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"Mississippi Judge Tosses $322 Million Asbestos Verdict"

"JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge has thrown out a $322 million lawsuit verdict that had been hailed as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in U.S. history.

The case began to unravel last year after defense lawyers asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to remove the presiding judge because he allegedly neglected to disclose that his parents had been involved in similar asbestos litigation against one of the same companies. A specially appointed judge, William Coleman, issued an order vacating the verdict and award on Dec. 27.

Source: AP, 01/04/2012

"Nuclear Awakening: Mothers First To Shed Food-Safety Complacency"

"The disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and the threat of radioactive fallout changed the lives of many people, including Mizuho Nakayama and other mothers of young children whose primary goal suddenly became that of keeping their kids out of harm's way."

Source: Japan Times, 01/04/2012

"Lead Poisoning Threatens Eagles"

"HILDEN, Nova Scotia -- Helene Van Doninck is tired of treating eagles for lead poisoning."

Source: Halifax Chronicle Herald, 01/04/2012

"Shell Oil Spill Hits Nigerian Shores, Fishing Suspended"

"ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian officials have suspended fishing off the southern coast after about 40,000 barrels (1.7 million gallons) of crude oil was spilled from a Shell production platform in the Bonga oil field.

The oil leaked into the Atlantic Ocean on December 20, 2011 during what the company called a "routine operation" to transfer oil to a tanker from Shell's Bonga floating production, storage and off-take vessel.

Source: ENS, 01/04/2012

"Ecuador Court Upholds $18 Billion Ruling Against Chevron"

"An Ecuadorean appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Chevron Corp should pay $18 billion in damages to plaintiffs who accused the U.S. oil giant of polluting the Amazon jungle and damaging their health."

Source: Reuters, 01/04/2012

"Last Sewer-Outflow Pollution Worth $1B To Stop?"

"With billions of dollars at stake, local and state officials around the country are questioning the cost and benefit of continued work to control combined sewer overflow (CSO), including here in Seattle, where more than $1.2 billion in ratepayer dollars are on the table."

Source: Seattle Times, 01/04/2012

"How Hard Would It Be for Avian Flu to Spread?"

"Recent reports that two teams of scientists had genetically altered a deadly flu virus to make it more contagious have provoked fear, even outrage, in some quarters."

Source: NY Times, 01/04/2012

"BP Sues Halliburton for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Clean-Up Costs"

"BP has handed the bill for clearing up the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to Halliburton, the US contractor it claims botched the cement work on the failed rig."

Source: Guardian, 01/04/2012

"First Nations Fiercely Opposed To Northern Gateway"

"The Gitga’at First Nation has been saying no to the Northern Gateway pipeline project since 2006. The project will bring more than 200 huge tankers annually through the waters next to their tiny community of 160 in Hartley Bay at the entrance to Douglas Channel on B.C.’s northwest coast. ... "

Source: Vancouver Sun, 01/04/2012

"Ohio Quakes Could Incite Fracking Policy Shift"

"In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series of small earthquakes as a signal to proceed with caution."

Source: AP, 01/04/2012

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