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"Oregon Regulators Drop Support for Cement Plant Rule" [1]

"Oregon regulators say they will not support an exemption from federal pollution rules for a cement plant in Eastern Oregon that is one of the largest sources of mercury emissions in the nation."
Source: AP [2], 09/07/2009

"PCB Risk Feared at Older Northeast Schools" [3]

"Window and masonry caulking in hundreds of older schools in New England probably contain very high levels of now-banned toxins that can gradually be released into the air, posing a potential health risk to students and staff, environmental specialists say."
Source: Boston Globe [4], 09/07/2009

"Drought-Stricken Streams Threaten Calif. Salmon" [5]

"California's third year of drought has worsened the already dire outlook for endangered coho salmon, as coastal creeks used for spawning dwindle into disconnected pools where fish get trapped and die."
Source: AP [6], 09/07/2009

"Wyoming Community Blames Fracking for Water Woes" [7]

"PAVILLION, Wyo. ... residents outside this small rural, farming community blame their water woes -- and what they perceive to be the unusual health problems in their midst -- on hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking,' a common technique used in drilling new oil and gas wells."
Source: AP [8], 09/07/2009

"Lead-Tainted Toys Linger On Shelves Despite Law" [15]

"At many discount toy stores in this country, products that test at dangerously high levels for lead are still on the shelves -- despite a new federal law to protect children."
Source: NPR [16], 09/07/2009

"Ford Settles N.J. Toxic Waste Lawsuit" [17]

"The Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit filed by residents of a northern New Jersey town over toxic waste dumped there nearly 40 years ago."
Source: AP [18], 09/07/2009

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