EPA Proposes Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks, Buses
The standards, now in a 60-day comment period, cover three types of heavy trucks but would not apply to vehicles built before the 2014 model year.
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Pavement Sealcoat Contaminates Lakes and Streams
A soon-to-be-published study has found elevated levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, probable human carcinogens toxic to fish and other aquatic life, in waterways are originating from coal tar-based pavement sealcoats.
"Criticism Runs Deep for Spill Commission Findings"
Critics of a presidential commission's preliminary findings that largely supported BP's internal probe of the Gulf oil spill questioned Monday how anyone could suggest money wasn't put ahead of safety in the days before the disaster.
Source: AP, 11/09/2010
"EPA Clears Enbridge in Major Clean Up, But Is the Oil Gone?"
Former cleanup workers say much oil still remains in the 40-mile stretch of Michigan's Kalamazoo that was contaminated by a late July spill from a pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy Partners.
Source: Michigan Messenger, 11/09/2010
"Shell Presses for Drilling in Arctic"
"Eager to win approval for its stalled plan to drill for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell is beginning a public lobbying campaign, including national advertising, on Monday."
Source: NYTimes, 11/09/2010
More Research Suggests Fetal Exposure as Origin of Disease
"A growing body of scientific research suggests that exposure to chemical toxicants in the womb can lead to chronic health problems, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, later in life."
Source: Chemical & Engineering News, 11/09/2010
"Seeing Red: Next Installment in BPA-Paper Saga"
After concerns mounted about bisphenol A, a hormone-mimicking chemical lacing many cash-register receipts, Wisconsin-based Appleton Paper has begun incorporating tiny red fibers in its thermal receipt paper to show that it is BPA-free.
Source: Science News, 11/09/2010
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