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"Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants"

"Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found."

Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2010

EPA Bars Texas from Issuing Refinery Permit

"The Environmental Protection Agency moved Tuesday to end a long-running dispute with Texas over how the state regulates emissions, including cancer-causing toxins such as benzene and butadiene, from dozens of refineries that produce a third of the nation's gasoline and billions of dollars of petrochemicals."

Source: AP, 05/26/2010

"Gulf Well 'Shouted' Warnings for Hours Before BP Rig Explosion"

"The crew of the Deepwater Horizon had a number of warning signs extending over five hours that conditions were worsening deep underwater before the oilrig exploded in the Gulf on April 20, BP's own investigators told a House inquiry into the cause of the deadly accident."

Source: McClatchy, 05/26/2010

IG Finds Fraternizing, Porn, at MMS Office in La.

"Federal officials who oversaw drilling in the Gulf of Mexico accepted gifts from oil companies, viewed pornography at work and even considered themselves part of industry, the Interior Department inspector general says in a new report." The House Natural Resources will grill Interior Sec. Salazar on the report this morning at 10 am EDT.

Source: Greenwire, 05/26/2010

"BP Ready To Go for 'Top Kill' To Try To Plug Oil Well"

"The most critical moment in the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico is at hand, as BP engineers armed with 50,000 barrels of dense mud and a fleet of robotic submarines are poised to attempt a 'top kill' maneuver to plug the gushing well a mile below the surface."

Source: Wash Post, 05/26/2010

"Glitzy Google Gathering Launches Green-Product Institute"

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was joined by executives from Google Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., YouTube LLC, and designer chairmaker Herman Miller Inc. yesterday to launch a nonprofit group created to help scrub hazardous chemicals from consumer products."

Source: Greenwire, 05/25/2010

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