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At last, they have opened their eyes, but anyway, it’s better late than never. Thanks to European Union’s “Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive”, that requires manufacturers to make lead free electronics and also bans cadmium, mercury,...
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The Supreme Court says Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated Superfund site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered...
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AP, Washington
The Supreme Court said Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered chemicals to...
made popular May 4 2009
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Nearly 12 years ago, a federal report told Marines and their families that adults faced little or no increased cancer risk from drinking and bathing in chemical-tainted...
made popular Apr 29 2009
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Key events in the investigation of contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
made popular Apr 28 2009
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In an about face, the government Tuesday disavowed a 12-year-old federal report that found little or no cancer risk for adults who lived on a Marine base where drinking...
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Los Angeles
California regulators say they’ve found religious and children’s jewelry with dangerously high lead levels at stores and warehouses.
made popular Apr 28 2009
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In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. government is disavowing a report that had reassured Marines and their families there was little or no increased cancer risk for adults...
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Washington
The Treasury Department on Thursday defended the viability of its $1 trillion plan to get soured mortgage investments off of banks’ books after JPMorgan...
made popular Apr 16 2009
AP, Washington
The government is reporting that toxic chemical pollution from the nation’s industrial plants and factories declined by 5 percent in 2007.
made popular Mar 19 2009
AP, St. Louis
Thirteen former FEMA trailers deemed unlivable and set for the scrap heap somehow ended up in a mobile home park near St. Louis, where they were close to being offered...
made popular Mar 4 2009
AP, Washington
The Environmental Protection Agency will soon begin testing the air around schools for toxic contaminants.
made popular Mar 2 2009
AP, Los Angeles
A company that sold some 80,000 tubes of toothpaste containing a poisonous ingredient has pleaded no contest to violating California’s health and safety code.
made popular Feb 27 2009
AP, New York
A federal judge in New York says the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is wrong to let some toxic substances used in toy manufacturing remain past the date they...
made popular Feb 5 2009
Britney has already proved herself as the Comeback Queen by defeating all odds and re-establishing herself on the music horizon. However, now it’s the turn of her...
made popular Jan 16 2009
AP, Grants Pass
The Environmental Protection Agency said in a report Thursday that toxins remain at levels harmful to people, fish and wildlife throughout the Northwest, despite...
made popular Jan 16 2009
AP, Grants Pass
The Environmental Protection Agency has found toxins at levels harmful to people, fish and wildlife throughout the Northwest.
made popular Jan 15 2009
AP, New York
A construction official falsely billed $1.2 million for supplies not delivered to clean up a toxic ground zero skyscraper in exchange for cash, clothes and trips to the...
made popular Jan 6 2009
AP, New York
Manhattan prosecutors say a construction official overbilled the government more than $1 million for work on a condemned skyscraper across from ground zero.
made popular Jan 6 2009
AP, New Orleans
A judge has refused to grant class-action status to the lawsuits of hundreds of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to potentially toxic...
made popular Dec 29 2008
AP, Sacramento
A panel appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says California should immediately start reducing toxic chemicals in the state’s products and manufacturing.
made popular Dec 16 2008
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