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The Clean Water Act at 40: What's Your Wish?

Marc Yaggi | Posted 12.17.2012 | Green
Read More: Stormwater, Closed Cycle Cooling, Water, Factory Farms, Waterkeeper Alliance, Clean Water Act Anniversary, Coal, Power Plants, Clean Water Act, Green News
Marc Yaggi

The Clean Water Act turns 40 today. As many know, a 40th birthday can be a momentous occasion for some, an "it's all downhill" moment for others, and just another year for the indifferent.

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WATCH: Animated 'Fish Chopper' Video Highlights Problem With Power Plants

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.02.2011 | Green
Read More: Mark Fiore, Video, Fish Chopper, Closed Cycle Cooling, Power Plant Cooling, Plant Fish, Animals, Coal Plant Fish, Cooling Water Systems, Sierra Club Fish, Green News

According to the Sierra Club, the power plant industry withdraws over 200 billion gallons of water each day. The Sierra Club recently released an a...

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A View to a (Fish) Kill: A Firsthand Perspective on Fish-Killing Cooling Systems

Kyle Rabin | Posted 07.23.2011 | New York
Read More: Power Plant Fish Kill, E.F. Barrett Power Station, Island Park, Operation Splash, Entrainment, Long Island, Rob Weltner, Closed-Cycle Cooling, New York, Impingement, New York News
Kyle Rabin

Rob Weltner grew up on the south shore of Long Island so the South Shore Estuary looms large in his life. "Life for me revolves around the bay and the ocean and what's in it," says Rob.

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Power Plants Don't Have to Suck (Literally)

Steve Fleischli | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Natural Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, Closed Cycle Cooling, Once-Through Cooling, Epa, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Power Plants, Obama Administration, Lake Erie, California, Lakes, Rivers, Cooling Water Intake, Environment, Fishing, Oceans, Electric Utilities, Fisheries, Estuaries, Riverkeeper, Green News
Steve Fleischli

Collectively, the power industry sucks in approximately 80 trillion gallons of water annually to cool their equipment. In the process, they kill on a massive scale fish, larvae and other aquatic organisms.

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