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2010-06-10
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Bill proposes about $8 billion in additional funding over 10 years for child nutrition programs, including school breakfast and lunch. |
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2010-05-14
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2010-05-10
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WASHINGTON, May 10 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter—the most common disease hazards in the meat and poultry supply. USDA has cut the target levels for Salmonella in poultry by over 60 percent, and set the first-ever performance standard for Campylobacter. |
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2008-02-19
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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. |
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2007-08-01
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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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2007-07-31
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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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2006-12-18
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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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2006-04-25
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284 chemical facilities in 47 states successfully reduced the danger of a chemical release by switching to less acutely hazardous processes or chemicals, according to a new Center for American Progress report released today by the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG). |
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2005-12-18
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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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2005-10-12
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Toxic chemicals can be found in common baby products, according to a new report released today by Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG). |
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2005-08-04
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Oil refineries needlessly put 1.9 million people in Texas at risk of injury or death in the event of an accident or deliberate attack, according to a new report. |
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2005-02-22
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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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New TexPIRG report shows that dollar for dollar, a clean energy portfolio can produce more energy than nuclear power. |
