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Billions of Gallons of Water Saved by Transition Away From Coal

Credit: Pixabay. The ongoing transition from coal to natural gas and renewables in the U.S. electricity sector is dramatically reducing…

5 years ago

A crisis in Kentucky shows the high cost of clean drinking water

Photo: Junior Hunt, left, and Bobby Fletcher pick up donated water in Huntleyville, Ky., to share with Martin County residents.…

6 years ago

Alabama: Birmingham opposes coal mine near drinking water source

Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com A drinking water intake facility for the Birmingham Water Works Board along the Black Warrior River's…

6 years ago

Global coal industry using as much water as a billion people each year

We already know that coal-fired power plants are bad for the planet, but that’s usually because we are just thinking…

6 years ago

“Wild, Wonderful” West Virginia’s Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish

Photo credit: Mandel Ngan Getty Images A scientist documents the poisoning of the state’s waters by the coal industry I…

6 years ago