by Komoneed | Feb 15, 2025
Some wildfire suppressants in the U.S. contain levels of toxic metals up to 2,880 times the regulator limits set for drinking water, according to a recently published study. Further, researchers found that wildfire suppressants may have contributed to around 850,000 pounds of toxic metal pollution in the western U.S. from 2009 to 2021. When toxic […]
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by Komoneed | Feb 15, 2025
Just before Christmas in 2008 in the Tennessee town of Kingston, a pile of coal ash located near the Kingston Fossil Plant broke free and spread into the 300 acres surrounding the plant and eventually into the Emory River Channel. The six-story high pile of coal ash – residue from burning coal – had accumulated […]
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by Komoneed | Feb 14, 2025
A collaboration between The Nature Conservancy (TNC), TNC’s Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE aims to transform 17 former coal mining sites throughout Appalachia into clean energy projects. In total, the projects include 14 solar energy projects with 49 megawatts of energy generation and three battery storage projects with 320 megawatts of […]
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by Komoneed | Feb 14, 2025
This post was originally published on The Art NewspaperPremiere will be dedicated to art created within the past five...
by Komoneed | Feb 14, 2025
Renault’s sixth-generation Clio hatchback will get a clean look and hi-tech kit, and our exclusive images show what it could look like
