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"Scientists Set To Prepare Strongest Warning That Warming Man-Made"
Reuters, 09/23/2013"Scientists meet on Monday to prepare the strongest warning yet that climate change is man-made and will cause more heatwaves, droughts and floods this century unless governments take action."
Mexico Faces Huge Rebuilding Task After Dozens Die in 2 Freak Storms
AFP, 09/23/2013"Mexico is looking to the huge task of rebuilding after rare storms struck from east and west at the same time, killing 101 people and destroying homes, schools and roads."
"Search Narrows for Missing in Colorado Flood Disaster"
Reuters, 09/23/2013"Disaster teams in flood-ravaged foothills of Colorado narrowed their search on Friday for 82 people still unaccounted for a week and a half after torrential rains began, and officials said some of the missing would most likely be added to the death toll."
"Scientists Critical Of EU Chemical Policy Have Industry Ties"
EHN, 09/23/2013"Seventeen scientists who have criticized plans in Europe to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals have past or current ties to regulated industries."
"In the Shadow of ‘Old Smokey,’ a Toxic Legacy"
NY Times, 09/23/2013"MIAMI -- When she was little, Elaine Taylor remembers rushing home whenever Old Smokey fired up. Clouds of ash from the towering trash incinerator would fill the air and settle on the ramshackle houses and the yards of the West Grove neighborhood."
"Air Pollution Destroys Health of Texas Fracking Communities"
ENS, 09/23/2013"KARNES CITY, Texas -- In the five years since the shale boom hit, the once-beautiful hills of south Texas have been transformed into a scarred, industrial landscape. The residents’ health is part of the collateral damage, according to the environmental watchdog group Earthworks. Their new study documents hazardous chemicals in the air and serious ailments reported by families living in close proximity to drilling operations."
"Rim Fire's Next Fight: Controlling Erosion"
San Jose Mercury News, 09/23/2013"STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST -- Perched atop a charred ridge, scientist Brad Rust stares at a tiny bead of water -- which sits, motionless, glistening like a perfect pearl in a sea of ash."
Chemical Odor, Kids' Nosebleeds, Few Answers in South LA Neighborhood
LA Times, 09/23/2013"Monic Uriarte says she began having headaches and bouts of dizziness three years ago, about the time she and her neighbors began smelling a chemical odor on the streets and in their homes."
"Hundreds Gather in Seattle in Opposition To Coal, Oil Exports"
Seattle Times, 09/23/2013"Climate-change activist and author Bill McKibben and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn headlined a Saturday demonstration against coal and oil exports."
"Federal Standards Needed for Safe Arctic Drilling, Pew Says"
FuelFix, 09/23/2013"WASHINGTON — Hunting for offshore oil in remote and unforgiving Arctic waters requires vessels capable of withstanding crushing blows from icebergs, a nearby stash of emergency equipment and other specialized resources, according to a new report from Pew Charitable Trusts."
EPA To Limit Emissions of Future Coal- And Gas-Fired Power Plants
Wash Post, 09/20/2013"The Environmental Protection Agency will move Friday to strictly limit the amount of carbon that future coal- and gas-fired power plants can pour into the atmosphere, the first such restrictions on greenhouse gases imposed by the agency."
"IPCC Chairman Dismisses Climate Report Spoiler Campaign"
Guardian, 09/20/2013"Rajendra K Pachauri says 'rational people' will be convinced by the science of the forthcoming blockbuster climate report."
"Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil"
NY Times, 09/20/2013"ALTON, Iowa — The puny, yellow corn stalks stand like weary sentries on one boundary of Dennis Von Arb’s field here. On a windy day this spring, his neighbor sprayed glyphosate on his fields, and some of the herbicide blew onto Mr. Von Arb’s conventionally grown corn, killing the first few rows."
Docs Show Corps’ Earlier Concerns About Coal Trains And Wetlands
EarthFix/OPB, 09/20/2013"CENTRALIA, Wash. — Proposals to make the Northwest a major coal exporting region have made for a familiar debate over the potential impacts on people and the environment."
"Major Cleanup To Begin at NH $50M Superfund Site"
AP, 09/20/2013"CONCORD, N.H. -- Cleanup at one of the state's major Superfund pollution sites is moving into high gear."

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