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  • June 2008
    • Polluting Pentagon Rebuffs EPA Orders

      Polluting Pentagon Rebuffs EPA Orders

      (Newser) - The Pentagon is holding out on an Environmental Protection Agency order to clean up pollutants from three military bases where chemicals have become an "imminent and substantial" threat to the public health and environment, the Washington Post reports. The Defense Department also won’t sign contracts to clean up 12 other military sites listed among the most polluted areas in the US. Instead, it has sought federal backing to deny the EPA’s power to issue such orders. More »

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      environment   Pentagon   public health   Environmental Protection Agency   Department of Defense   Pentagon waste   hazardous chemicals   pollutants

    • Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

      Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

      (Newser) - Sony and Sony Ericsson are Greenpeace’s model tech citizens, topping a list of eco-friendly electronics companies. The environmental activists look at industry players’ use of hazardous chemicals, responsibility for obsolete products and—new this year—corporate policy toward climate change and other energy issues. Sony Ericsson was the first company to approach perfect on the chemical issue, PC World reports. More »

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      Sony   Nokia   recycling   Greenpeace   Nintendo   Sony Ericsson   hazardous chemicals

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