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Water Scarcity Prompts Different Plans to Reckon With U.S. Energy Choke Point
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Southeast could learn from Southwest
Thermal Power Stations Need Makeover
Utilities feel pressure from more users and less water.
EPA and State Department Square Off On Tar Sands Pipeline
Water use and greenhouse gas emissions are major concerns with oil interests plays.
Infographic: Coal and Water – A Resource Mismatch
The contest between coal-fired energy production and water demand is a mismatch.
Tar Sands Oil Production, An Industrial Bonanza, Poses Major Water Use Challenges
Ensuring Americans enjoy a lifestyle built on choice and mobility.
Pipeline Ties Detroit Refinery to “Dirtiest Source of Fossil Fuels”
State department says oil is needed; Congress leader joins activists in raising concerns.
Michigan Says It’s Ready For Next Drilling Boom
“Fracking” is the injection of water and chemicals to rupture deep shale and release natural gas.
EPA Announces Study to Re-Examine the Health Risks of Hydrofracking
States have begun implementing stricter standards for the controversial natural gas drilling process.
Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush: Energy and Water in Play
Unprecedented mineral leasing could be big for energy production and hydraulic fracturing.
Interactive Map: Top Ten Global Oil Spills
Details of the ten worst oil spills in history by volume, date, location, and company damages.
Natural Gas Found in Aral Sea’s Dry Bed
Test wells produce the first significant volumes of gas, confirming speculation about gas reserves in the region.
Where Energy Development Puts Rivers at Risk
American Rivers’ annual tally of threatened rivers highlights effects of drilling for natural gas.