"America Leaves Iraq a Toxic Legacy of Dumped Hazardous Materials"
"American troops going home from Iraq after seven painful years are leaving behind a legacy that is literally toxic."
Source: London Times, 06/15/2010
Waste
"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
"INTERPOL, U.S. EPA and 20 Countries Target Illegal E-Waste Trade"
"Identifying and implementing a worldwide strategy to combat the illegal traffic in electronic waste was the focus of an INTERPOL Global E-Waste Crime Group meeting which concluded today."
Source: ENS, 05/28/2010
San Diego Agency May Have Illegally Dumped Waste for a Decade
"A local agency that's completed hundreds of lead paint remediation projects across San Diego has halted two jobs and launched an internal inquiry as it acknowledges that it may have improperly dumped lead waste for the last decade."
Source: Voice of San Diego, 05/26/2010
Bush EPA Suppressed NM Waste Records To Sidestep FOIA
EPA Region 6 officials deliberately stopped creating written records related to their oversight of a New Mexico waste facility in order to thwart Freedom of Information Act requests from a citizens' group, according to an EPA Inspector General's report.
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Air Pollution: EPA Proposes Tougher Industrial Boiler Regs
The proposed air toxics standards cover emissions from three types of combustion sources and address emissions of mercury, cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and other pollutants.
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"The Ever-Changing Landscape of E-Waste Recycling"
"Electronic waste is the fastest growing category of trash in the U.S. and yet unlike paper and plastic recycling, there are no government-issued labels to tell you where your recycled e-waste goes. Industry leaders and environmental groups are trying to change that with new e-waste recycling certifications. Here's what you need to know about the new labels."
Source: Popular Mechanics, 05/12/2010
Ontario: "Recycled Computers, Televisions Still Ending up in Dumps"
"Ontario’s high-profile electronic waste disposal program is failing to recycle millions of computers and televisions it promised to keep out of landfill."
Source: Toronto Star, 05/10/2010
Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions
Beef and pork factory farms are exempt from federal requirements to report their greenhouse gas emissions but are okay with accepting federal subsidies to capture their methane emissions and turn them into energy.
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