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Are emergency water supplies safe? Fed and states can't tell for sure
It took years for Illinois officials to discover that southwest suburban Crestwood was pumping contaminated water to its residents, in part because the state took village officials at their word that nothing was wrong.
Such lax oversight is a problem...Tags: Crestwood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Water, Environmental Issues
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Crestwood officials cut corners and supplied residents with tainted water for 2 decades
Tribune staff reporterLike every town across the nation, south suburban Crestwood tucks a notice into utility bills each summer reassuring residents their drinking water is safe. Village leaders also trumpet the claim in their monthly newsletter, while boasting they offer...Tags: Lake Michigan, Executive Branch, Consumer Confidence, National Enquirer, Illinois Governor
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Rivers, Arable Farming, Metal and Mineral, Beijing (China), U.S. Department of Agriculture
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity&...Tags: Game Shows, Meatloaf, Newspaper and Magazine, Loyola University Chicago, Science and Technology
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Proposed new rules governing what can be dumped in Illinois ready to be approved
TribLocal - Bolingbrook » NewsFor decades, dozens of quarries that pockmark Chicago's suburbs have accepted truckloads of dirt and debris from construction sites without clear pollution standards for what …... -
Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Arts and Culture, Safety of Citizens, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Prices
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...Tags: Wind Power, Science, Earth Day, Mountains, Science and Technology
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EPA seeks to add 3 Ind. Superfund sites to its priority cleanup list for hazardous waste sites
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to add three Superfund sites in Indiana to its highest priority cleanup list for hazardous waste sites. The EPA proposed Tuesday adding Superfund sites in South Bend, Indianapolis...Tags: Waste, Waste Management and Pollution Control, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit
A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing toxic chemicals to leach into the Patapsco River from the South Baltimore site where a casino is now under construction. The lawsuit is the second to raise...
Tags: Justice System, Inner Harbor, Federal Hill, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Study: Car emissions can turn good cholesterol bad
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Safety, Diesel Before you head to the pharmacy to refill your Lipitor prescription, check this out. The American Heart Association's journal on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology has concluded that high levels of... -
Spill panel report impressive for detail, Graham gives overview
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelSay what you will about the presidential commission on BP spill. You may agree the industry suffers from what the panel called “systemic” flaws. Yoy may be disappointed with the panel for not calling for a lifting of the spill liability cap.... -
Circular Logic: Connecticut Drivers Should Stop Worrying and Embrace Roundabouts
Roundabouts. It's such a cute, innocent name. Yet lots of Connecticut drivers dread them as vicious, confusing, frightening traffic whirlpools that could suck them into mayhem and misdirection. And that's too bad. Replacing regular traffic-light or...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Services and Shopping, North Stonington, Killingworth, Stonington
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