Storing, treating, and disposing of so much waste requires a variety of equipment and facilities, all of which can pose risks to the environment, health, and property. The post Waste Management Infrastructure appeared first on Earthworks.| Issues Archive - Earthworks
Surface damages legislation restores the balance between landowners and the oil and gas industry – and doesn't curtail production or jobs.| Earthworks
Both oil and gas well sites and processing and transmission infrastructure emit pollutants into the atmosphere from different equipment and … The post Air Pollutants appeared first on Earthworks.| Issues Archive - Earthworks
The EPA's Toxics Release Inventory gives citizens information about toxic releases in and around their communities. With this information citizens can encourage mining companies to reduce their toxic releases and/or agree to more vigorous oversight of their mines. The post Toxics Release Inventory – What is it? appeared first on Earthworks.| Issues Archive - Earthworks
In the air, under the ground, across communities, gold mining is a pervasive threat to communities.| Earthworks
Every stage of the mining process, including the ore extraction, generation of solid waste, and ore refining and processing, creates air pollution that has environmental and public health impacts.| Earthworks
Gold mining can contaminate drinking water and destroy pristine environments, endangering the health of people and ecosystems.| Earthworks
Industrial-scale mine waste storage dams are collapsing more frequently and more severely, literally killing communities and ecosystems.| Earthworks
Until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a new rule in 2016, the oil and gas industry was allowed to dispose of wastewater at municipal wastewater treatment plants. But because municipal plants aren’t capable of handling toxic and radioactive substances, wastewater can contaminate rivers and streams when it is discharged after treatment.| Earthworks
Both liquid and solid wastes are stored at well sites in reserve or storage pits. Liquid wastes (as well as freshwater reserves for fracturing) may also be stored in giant impoundments that can hold millions of gallons.| Earthworks
After the EPA required the mining industry to begin reporting its toxic releases, mining companies and the National Mining Association began fighting to eliminate or limit the public's right to know about the mining industry's toxic releases.| Earthworks