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"Officials Knew for Decades That Park Was Contaminated" [1]

"In the woods on the northern edge of Scofieldtown Park are remnants of its days as a landfill. Containers lay strewn among the trees -- milk and 7UP bottles that haven't been used since the 1950s. More sinister are rusty paint cans and empty, decaying 55-gallon chemical drums."
Source: Stamford Advocate [2], 09/29/2009

"Exelon to Quit Chamber Over Climate Bill" [5]

"Exelon, one of the country’s largest utilities, said Monday that it would quit the United States Chamber of Commerce because of that group’s stance on climate change."
Source: NYTimes [6], 09/29/2009

"Environment Groups Turn From Corzine" [15]

"Four years ago, environmental groups hoped Jon Corzine would put the environment high on his list of priorities. today, many of the same groups say Corzine, now seeking a second term as governor, has failed to live up to his promises...."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [16], 09/28/2009

"For San Joaquin River, a Historic Reawakening" [17]

"It All Starts Thursday With a Gentle Surge of Water To Be Released From Friant Dam Into the San Joaquin River. a Massive, Unprecedented and Unpredictable River Restoration Project Will Begin, Reawakening Miles of Dried Riverbed and Salmon Runs That Have Been Extinct for Six Decades."
Source: Fresno Bee [18], 09/28/2009

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