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We don’t need deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining risks damaging vibrant ecosystems that science is just beginning to understand. And we don’t need it to meet the critical minerals challenge.
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Less coal, more oil: Climate pollution trends by state
Renewables On The Rise Dashboard
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still wreaking havoc on the Gulf of Mexico
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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Factory Farms
Waste lagoons used by industrial-scale livestock operations threaten spills that can cause catastrophic damage to America’s rivers, lakes and streams.
Accidents Waiting to Happen
Across America, thousands of facilities that store or move oil, toxic chemicals or coal ash are located near waterways. These facilities are accidents waiting to happen.
Who are the top climate polluters in the country?
America’s most polluting power plants emit more greenhouse gas pollution than some entire states. New standards addressing pollution from those plants and the growth of wind and solar energy could make a big difference for the climate.
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Hazardous Materials by Rail
Rail lines carrying hazardous material frequently cross or travel alongside vulnerable rivers and streams, creating the risk of severe damage to waterways in the event of accidents.
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines
Pipelines transport billions of barrels of oil across the U.S. each year, frequently passing over or near waterways. Since 2004, pipeline spills have released more than 750,000 barrels of oil into the environment.