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"Wyoming Community Blames Fracking for Water Woes"

"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, 09/07/2009

"Study: Granite Countertop Cutters at Risk of Deadly Radiation Exposure"

"Craftsmen who cut granite for kitchen countertops can be at risk of radiation exposure thousands of times above the federal safety limit, according to new research."

Source: Scripps, 09/07/2009

"Mexico Water Shortage Becomes Crisis Amid Drought"

"Crops are wilting in the countryside, and the capital's water shortage has turned dire as Mexico grapples with its worst drought in more than half a century."

Source: LA Times, 09/07/2009

"Chemical Found in Baby Shampoos Not Toxic: Health Canada"

"Health Canada on Friday concluded that a chemical considered a possible carcinogen and commonly found in trace amounts in baby shampoo, bubble bath and liquid soap should not be listed as toxic to human health."

Source: Canwest, 09/07/2009

"Lead-Tainted Toys Linger On Shelves Despite Law"

"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, 09/07/2009

"Ford Settles N.J. Toxic Waste Lawsuit"

"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, 09/07/2009

"White House Adviser on 'Green Jobs' Resigns"

"In a victory for Republicans and the Obama administration’s conservative critics, Van Jones resigned as the White House’s environmental jobs 'czar' on Saturday."

Source: NYTimes, 09/07/2009

"Iraq’s New War Is a Fight for Water"

"Dam projects by neighbouring states are drastically reducing the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates and helping to turn a once-fertile plain into desert."

Source: Abu Dhabi National, 09/04/2009

"One Company Gets Lion's Share of $500M in Clean Energy Awards"

"One company has received more than half of $500 million in the first round of grants from a Recovery Act program that provides cash assistance to renewable energy production companies in place of earned tax credits."

Source: ENS, 09/04/2009

"Wild Asian Cattle Resembling Antelopes Near Extinction"

"One of the world's rarest mammals, discovered just 16 years ago, is on the brink of extinction, warn conservation biologists."

Source: ENS, 09/04/2009

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