http://libertyhydro.net Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:56:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Legislation that would relax standards for release of the mineral selenium into Tennessee waters is likely dead this session after it failed to get a majority vote in the House. The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe McCord of Maryville was defeated Wednesday by a ... http://libertyhydro.net/tenn-measure-to-relax-rules-on-selenium-fails-in-house-likely-dead-for-the-session/65 By Mateusz Perkowski Capital Press The J.R. Simplot company's plans to expand an Idaho phosphate mine have been put on hold by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The firm has sought to expand the Smoky Canyon mine, which is located in a national forest, to ensure an adequate supply of phosphate ... http://libertyhydro.net/appeal-blocks-phosphate-mine/55 As reported by The Tennessean: The EPA will oversee cleanup of the coal ash spill at the Kingston power plant under an order TVA has agreed to. The Tennessee Valley Authority will pay for the oversight, according to the document. Up until now, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation had primary oversight, ... http://libertyhydro.net/epa-to-oversee-coal-ash-cleanup/50 The Washington Post reports on toxic residues that are being released into waterways. "Scrubbers and other pollution controls that clean toxic emissions from the smokestacks of power plants are having a toxic side effect. The captured residues, loaded with selenium and other dangerous materials, are being dumped into waterways, posing a ... http://libertyhydro.net/a-toxic-side-effect/48 Test http://libertyhydro.net/32/32