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Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant - AP News

Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts, killing nearly 20,000 people, wiping out whole towns and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts, killing nearly 20,000 people, wiping out whole towns and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
apnews.com / Article / 2 months ago

US natural gas pipeline accidents pose big, unreported climate threat - Reuters

Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air...
Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air...
reuters.com / Article / 2 months ago

Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell's $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta - AP News

Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the $2.4 billion sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets.
Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the $2.4 billion sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets.
apnews.com / Article / 2 months ago

East Bay refineries agree to $20 million in fines for hundreds of violations – Times Herald Online

After years of litigation, two major Bay Area refineries have agreed to drop their lawsuits against the regional air quality management district and come into compliance with one of the most string…
After years of litigation, two major Bay Area refineries have agreed to drop their lawsuits against the regional air quality management district and come into compliance with one of the most string…
timesheraldonline.com / Article / 2 months ago

5.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from Fukushima nuclear plant: media-Xinhua

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TEPCO estimates that the amount of water that leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was approximately 5.5 tons, which may contain 22 billion becquerels of radioactive materials such as cesium and strontium.
TEPCO estimates that the amount of water that leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was approximately 5.5 tons, which may contain 22 billion becquerels of radioactive materials such as cesium and strontium.
english.news.cn / Article / 3 months ago

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