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"Battle Over Chemical Used to Make Non-Stick Pans Heats Up"

DuPont will try to persuade New Jersey state drinking water regulators to go easy on cleanups of PFOA, a chemical used in non-stick pans -- even before the regulators hear scientific evidence from their own scientists.

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Source: ENS, 08/07/2009

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Groups Urge Widening Of NJ Corruption Probe To Environment

"Environmental groups today called for new ethical controls in state government, saying recent arrests of two assemblymen involving land deals are only 'the tip of the iceberg' when it comes to the influence developers wield over the Department of Environmental Protection."

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Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 08/04/2009

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"Mass. Chemical Leak Sends 100-Plus To Hospitals"

"NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 119 people to hospitals Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition."

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Source: AP, 08/04/2009

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"Toxic Waste Casts Cloud on Massachusetts Solar Co."

"Evergreen Solar Inc., one of Massachusetts’ rising green energy stars, is on its way to becoming one of the state’s top producers of hazardous waste."

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Source: Boston Herald, 07/07/2009

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Massachusetts Toxics Agency Axed From Budget

The state budget crisis has caused the Massachusetts legislature to eliminate all funding for the state's Toxics Use Reduction Institute.

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Source: Boston Globe, 07/03/2009

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New Trails Are in 13 States

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.

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New Jersey DEP Proposes Gag Order on Science Info

The Newark Star-Ledger reports a move by a top New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection official to prevent public disclosure of scientific information that should be public until political appointees without science credentials and press officers have approved it.

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Fire Highligts Refinery Impacts

A May 17 fire at Sunoco's Marcus Hook refinery near Philadelphia underscored its day-in-day-out impact on the environment.

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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/26/2009

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"Sun for Rent"

"It's an old energy problem with a new solution: After decades of facing prohibitively high costs to install solar panels, Massachusetts residents will be able to lease the panels for a tiny fraction of their upfront cost."

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Source: Boston Globe, 05/25/2009