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Fracking roundtable: Congress must close loopholes for industry in protective laws
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22.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.:
Tomorrow, I’m headed to the U.S. Senate for a forum on the environmental impacts of shale gas development before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. I’ll be joined by members of the oil and gas industry, as well as representatives... |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
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Salt Lake City plume now on Superfund list
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22.5.2013 |
Salt Lake Tribune |
| by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune
Published May 21, 2013 02:51PM MDT
A contaminated groundwater plume on Salt Lake City’s east side is among the latest additions to the Superfund cleanup list. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the PCE plume at 700 South 1600 East is among nine new sites being prioritized for cleanup nationally. “Sites that pose serious risks to human health and the environment and warrant Superfund attention continue to be identified by EPA and our state partners,” said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office o... ... |
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
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19.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. |
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
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19.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. |
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Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
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18.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story |
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TechCollect's Free E-waste Service Lands in Darwin
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17.5.2013 |
Planet Ark News |
| Special computer and TV collection events this weekend at two locations in Darwin. Find out where and when... |
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PCDD/Fs in Plasma of Individuals Living Near a Hazardous
Waste Incinerator. A Comparison of Measured Levels and Estimated Concentrations
by PBPK Modeling
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16.5.2013 |
Environmental Science & Technology: Latest Articles (ACS Publications) |
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Environmental Science & Technology DOI: 10.1021/es400498q  |
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Amgen hazmat fire burns worker in South San Francisco, officials say
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16.5.2013 |
San Jose Mercury News: Breaking News |
| A worker was seriously burned Wednesday in a fire at biotech firm Amgen while he was collecting hazardous waste, authorities said. |
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Your town in brief: Recycle your electronic waste
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16.5.2013 |
Salt Lake Tribune |
| Published May 15, 2013 03:11PM MDT
West Valley City Recycle electronic waste • Simply Mac is hosting a free electronic waste recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Maverik Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. Businesses and organizations are asked to register at simplymac.com/recycle before dropping off recyclable electronics on Friday. The general public is asked to come on Saturday; registration not required. Acceptable items include computers, speakers, phones, radios, game systems and cameras. Art ... ... |
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems
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15.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday. |
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems
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15.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday. |
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Wisconsin: 100 million pounds of e-waste recycled
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13.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: News |
| EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Wisconsin officials say more than 100 million pounds of electronic waste has been collected since the state began an e-waste recycling program three years ago. |
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[newstrust :: E-Waste]
[newstrust :: Incinerators]
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EPA begins review of 16 NE Superfund sites
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13.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| EPA begins review of 16 NE Superfund sites |
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Letter: Recycling Electronic Waste
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13.5.2013 |
NY Times: Editorials |
| Letter: Recycling Electronic Waste |
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SLC and e-waste
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11.5.2013 |
Salt Lake Tribune |
| Published May 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT
Re “Salt Lake City offers free electronic waste recycling events” (Tribune, May 10): The recycling of electronic waste (e-waste) is a great idea. With the constant flow of new electronic devices — phones, computers, hard drives, TV screens and music-playing devices — it is wise to offer Salt Lake City the opportunity to recycle these products with toxic ingredients in a way that is not harmful to the environment. If Samsung would offer this service to other cities, many would benefit. Great job... ... |
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Boston police may soon be heading overseas to train foreign law enforcement
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11.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| Boston police may soon be heading overseas to train foreign law enforcement |
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Nations agree to new ban on flame retardant, tighter export controls on other materials
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11.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: World |
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Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
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10.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls |
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Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
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10.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: Nation |
| GENEVA—A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals. |
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Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
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10.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| U.N. officials and delegates say more than 120 nations agreed to tighter controls on several chemicals and hazardous waste, including a gradual ban on a flame retardant and some new export requirements for other substances. |
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