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"Critics Call Valdez Cleanup a Warning for Gulf Workers" [1]

Workers on the massive project to clean oil from Prince William sound after the Exxon Valdez spill two decades ago are struggling with severe health problems. CNN investigates whether Gulf oil spill cleanup workers face the same fate.

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Source: CNN [6], 07/08/2010
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"Spill May Give Boost To Eco-Theology" [7]

"Where would Jesus drill? Religious leaders who consider environmental protection a godly mission are making the Gulf of Mexico oil spill a rallying cry, hoping it inspires people of faith to support cleaner energy while changing their personal lives to consume less and contemplate more."

Climate Change [8]
People & Population [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: AP [10], 07/08/2010
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ESRI Geomedicine: Online Map Resource for Environmental Health [11]

From GIS software company ESRI, this free tool lets users enter places where they lived for more than two years at a time, and the site provides you with a personalized "place history" pdf report and shareable maps detailing local heart attack rate and nearby toxic chemicals for each location.

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Health [13]
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New Federal Web Site Pulls Together Coastal Info [15]

NOAA's "State of the Coast" contains both quick facts and detailed information regarding this 95,000-mile-long zone and all the players involved. It generally addresses longer-term issues, such as environmental degradation, climate, hazards, economics, and demographics.

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Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [16]
Planning & Growth [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Government [19]
People & Population [9]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Extreme Heat Events Worse in Sprawling Cities [20]

A study was published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that the most sprawling US cities have 2.6 times the risk of deadly extreme heat events than those with the least sprawl — regardless of the population, location, or rate of growth of an urban area.

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Climate Change [8]
Planning & Growth [17]
People & Population [9]
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Pollution Is Significant in National Parks [21]

Both polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (primarily from combustion sources) and pesticides are pervasive in 8 diverse US national parks, according to two Environmental Science & Technology studies by international teams of university and government agency researchers.

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Air [22]
Chemicals [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [25]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Natural Gas Hazards Drawing Federal Attention [26]

After hearing for years about public concern over the adverse health and environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing used to increase production of natural gas, US EPA has begun a process (including 4 public meetings in July; CO, NY, PA, TX) to decide what the issues are and how to address them.

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Chemicals [23]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Health [13]
People & Population [9]
Environmental Health [3]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
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Many Petroleum Companies Routinely Emit Significant Toxics [32]

The University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute's "Toxic 100 Air Polluters" indicates 4 of the worst 12 air polluters are petroleum companies. You can use this resource to look at other groupings of companies, such as utilities, or drug, chemical, or metals manufacturers, or to look at any of the individual companies.

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Air [22]
Chemicals [23]
Energy & Fuel [27]
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"U.S. Songbirds Carry Low-Risk Bird Flu, Study Finds" [33]

"Songbirds such as sparrows and thrushes carry various forms of bird flu and could potentially spread the viruses to pigs and poultry, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday."

Environmental Health [3]
Wildlife [34]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [35], 07/07/2010
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"AP IMPACT: Gulf Awash in 27,000 Abandoned Wells" [36]

"More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells lurk in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental minefield that has been ignored for decades. No one — not industry, not government — is checking to see if they are leaking, an Associated Press investigation shows."

Energy & Fuel [27]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: AP [37], 07/07/2010
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