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Ground Water Pollution
Long-Term Effects For millennia, man has disposed of his waste products in a variety of ways. The disposal method might reflect...
Dec 4, 201260 min read
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Pipelines leak, gas soaks into ground, goes BOOM!
The former pipeline executive who spoke on condition of anonymity laughed when asked about first responders finding leaks. “This...
Dec 3, 20122 min read
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Get Illinois Off Oil | Environment Illinois
The environmental costs of our oil dependence are out of control — from the accidents and spills, to smog, to climate change. It’s time...
Nov 30, 20122 min read
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Protect Starved Rock From Frac Sand Pollution
In December of 2011, the LaSalle County Zoning Board voted unanimously to recommend giving Mississippi Sand, LLC a special use permit to...
Nov 30, 20122 min read
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Sierra Club Releases New Report on Natural Gas Exports
Report disputes DOE arguments against a full study on LNG and fracking Washington, D.C. –ENEWSPF–November 29, 2012. Today Sierra Club...
Nov 30, 20122 min read
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Fracking Our Food Supply | The Nation
This article was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an investigative reporting nonprofit focusing...
Nov 30, 201217 min read
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Drilling for Truth
In 1933 and 1934, Congress passed legislation to prevent fraudulent stock sales. For decades, these laws have required publicly held...
Nov 27, 20121 min read
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IDNR grants permit for an open pit mine in Morris, Illinois
UTICA, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals has given the go-ahead to a controversial open...
Nov 27, 20123 min read
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Fracking in America – YouTube
For years now, the United States has tried to lower its dependence on foreign oil for its energy needs. With stability in the Middle East...
Nov 26, 20121 min read
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