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Ash Holes
Enviro Groups Ask EPA to Halt Ash Dumping |
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10 Feb 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Ash Holes Enviro Groups Ask EPA to Halt Ash Dumping A coalition of 125 environmental groups has filed a petition with the U.S. EPA, asking it to immediately halt the dumping of waste ash from coal-fired power plants. They claim the ash contains a variety of toxins and pollutes ground, surface, and drinking wat ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental non-government organizations, health, National Academy of Sciences, pollution and waste, toxics, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Just Say Nano?
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09 Sep 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Say Nano? Nanotechnology -- the rapidly evolving science of manipulating materials at the molecular level -- holds the promise of tiny computers, super-strong bridges, ultra-light airplanes, and cures for cancer. But will it be an environmental boon or bane? Some fear that nanotechnology could create contaminants whose tiny size would make them nearly impossible to cleanse from t ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, health, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Chemical Bothers
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12 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Chemical Bothers Led by a prominent pediatrician, the Center for Children's Health and the Environment at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine is waging war against industrial chemicals, saying they present significant health risks to children. At a press conference yesterday, Phillip Landrigan, the center's director, said that the country doesn't even have minima ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, health, pollution and waste, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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