with Baltimore Sun’s Scott Dance.
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Climate To Spark Blue Crab Baby Boom. Then Predators Will Eat Them.
"A study promised a rare positive development from global warming for Maryland’s favorite crustacean. But the bad news wasn’t far behind."
Source: Washington Post, 08/02/2019
Court Strikes Down Fish & Wildlife Permit For Atlantic Coast Pipeline
"Dominion Energy’s hopes for resuming construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have run into a new obstacle erected by a federal appeals court panel in Richmond that threw out a federal permit on Friday because it failed to adequately protect endangered or threatened species in the path of the 605-mile project."
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, 07/29/2019
Washington Floods Expose Double Threat: Old Drains and Climate Change
"WASHINGTON — When almost a month’s worth of rain deluged this city on Monday morning, turning streets into rivers and basements into wading pools, it showed just how vulnerable cities with aging water systems can be in the era of climate change."
Source: NY Times, 07/11/2019
"Experts Warn Of ‘Dead Zone’ In Chesapeake Bay From Pollution"
"When the Conowingo Dam opened to fanfare nearly a century ago, the massive wall of concrete and steel began its job of harnessing water power in northern Maryland. It also quietly provided a side benefit: trapping sediment and silt before it could flow miles downstream and pollute the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary."
Source: AP, 07/08/2019
Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Went Up 60% Since 2018, Report Says
"The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay has increased nearly 60 percent since 2018, a new report says– meaning you can dig into 60 percent more crabs over Fourth of July weekend!"
Source: WJZ, 07/03/2019
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