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"Monsanto Prevails in PCB Lawsuit" [1]

"A St. Louis County jury has found that Monsanto is not liable in a series of deaths and illnesses suffered by people who were exposed to the PCBs manufactured by the company until the late 1970s."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch [7], 07/08/2015
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"Chevron Fire Sent U.S. Chemical Safety Board Into a Tailspin" [8]

"The tiny federal agency that has urged big reforms in how California regulates oil refineries is in disarray."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [11], 07/06/2015
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"Smoke Subsides After Hazardous Rail Spill in Tennessee" [12]

"A CSX train car carrying hazardous material derailed and caught fire in the middle of the night in eastern Tennessee, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and sending dozens to the hospital with respiratory issues and nausea."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [9]
Transportation [13]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: AP [15], 07/03/2015
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"EPA Restricts Climate-Warming Chemicals Used in Refrigeration" [16]

"The Obama administration moved Thursday to restrict the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the most potent greenhouse gases emitted by human activity."

Air [17]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [19], 07/03/2015
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$20,000 Fine Cut To $0 in High-Profile Helicopter Herbicide Spray Case [20]

"A helicopter pilot who repeatedly flew over Curry County homes while spraying herbicides on clear cuts in 2013, drawing 20 complaints of illness, will not face any monetary fine from the state."

Chemicals [2]
Forests [21]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
Source: Portland Oregonian [23], 07/02/2015
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"What's in Your Soda? An Oil Dispersant That Might Make You Fat" [24]

"A chemical used in sodas and some laxatives for years assumed safe by federal health officials might make people more prone to obesity."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: EHN [26], 07/02/2015
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5,000 Evacuated From Area Near Tennessee Train Derailment" [27]

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- "A CSX tanker car carrying acrylonitrile caught fire just after midnight Thursday morning forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people in an expanding evacuation zone last listed as a 2-mile radius around the site."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [9]
Transportation [13]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Maryville Daily Times [28], 07/02/2015
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SEJ Urges Agency Openness During National Spill Crises [29]

At the Spills of National Significance (SONS) Draft Communications Strategy forum on June 8, and in a June 30 letter, SEJ urged SONS communicators to release data fully and promptly, to acknowledge uncertainties and gaps, and to give journalists good access to officials, experts and places.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [2]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
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Public [5]
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"5 Things to Know About 2,4-D, the 'Possibly' Cancer-Causing Herbicide" [33]

"Use of the third most popular pesticide in the U.S. is predicted to grow dramatically in the next few years."

Agriculture [34]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: , 07/01/2015
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"Players at Women’s World Cup Frustrated By Artificial Turf" [35]

"The fields are heating up, there are little black rubber pellets everywhere, and feet are covered with blisters."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [5]
International [36]
Source: AP [37], 06/29/2015
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