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Sep 4
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Tarrant County Commissioner J.D. Johnson recalls precisely when the 260-foot-deep water well at his rural home became polluted in August 2005.
"It occurred when they fractured the wells," he said, referring to two Barnett Shale natural gas wells drilled on his 15 acres in northwest Tarrant County.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
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When Charles and Helen Lampman signed away the mineral rights to their 60.9 acres of land in 1999, they had no idea it would end in a court battle.
Gannett News Service
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Levels of certain quaternary ammonium compounds in marine sediments around New York City have grown dramatically in the past decade.
Chemical & Engineering News
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As many as 70,000 volunteers and rescue workers responded to the 9/11 attacks, many toiling for months to clear mountains of debris containing a range of toxic compounds. Health effects have persisted for years.
Environmental Health Perspectives
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With population and per-capita consumption both on the rise, it's hard to believe humanity's impact on the Earth is sustainable. But what would happen if we ate less meat? Or gave women better education and more power?
Seed Magazine
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The fight over a November ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law has escalated sharply with the Koch brothers, oil billionaires and "tea party" backers, making a million-dollar entry into the fray.
Los Angeles Times, California
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Oil spills are nothing new for the working class town of Chalmette, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina let loose a million gallons of oil in a residential neighborhood there - and the people are still recovering.
Living On Earth
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For decades, thousands of oil and gas platforms have operated quietly in the shallower waters of the Gulf of Mexico, largely forgotten by the public and government regulators.
New York Times
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In a major victory for community activists worried about health risks linked to a contaminated former nuclear research facility overlooking the west San Fernando Valley, state and federal authorities on Friday proposed a settlement agreement to clean up the site by 2017.
Los Angeles Times, California
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Navajos and other Four Corners residents gave the Environmental Protection Agency an earful this week about ash waste from coal power plants. Coal ash includes many substances known to be harmful. It often is reburied in old mines or stored on the surface at power plants.
Durango Herald, Colorado
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A salmon genetically engineered to grow quickly is safe to eat and poses little risk to the environment, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
New York Times
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The 550 million eggs recalled in connection with the salmonella contamination came from hens housed in industrial-style "battery cages." But major egg producers say switching to cage-free methods will do little to improve safety and will add to the cost of a dozen eggs.
Washington Post
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By Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
4 September 2010
Cookie Simpson was born in a tent near the shores of Lake Athabasca. Her access to clean drinking water was as good as any city kid's, but it didn't involve a tap. Instead, she scooped water right from the lake with a cup.
"Now it's just grey and dirty and you can see the oil floating on top. You can't drink it anymore."
"We knew long before the government even said anything, the people in Fort Chip knew that there was something wrong," said Simpson, a former nurse. "They knew that it was industry because that's where the water is coming from."
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By Mike Lee
San Diego Union-Tribune
4 September 2010
NASA
Coastal dead zones in the United States
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Dead zones increased dramatically in U.S. waters over the past 50 years, threatening ecosystems and fisheries nationwide, according to a report Friday by the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The multiagency assessment said that incidents of hypoxia — a condition in which oxygen levels drop so low that fish and other animals are stressed or killed — have risen nearly 30-fold since 1960 due in part to man-made pollutants.
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New Science
Understand the latest scientific findings
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A large, multi-lab endeavor has identified the most common byproducts formed during drinking water disinfection and developed methods to study and understand their health impacts. Scientists identified more than 100 chemical byproducts and measured the levels of 75 of the most harmful and highly regulated ones. It was the first time many of the chemicals had ever been detected. more…
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Minute silver nanoparticles-- widely used in consumer products as antimicrobial agents-- can cause sperm cells to stop growing, according to a new study. The nanoparticles interrupt key cell signaling within the sperm cells as they develop. The biggest effects were caused by the smallest-sized nanoparticles tested. more…
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Media Review
Scientists critique media coverage
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A Los Angeles Times article mistakenly interprets research findings, claiming that exposure to bisphenol A increases testosterone levels in men. more…
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The Syracuse Post-Standard article mixes fact with fiction when including PBDE flame retardants as chemicals that are found in mattresses. more…
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A very comprehensive report accurately summarizes several recent studies about BPA in cash register receipts and, to be improved, only needs a discussion of the large body of research showing adverse effects of BPA at low levels. more…
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Editorials
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By the Santa Fe New Mexican
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to regulate the disposal of coal ash. Since New Mexico power plants generate the 10th-greatest amount of the stuff, our state took great interest in the EPA hearings Thursday. So did farmers and ranchers, some already threatened by slag heaps and slurry ponds.
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By the Sacramento Bee
California lawmakers voted down a ban on plastic grocery bags, but approved a seemingly mundane measure that, if signed into law, could have far more significant implications for our environment.
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Opinions
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By Jeffrey Peterson, M.D.
Portland Press-Herald
BPA is an endocrine disrupting chemical that can mimic or block hormones and disrupt normal functions. A growing body of research by independent scientists links BPA to breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, reproductive damage, learning and behavioral disabilities and obesity.
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By Denver Nicks
High Country News
A land swap between the feds and the most generous campaign contributor to Colorado congressman, John Salazar, is stirring up controversy on the state’s Western Slope. Many residents do not trust the intentions of this campaign contributor and businessman - who just so happens to own a very large gas drilling company.
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By Marla Cone
Environmental Health News
18 August 2010
A farm chemical with an infamous history – causing the worst known outbreak of pesticide poisoning in North America – is being phased out under an agreement announced Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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By Douglas Fischer
Daily Climate
17 August 2010
Quick – what's the most effective way for you to save energy?
If you're like many Americans, you'd say turn out the lights or turn up the AC's thermostat. And, like many Americans, you'd miss the mark.
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Daily Climate
16 August 2010
Daily Climate's weekly compilation of climate snippets: Disappearing ice in the tropics; power from water and air; a battery break-through; and an invisible, immaterial chair.
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