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8/1/2007
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Pulp and paper mills that use chlorine or chlorine dioxide to whiten paper needlessly endanger more than 5.7 million people, according to a new report released today by TexPIRG. | |
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7/31/2007
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today approved legislation to restore public access to information about toxic chemical pollution in communities. | |
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2/22/2005
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Mother’s milk should be the healthiest food for babies...A Texas Tech study published today, however, found the toxic rocket fuel chemical perchlorate in all thirty-six samples of breast milk taken from nursing mothers in eighteen states.
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12/18/2006
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For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized two rollbacks to the nation’s premier toxic pollution disclosure program, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). | |
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12/18/2005
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On the eve of Superfund’s 25th anniversary, a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) finds Superfund’s ability to respond to natural disasters and toxic cleanups jeopardized by persistent funding shortfalls. | |
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02/19/2008
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The explosion at the Big Spring, Texas, oil refinery this week underscores the importance of protecting communities from releases of highly toxic chemicals. The explosion at the Alon USA petroleum refinery injured four and closed schools, a local college and Interstate Highway 20, which passes by the refinery. The Big Spring explosion follows other recent chemical accidents, and once again raises the question of how best to protect public health in the event of a dangerous release of toxic chemicals. | |