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Des Moines Reg: Big farms face cuts in federal budget

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 14:00
Phil Brasher at Des Moines Register February 2nd, 2010 Washington, D.C. - Iowa's crop insurance industry and more than 1,000 of the state's largest farms could lose federal aid under President Barack Obama's proposals to...

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Chemistry World: EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 14:00
Rebecca Renner at Chemistry World January 27th, 2010 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a tougher stance on confidentiality claims that allow firms to prevent the names of chemicals identified as...

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Charleston Gazette: Oil and gas drillers skirt federal law, report says

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 14:00
Ken Ward, Jr. at Charleston Gazette January 20th, 2010 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Oil and gas operators are skirting federal law when they inject toxic "fracking fluids" into wells, threatening drinking water supplies from...

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Plain Dealer: Group raps oil and gas drillers, claims drinking water supplies threatened

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 14:00
Michael Scott at Cleveland Plain Dealer January 20th, 2010 An environmental advocacy group said this afternoon that companies drilling for oil and natural gas around the United States, including in Ohio, far too often...

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Dallas Morning News: Loophole lets gas drillers inject chemical

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 14:00
Randy Lee Loftis at Dallas Morning News January 20th, 2010 A legal loophole could be letting gas drillers inject fluids with high levels of benzene into the ground in gas-rich regions such as North Texas' Barnett Shale, a...

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NYT: Gas Drilling Techniques Under Fire...Again

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 14:00
John Collins Rudolf at New York Times January 20th, 2010 Federal government oversight of hydraulic fracturing – a drilling technique that boosts natural gas extraction by blasting water, sand and chemicals underground at...

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Drinking Water Threatened by Toxic Natural Gas and Oil Drilling Chemicals

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 14:00
Contact: EWG Public Affairs: 202.667.6982 Washington, D.C. - Companies drilling for natural gas and oil are skirting federal law and injecting toxic petroleum distillates into thousands of wells, threatening drinking water supplies from...

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Reuters: U.S. taking closer look at BPA

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 14:00
Joanne Allen at Reuters: January 18th, 2010 The United States will launch broad new research into the potential health effects of plastics chemical bisphenol A used in baby bottles and other products, health officials...

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CNN: Limit Infants' Use of BPA, FDA Says

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 14:00
Caleb Hellerman at CNN.com January 18th, 2010 Parents should take precautions to minimize infants' exposure to the chemical Bisphenol-A, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday in an announcement that stopped short...

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Science News: BPA and Babies: Feds Now Acknowledge Concerns

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 14:00
Janet Raloff at Science News January 18th, 2010 Federal health and research officials outlined new guidance today for parents on the use of hard, clear plastics made from bisphenol-A, a hormonelike chemical. Their bottom...

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