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"Despite Rule, BP Used Dispersant, Panel Finds"

"The Coast Guard approved dozens of requests by BP to spread hundreds of thousands of gallons of surface oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico despite the Environmental Protection Agency’s directive on May 26 that they should be used only rarely, according to documents and correspondence analyzed by a Congressional subcommittee."

Source: NYTimes, 08/02/2010

"EPA Releases Data on Local Toxics"

EPA made public its latest Toxics Release Inventory, which gives a picture of toxic chemical emissions into the environment from some 21,000 facilities nationwide during 2009, the latest year available. The dataset, which is preliminary, allows local reporters to track toxic threats and trends in their communities and regions.

Source: AP, 07/30/2010

"Judge Rejects Forest Service’s Plan on Fire Retardant"

"A federal judge has ruled that the federal Forest Service’s plan for using fire retardant to fight wildfires violates the law because it does not ensure protections for threatened and endangered species of fish and other animals."

Source: NYTimes, 07/29/2010

"Hydro-Fracking Fight Hijacks Spill Bill"

"The fight over the Senate offshore drilling 'spill bill' shifted Wednesday from the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of western Pennsylvania, as Republicans slammed the last-minute inclusion of language to regulate a controversial technique to extract onshore natural gas."
Source: Politico, 07/29/2010

"Disputed Chemical Bisphenol-A Found in Paper Receipts"

"As lawmakers and health experts wrestle over whether a controversial chemical, bisphenol-A, should be banned from food and beverage containers, a new analysis by an environmental group suggests Americans are being exposed to BPA through another, surprising route: paper receipts."

Source: Wash Post, 07/27/2010

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