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  • May 2008

    • Pollution Decreasing Off US Shores: Study

      newser  |  McClatchy Newspapers  |  May 12, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Pollution Decreasing Off US Shores: Study

      Levels of pesticides and other toxic chemicals in US coastal waters are generally decreasing, McClatchy reports. A 20-year study by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Mussel Watch looked at levels of 140 chemicals and found decreasing trends. Laws banning many of the chemicals were passed in the 1970s, but the long process of their disappearance from the environment continues. More »

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      pollution  • ocean  • toxic chemicals  • DDT  • industrial pollution  • contaminated water  • PCBs

  • April 2008

    • Florida Moves to Stop Piping Sewage Into the Ocean

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 23, 08 3:25 PM CDT

      Florida Moves to Stop Piping Sewage Into the Ocean

      Florida has been dumping sewage into the ocean for over 60 years, but is moving towards cleaning up its act, Reuters reports. Florida’s Senate recently passed a bill that would replace the system, which pumps 300 million gallons of partially treated waste into the Atlantic daily. Passage in the House is expected, but the state's EPA says it will take 16 years and $3 billion to close them all down. More »

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      environment  • Florida  • pollution  • sewage  • contaminated water

  • February 2008

    • China Bristles at US' Olympic Food Snub

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 22, 08 8:36 AM CST

      China Bristles at US' Olympic Food Snub

      China says it's a "pity" that US athletes won't be joining their international counterparts at dinner tables during the Olympics this summer over worries about the safety of food and water. American athletes will ship in their own meat and eat at their own training center, and China is none too happy about the snub, says the Washington Post. Reports of meat stuffed with chemical additives and bacteria-filled water have scared the US off. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • steroids  • athlete  • food safety  • chicken  • imported food  • contaminated water  • US Olympic Committee

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