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"A Postcard to the Pacific Northwest: Prepare" [1]

A timeline of past megaquakes and tsunamis generated by the Cascadia fault leaves one clear message for the coastal Pacific Northwest: Prepare.

Source: Dot Earth [2], 03/14/2011

Algae Toxin Found in Redondo Beach Dead Fish [3]

"The millions of sardines that were found floating dead in a Southern California marina this week tested positive for a powerful neurotoxin, researchers said Friday."

Source: Huffington Post [4], 03/14/2011

"EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Perpetually on Capitol Hill Hot Seat" [5]

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in in the hot seat as House Repulicans assault EPA trying to get the agency to back off of regulalations that control pollution but cost business.

Source: Wash Post [6], 03/14/2011

4 Hurt in Blast, Fire at Massachusetts Chemical Plant [7]

"MIDDLETON, Mass. -- An explosion and four-alarm blaze at a local manufacturing plant last night rocked homes for miles around, sent four workers to the hospital, and left local environmental officials concerned about chemical contamination to the nearby Ipswich River."

Source: Boston Globe [8], 03/14/2011

"With Gas Prices Rising, First Electric Vehicle Owners Are Charged Up" [9]

"Early adopters of battery powered cars say they are satisfied with their purchases, despite some hassles."

Source: LA Times [10], 03/14/2011

"Smoke From Wood Fireplaces, Stoves Raises New Health Concerns" [11]

"Recent research raises new concerns over the toxic substances borne aloft in wood smoke. Scientists say the tiny airborne specks of pollution carry carcinogenic chemicals deep into lungs and trigger DNA damage and gene changes comparable to the hazards of cigarette smoke and car exhaust."

Source: EHN [12], 03/14/2011

"TSA To Retest Airport Body Scanners for Radiation" [13]

"The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation — 247 machines at 38 airports — after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected."

Source: USA TODAY [14], 03/14/2011

"Tsunami Warning Website Fails Pacific Coast Residents" [15]

"So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan."

Source: McClatchy [16], 03/14/2011

"Crisis Underscores Fears About Safety of Nuclear Energy" [17]

"The official announcement that two reactors at an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant could be suffering meltdowns underscores the Japanese nuclear industry’s troubled history, and years of grass-roots objections from a people uniquely sensitive to the ravages of nuclear destruction."

Monday, March 14, 2011

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"Second Explosion at Reactor as Technicians Try to Contain Damage" [18]

"A second explosion rocked a troubled nuclear power plant Monday, blowing the roof off a containment building but not harming the reactor, Japanese nuclear officials announced on public television. The explosion underscores the difficulties Japanese authorities are having in bringing several stricken reactors under control three days after a massive earthquake and a tsunami hit Japan’s northeast coast and shut down the electricity that runs the crucial cooling systems for reactors.

Source: NY Times [19], 03/14/2011

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