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Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives [1]

Every year, an estimated 20,000 Americans die of lung cancer caused by exposure to radon — a naturally occurring radioactive gas that often finds its way into indoor air. So now's a good time to look at the ways radon impacts your audience and how people can protect themselves.

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EPA Reports on Lake Conditions Nationwide [8]

More than 4 of every 10 US lakes are in only fair or poor condition, according to EPA's first national assessment using consistent criteria.

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Chemicals [3]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
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AAAS Meeting Offers Chance To Catch Enviro Scientists [11]

Dozens of sessions on environmental topics are on the agenda at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held Feb. 18-22 in San Diego.

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California [13]
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Local Auto Shows Offer Hook for Covering Green Vehicles [14]

 

 

 

It may be worth covering an auto show near you this year, since greener cars of many stripes are drawing more attention by manufacturers, consumers, and regulators.

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'Letting the Cards Talk' [17]

Seasoned journalist Susan Feathers plays the hand of a grand jury report — 10 years later.

 

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Air [19]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
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"NYC To Address PCB-Contaminated Caulk in Schools" [21]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York City announced a pilot program Tuesday to address the problem of potentially hazardous PCBs in construction materials in some city schools."

Pollution [9]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
Source: AP [23], 01/20/2010

"Oil and Gas Operators Skirt Federal Law, Report Says" [24]

"Oil and gas operators are skirting federal law when they inject toxic 'fracking fluids' into wells, threatening drinking water supplies from Pennsylvania to Wyoming, according to a new report by the Washington-based Environmental Working Group."

Pollution [9]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Charleston Gazette [25], 01/20/2010

"Exxon Hid Radiation Risk to Workers for Decades, Witness Says" [26]

"Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. energy company, 'knew or should have known' that drilling pipes it sent to a Louisiana pipe yard were contaminated with dangerous radioactive material, a witness testified in court."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg [28], 01/20/2010

"Chicken Farm Bars Pollution Tests, State Says" [29]

"A month after environmental groups alleged that an Eastern Shore chicken farm was polluting a Chesapeake Bay tributary, state regulators have yet to test the fouled waterway or the pile of sewage sludge said to be contaminating it, officials have acknowledged."

Pollution [9]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Baltimore Sun [31], 01/20/2010

Pennsylvania: "Final Fly Ash Clean-up Begins" [32]

"Nearly five years after fly ash and other debris flowed down Rostosky Ridge Road in Forward Township [Pa.], work was expected to begin to remove the final remains of that slide."

Pollution [9]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Valley Independent [33], 01/20/2010

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