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"BP Lied About Size Of U.S. Gulf Oil Spill, Lawyers Tell Trial"
"In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' lawyers said on Monday at the opening of the second phase of the company's trial."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2013
"Exploding Fuel Tankers Driving U.S. Army to Solar Power"
"The U.S. Army is spending billions of dollars shifting toward solar energy, recycled water and better-insulated tents. The effort isn’t about saving the Earth."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/01/2013
Unvaccinated Kids One Cause of 2010 Whooping Cough Outbreak: Scientists
"Children who did not get vaccinated against whopping cough are one of the causes of the 2010 outbreak of the illness, when more cases were reported than in any year since 1947, researchers say."
Source: LA Times, 10/01/2013
Minamata Convention on Mercury Opens for Signing in October
"In October 2013 a new international convention to control mercury emissions will be open for signing in Japan. Named the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the agreement is a response to the realization that mercury pollution is a global problem that no one country can solve alone. The convention was four years in the making, with more than 130 nations agreeing by consensus to a final text in January 2013. It includes both compulsory and voluntary measures to control mercury emissions from various sources, to phase the element out of certain products and industrial processes, to restrict its trade, and to eliminate mining of it."
Source: EHP, 10/01/2013
New Jersey: "EPA Announces $46.7M Ringwood Cleanup Plan"
"Almost 200,000 tons of contaminated soil would be removed from the 500-acre Ringwood Superfund site — where the Ford Motor Co. dumped toxic paint sludge from its Mahwah factory 40 years ago — under a proposal issued Monday by federal environmental officials."
Source: Bergen Record, 10/01/2013
NBC Cancels NRA-Backed Hunting Show After Host Likens Critics to Hitler
"NBC Sports Network gave a controversial NRA-sponsored safari hunting show the axe over the weekend, ending a week of controversy that was initially sparked when the network aired an episode in which the host gleefully shot and killed a bull elephant."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/01/2013
Kalamazoo River: "Public Health Report on 2010 Oil Spill Released"
"MARSHALL, Mich. -- People who canoe on, or wade or swim in, the Kalamazoo River near Marshall in southwestern Michigan are not expected to suffer any long-term harm from chemicals left in the water when an oil pipeline burst in 2010, according to a state report."
Source: AP, 10/01/2013
"Here's Something Congress Can Agree On: Helium"
"With the government on the brink of a shutdown, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together to compromise on helium. Legislation passed late last week will keep the gas used in party balloons flowing from a national reserve."
Source: NPR, 10/01/2013
"EPA Approves Gowanus Cleanup Plan"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released its formal, final decision on how to complete the Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal, a waterway whose depths contain toxins from long-ago industry and more recent sewage overflows."
Source: Brooklyn Bureau, 10/01/2013
