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"Natgas Execs Seek Disclosure of Marcellus Drilling Chemicals"

"Two top U.S. natural gas producers called on the industry to release data about the chemicals they use in the fast-growing Marcellus shale development to counter fears it was polluting water supplies."

Source: Reuters, 09/25/2009

"Fish and Paint Chips Part I: The Science of Trash"

"Recent research has the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) concerned that the huge quantities of metal, plastic, paint chips and other man-made debris floating at sea, hundreds and even thousands of miles from land, may be working their way into the American diet."

Source: DC Bureau, 09/24/2009

"Regulations Might Be Needed for 104 Chemicals Found in Tap Water, EPA Says"

"U.S. EPA has found 104 chemicals that might require regulations to keep them out of tap water -- the longest list of potential contaminants ever compiled by the agency."

Source: Greenwire, 09/24/2009

"EPA Sues VF's North Face Over 'Pesticide' Shoes"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a complaint against VF Corp, owner of the North Face brand, on Tuesday, claiming that more than 70 styles of shoes advertised as bacteria-killing by the company had not been registered with the agency."

Source: Reuters, 09/23/2009

"Deadly Acid Poses a Safety Issue for Sunoco"

"Sunoco's use of deadly hydrofluoric acid at its Philadelphia refinery has come under scrutiny after a March accident that sent 13 contract workers to the hospital."

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 09/23/2009

"Ivory Coast Toxic-Dump Case Settled, Company Says"

"Trafigura, an independent trading company, said Sunday that it had settled a long-running toxic dumping case, agreeing to pay £950 to each of as many as 30,000 residents of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, who said they were injured by a dump in 2006."

Source: NYTimes, 09/21/2009

"Explosives, Hazardous Chemicals Cleared From New Jersey Property"

"It took a court order, a bomb squad, and seven months of work by U.S. EPA specialists, but the Abrachem Chemical facility in Clifton, New Jersey now is decontaminated."

Source: ENS, 09/18/2009

"Government Rarely Intervenes as Calif. Mercury Mines Pollute Water, Fish"

"Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people."

Source: AP, 09/18/2009

"Health Ills Abound as Farm Runoff Fouls Wells"

"Runoff from all but the largest farms is essentially unregulated by many of the federal laws intended to prevent pollution and protect drinking water sources."

Source: NYTimes, 09/18/2009

Asphalt Sealant: "Are Our Playgrounds and Parking Lots Safe?"

"AUSTIN, Texas -- A cancer-causing sealant that covers thousands of parking lots, school playgrounds and driveways in Austin and Travis County has officials debating over its effect on human health."

Source: Oak Hill Gazette, 09/17/2009

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