"Obama, U.S. EPA Push for Cleaner Chicago River"
After years of being written off as a putrid eyesore, the Chicago River is now slated for cleanup by the Obama EPA.
Source: Chicago Tribune, 06/02/2010
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"EPA Faults Calif. Hazardous-Waste Landfill's Testing of Contaminants"
"FRESNO, Calif. - A hazardous-waste landfill suspected by Kettleman City residents of causing birth defects has been inaccurately testing treated contaminants for five years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says."
Source: McClatchy, 06/02/2010
"Dutch Prosecutors: Trafigura Knew of Toxic Cargo"
"Dutch prosecutors accused Trafigura AG of putting profits ahead of safety at the start of the company's criminal trial Tuesday, saying the oil trader hid hazardous waste in a ship that docked in Amsterdam in 2006 and then exported it illegally."
Source: AP, 06/02/2010
June 8: World Oceans Day Brings Focus on Gulf Oil Spill
The nonprofit conservation group SeaWeb will host a news conference in Washington, DC on the state of the world's oceans and the most challenging ocean conservation issues, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what to expect in the way of long-term consequences of this disaster.
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SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2
Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.
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The Daily Glob: Post-Gulf Oil Spill Research Programs
Still covering aspects of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill? SEJ's tracker blog The Daily Glob has compiled a list of important Gulf-related research programs: institutes, academic programs, and labs working on marine science, gulf ecology, oil spill response and recovery, coastal ecosystems, wetlands, and more.
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Judge Backs Chevron's Grab for Documentary Out-takes in Ecuador Case
A federal district judge in New York ordered film-maker Joe Berlinger to turn over more than 600 hours of raw footage from his documentary "Crude," about a lawsuit by natives in Ecuador charging Chevron with polluting the Amazon rainforest there.
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"Details Emerge on EPA Plans for Alabama's Toxic Coal Ash Ponds"
"Coal ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, which the federal government is about to start regulating, is sloshing and settling in 10 ponds around Alabama that eventually could store more than 81 million cubic yards of the toxic stuff."
Source: Birmingham News, 05/17/2010
"Nitrate Contamination Spreading in California Communities"
"The water supply of more than 2 million Californians has been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates over the past 15 years -- a time marked by lax regulatory efforts to contain the colorless and odorless contaminant, a California Watch investigation has found."
Source: California Watch, 05/17/2010
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