Common Chemical Affects Auto Mechanics
Automotive technicians can suffer long-lasting nerve damage after occupational exposures to n-Hexane.
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Snowmobile Issue Heats Up In Parks
It's the latest second-hand smoke issue: motorized vs. nonmotorized winter sports.
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Bike Sharing Programs Widespread
Bike sharing programs are becoming an increasingly popular way to provide affordable transportation that requires less energy, while boosting various sectors of the economy.
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Wealth of Environmental Science at AAAS Meeting
The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Feb. 12-16, 2009, offers at least 67 sessions devoted directly to one aspect or another of the environment beat.
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Feds Find Big Flaws in Current Flood Maps
Flood maps for riparian areas and coastal zones are in need of significant improvement, according to a new National Academies report. The benefits of implementing the improvements would substantially outweigh the costs.
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New Climate Change Reports Provide Insights
At least eight climate change reports have been or will be released, or are open for public comment, from the National Academies' National Research Council and the US Climate Change Science Program.
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International Climate Change Meeting Opens Oct.29
The next major round of international negotiations on climate change is scheduled for Oct. 29 - Nov. 9, 2001, in Marrakech, Morocco.
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Scientists Call for Safer Coal Waste Impoundments
After the disastrous collapse of a Kentucky coal waste impoundment in October 2000, Congress asked the National Research Council to recommend ways to help reduce the potential for future calamities at about 700 U.S. facilities.
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Terrorism Down on the Farm
Amid the torrent of terrorism news, one angle that's been overlooked is agroterrorism -- using biological agents as weapons against crops or livestock.
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