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"AP Enterprise: Feds Mull Regulating Drugs in Water"

"Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health."

Source: AP, 12/23/2009

"Toxic Flame Retardant Will Be Phased Out by 2014"

"The two U.S. producers of the toxic flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) ... and the largest U.S. importer of this chemical ... today announced commitments to phase out the chemical in the United States."

Source: ENS, 12/21/2009

"Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution"

"As environmental concerns threaten to derail natural gas drilling projects across the country, the energy industry has developed innovative ways to make it easier to exploit the nation's reserves without polluting air and drinking water." But are they used?

Source: ProPublica, 12/15/2009

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