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How the EPA Faked the Entire Science of Sewage Sludge Safety: A Whistleblower’s Story

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jul 4, 2016 | Bio-Solids, Sludge, Health & Safety

US EPA’s 503 sludge rule (1993) allows treated sewage sludges, aka biosolids, to be land-applied to farms, forests, parks, school playgrounds, home gardens and other private and public lands. According to a recent EPA survey, biosolids contain a wide range of...

Prince William to continue testing wells near coal ash ponds

by Kenda Hanuman | May 22, 2016 | Coal, Health & Safety

Prince William County has ordered additional water tests at two houses near Dominion Virginia Power’s coal ash ponds despite a report from a county-hired contractor …“One reason we’re going out and doing more testing is because some of those test results were...

Dominion Virginia Power begins discharging treated coal ash water into James River – Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia News

by Kenda Hanuman | Apr 28, 2016 | Coal, Health & Safety

For Marion Kanour, it was a sad but not surprising climax to months of protests, demonstrations and lobbying against Dominion Virginia Power’s plans to discharge millions of gallons of treated coal ash wastewater into the James River. Source: Dominion Virginia Power...
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