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NEWS ABOUT: contaminated water

contaminated water stories: 5 news summaries

 W. Virginia Torn 
 Over Coal Mining 

Small town split on pros and cons of clearing mountains

Jan 14, 09 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - As the mining industry clears mountains in Appalachia, a nearby town finds itself in a conundrum over the future of coal, writes John McQuaid in Smithsonian magazine. With prices and energy demands soaring, mining sites are multiplying—and while some  residents see the state’s oldest and most profitable industry... More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • coal mining • Appalachian State • forests • contaminated water • clean coal • ecosystem

EPA Won't Limit Rocket-Fuel Ingredient in Water

Contaminant perchlorate is linked to thyroid problems

Sep 23, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The EPA has decided not to set limits for a component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water, according to an agency document reviewed by the AP. Perchlorate, linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and babies, enters the water supply through improper disposal by rocket test sites and chemical... More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • drinking water • contaminated water • EPA • contaminants

Pollution Decreasing Off
US Shores: Study

Past 20 years have seen general contaminant decline

May 12, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Florida Moves to Stop Piping Sewage Into the Ocean

Bill to change sewage system crawling through state legislature

Apr 23, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Florida • environment • pollution • sewage • contaminated water

China Bristles
at US' Olympic Food Snub

Beijing insists meat
is safe, but Americans will brown-bag it

Feb 22, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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