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Down, but Not Out
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01 Jul 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Down, but Not Out Here's a spot of good news: Releases of toxic chemicals by U.S. industries declined 15 percent between 2000 and 2001 (the most recent year for which data are available) and dropped by more than 50 percent since 1988. That's the latest word from the U.S. EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Of course, that means there are still 6.2 billion pounds of toxic chemicals being ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, pollution and waste, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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TRI a Little Tenderness
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24 May 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| TRI a Little Tenderness The amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment dropped 8 percent in 2000, continuing a decade-long trend of declining industrial pollution, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. EPA. The Toxics Release Inventory compiles data from more than 23,000 factories, refineries, hard-rock mines, power plants, and chemica ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, mining and drilling, pollution and waste, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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