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"Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced to Stop Raw Sewage Dumping" [1]

"Nearly identical bills to prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters were introduced Wednesday in both Houses of Congress."

Pollution [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: ENS [5], 10/27/2009

"Portland Harbor Contamination Poses Risk To Humans, Environment, Study Shows" [6]

"Decades of industrial pollution in the Portland Harbor Superfund site have left high levels of contaminants in river sediment, an exhaustive survey concludes, posing risks to wildlife, fish and humans who eat fish from the nine-mile stretch of the Willamette River."

Pollution [2]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [7]
Source: Portland Oregonian [8], 10/26/2009

"City Awarded $105 Million in Exxon Mobil Lawsuit" [9]

"A federal jury on Monday found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating groundwater in New York City and awarded the city $104.7 million in compensatory damages."

Pollution [2]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [10]
Source: NYTimes [11], 10/20/2009

"Frisco Officials Fight Plans To Expand Lead Smelter" [12]

"Thousands of people in the heart of Frisco [Texas] are exposed to toxic lead pollution from a battery recycling plant that wants to expand production." City officials are opposing the expansion.

Pollution [2]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Dallas News [14], 10/19/2009

EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards [15]

These communities will have to come up with plans for reducing fine particle pollution. Is yours one of them?
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"Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways" [19]

Allegheny Energy's Hatfield's Ferry coal-burning electric power plant finally reduced its air pollution by installing scrubbers. But the scrubbers dump many tons of wastewater and pollutants into the Monongahela River, which provides drinking water for 350,000 people.
Pollution [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [20], 10/13/2009

"Marcellus Question: Who Will Pay To Monitor Gas Drilling?" [21]

New York "is asking local government agencies to regulate key aspects of the natural gas industry, raising yet more questions about who will pay for manpower to oversee multinational energy companies setting up shop in Southern Tier's backyards."
Pollution [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Binghamton Press [22], 10/12/2009

"Pollution an Enduring Legacy at Old Missile Sites" [23]

"As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution from chemicals used to clean and maintain the weapons."
Pollution [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [24], 10/12/2009

"EPA Releases Meth Lab Cleanup Guidelines" [25]

"Federal officials this week offered the first national blueprint on how to clean up methamphetamine labs — prompting state health experts to consider changes to their policies."
Pollution [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: St.Louis Post-Dispatch [26], 10/09/2009

"Contaminated Groundwater Found Near NC Ash Ponds" [27]

"Thirteen North Carolina coal ash ponds are leaking toxic pollutants into groundwater, according to an analysis of groundwater contamination data conducted by Appalachian Voices' Upper Watauga Riverkeeper team."
Pollution [2]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times [29], 10/08/2009

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