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Rocky Mountain Region Asbestos Sites Reported

There are at least 61 sites in CO, ID, MT, NM, and WY that naturally contain some form of asbestos, according to a report released July 9, 2007,by the US Geological Survey.
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Chemicals
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
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Early Results Support Replacement of Older Woodstoves

Preliminary results from a Montana air quality study suggest that replacing older wood-burning stoves and fireplaces with cleaner-burning, EPA-certified models can substantially reduce airborne fine particulates.
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TipSheet
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Chemicals
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
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Many Contaminants Infiltrate Caves

Along with the usual spooky and spine-tingling sights we have come to expect in caves, another scary inhabitant is turning up — contaminants such as PCBs, pesticides, dioxins, gasoline, fertilizers, sewage, and caffeine. These pollutants, which are leaching into caves from the surface and groundwater, can pose a threat to the delicate underground environments that are prized by many, and that provide benefits to people, plants, and animals on the surface. The presence of these contaminants underground also serves as a blunt reminder of how pervasive pollutants are.
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TipSheet
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Chemicals
Health
Pollution
Water & Oceans
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National (U.S.)
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Mercury: The Dark Side of Energy-Efficient Lighting

Around the world, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are widely touted — and sometimes required — as energy-efficient replacements for standard incandescent bulbs.

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Chemicals
Energy & Fuel
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International
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FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.
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TipSheet
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Agriculture
Chemicals
Food
Technology
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National (U.S.)
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EPA Doesn't Bother to Collect Chemical Safety Data From Companies

Neither EPA nor the American public know very much about the possible health effects of tens of thousands of chemicals used in commerce and consumer products every day.
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Chemicals
Consumer
Government
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National (U.S.)
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USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data

The Bush administration is killing a longstanding program that publishes free the information it gathers on the application of pesticides and fertilizer by U.S. farmers.
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Environmental Politics
Chemicals
Agriculture
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National (U.S.)
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Report: 303 Industrial Facilities Pose High Terrorism Risk

The strategy of changing chemical processes at industrial facilities so they use less hazardous materials, and pose less of a threat from terrorism and accidents, gained little traction in the Bush administration after 9/11. But a number of organizations continue to push the idea.
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Chemicals
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National (U.S.)
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Gulf War Illness: It's Real, Afflicts About 200K Vets, Says Panel

As the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on, new light has been shed on the environmental health impacts of the 1991 Gulf War. On Nov. 17, 2008, the Congressionally-mandated Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses released a major report which concluded that from 175,000 to 210,000 of the nearly 700,000 U.S. veterans of the first Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness.
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Health
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National (U.S.)
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USGS Maps Natural Asbestos in AZ, NV, and UT

In the past few years, there have been several instances in which disturbance of sites containing naturally-occurring asbestos, via construction or other land use changes, has posed a potential health threat. As one tool for reducing such problems, on March 13, 2008, USGS released its fourth in a series of reports on US sites with naturally-occurring asbestos, covering 121 locations in AZ, NV, and UT.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
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Chemicals
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
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