"Lawmakers Upbeat Over Chemical Safety Fix"
"House lawmakers are expressing optimism about a landmark Senate compromise to reform the country’s chemical safety law."
Source: The Hill, 11/14/2013
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"Bucket Brigade: Air Pollution Increases at Refineries in 2012"
"In issuing its annual report on refinery accidents and pollution releases Tuesday, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade took a slightly different approach by urging refinery workers, employees and people living around the facilities to report what they see, hear and smell. ...
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate, 11/13/2013
New Life Discovered Growing on Plastic Waste Dubbed the 'Plastisphere'
"A whole new group of microscopic creatures has been found growing of the vast amount of discarded plastic floating in the world's oceans."
Source: Australian ABC, 11/13/2013
"Nevada Mine Pollution Deal Brings Residents $19.5M"
"RENO, Nev. -- Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades have won up to a $19.5 million settlement from companies they accused of covering up the contamination."
Source: AP, 11/07/2013
"Proposal Would Allow Shale Gas Waste on Barges"
"PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public comments on a proposal that would allow barges to transport shale gas wastewater, a drilling byproduct that can include chemicals, radioactive material and heavy metals."
Source: AP, 11/06/2013
Flying the Coop: Antibiotic Resistance Spreads To Birds, Wildlife
"One afternoon last winter, Julie Ellis unfurled a long, white tarp under a stand of trees near Coes Pond where hundreds of crows roost. Her mission: to collect as much bird poop as possible. Back in the laboratory, Ellis’ colleagues combed through the feces. Testing its bacteria, they discovered something unusual -- genes that make the crows resistant to antibiotics."
Source: EHN, 11/05/2013
"Contamination Lawsuits Push Duke Energy To Address Pollution"
"Look no further than the Carolina coast to see what kind of damage a coal-fired power plant can do to underground sources of drinking water."
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, 11/04/2013
"Law To Keep Ammonium Nitrate Facilities Secure May Put Texans at Risk"
"More than half of all facilities licensed last year by Texas to carry ammonium nitrate lacked either secure fencing or locked storage areas for the potentially explosive chemical compound."
Source: Dallas Morning News, 11/04/2013
"Bill Limiting Pesticide Use on Hawaii Island Is Vetoed"
"The mayor of Kauai County, Hawaii, has vetoed a hotly contested bill that would have restricted the use of pesticides by companies developing genetically modified crops on the island."
Source: NY Times, 11/01/2013
Toxic Metals at New Orleans High School Site Must Be Addressed: Report
"Toxic heavy metals found on the construction site of a planned $55 million replacement for the former Booker T. Washington High School in New Orleans will require the removal of 3 feet of soil in areas that won't be covered by the new building's concrete foundation or parking lots, according to a report submitted on behalf of the Recovery School District to the state Department of Environmental Quality."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/31/2013
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