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"No Easy Solution for Septic Problems on Maryland's Eastern Shore" [1]

"Facing foreclosure, Gail Litz, 61, has sued the town of Goldsboro, Caroline County and the state, seeking millions of dollars in compensation and to halt the seeping sewage that is fouling her lake and forced her to close Lake Bonnie Campsites." The Maryland Department of the Environment ordered the town to build a public sewer system or pay fines of $100 per day if it didn't meet the deadlines. "Fourteen years later, the pollution continues unchecked. No fines have been collected. The lake remains contaminated."

Source: Baltimore Sun [2], 03/15/2010

"State, EPA Battle Over Cleaning up Polluted Waters" [3]

"A political battle is heating up between Florida and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over how best to clean up the state's polluted waters."

Source: Tampa Tribune [4], 03/15/2010

"State Taking Steps To Phase Out Dry Cleaning Chemical" [5]

"Illinois is moving to phase out the use of perchloroethylene, or perc, a common dry-cleaning chemical linked to cancer, liver damage and neurological problems."

Source: Chicago Tribune [6], 03/15/2010

"'Vaccines Court' Rejects Mercury-Autism Link in 3 Test Cases" [7]

"The federal 'vaccines court' ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports the broad scientific consensus on the matter but that greatly disappointed parents who are convinced that their child's illness was caused by vaccines."

Source: LA Times [8], 03/15/2010

"Some See Clean Water Act Settlement Opening New Path to GHG Curbs" [9]

"U.S. EPA settled a lawsuit [last week] by agreeing to use the Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification, a move that some see as opening a side door to federal curbs on greenhouse gases that scientists link to problems in the marine environment."

Source: Greenwire [10], 03/15/2010

"Report: Climate Change Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Bird Populations" [11]

"North American bird species are 'facing a new threat -- climate change -- that could dramatically alter their habitat and food supply and push many species towards extinction,' said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Thursday when he announced the new report, 'The State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change.'"

Source: Scientific American [12], 03/15/2010

"Columbia Basin Farmers Rejoice Over New Pipeline" [13]

"The federal government is doing what once had been unthinkable: Building a new stretch of pipeline and draining more water from the Columbia River system to aid farmers. The pipeline is approved to carry just a trickle, but will be designed to handle much more water than that. New proposals would dramatically increase the amount of river water provided to Columbia Basin farmers."

Source: Seattle Times [14], 03/15/2010

Drop in Male Births in Indigenous Peoples Tied To Industrial Pollution [15]

A dramatic decline in male births among indigenous American peoples -- both in the Arctic and elsewhere -- has been linked to toxic industrial pollution. "Toxic pollutants travel from industrialized countries and accumulate in the marine food chain of the Arctic region, and in the traditional diet of indigenous peoples."

Source: Indian Country Today [16], 03/15/2010

"Energy and Water Earmarks Flow to Campaign Donors" [17]

"The bill that funds the Energy Department and water projects for this year contains at least six earmarks giving grants to for-profit companies. And in at least two cases, lawmakers obtained earmarks for companies that had given those same House members campaign contributions."

Source: Greenwire [18], 03/15/2010

"EPA Scientists Recommend Tougher Soot Standards" [19]

"The latest science supports substantially tightening U.S. EPA's air quality standards for soot in order to safeguard public health and the environment, according to a draft report from agency scientists."

Source: Greenwire [20], 03/15/2010

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