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2010-09-10T17:32:44Z

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Emissions often underestimated, EPA standards old

2010-04-22T13:00:18Z

EPA measuring methods underestimate emissions, but more accurate technologies not used

The nation's oil and chemical plants are spewing a lot more pollution than they report to the Environmental Protection Agency — and the EPA knows it.

But the federal agency has yet to adopt more accurate, higher-tech measuring methods that have been available for years.<...

April 9, 2010

2010-10-25T14:36:57Z

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Air pollution during pregnancy may lower children's IQ

2010-10-22T15:17:16Z

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AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water

2010-04-16T08:11:21Z

AP Enterprise: Feds may regulate drug residue in drinking water to stem possible health threat

Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health.

A burst of significant...

Quotes from the AP's interview with Kerry

2010-04-16T09:42:57Z

Quotes from the AP's interview with Kerry

Quotes from The Associated Press interview with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., on Wednesday, a few hours after he returned from

Boxer plans hearing on toxic school drinking water

2010-06-25T20:24:59Z

Boxer plans Senate hearing on schools' toxic drinking water supplies following AP story

The head of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee said Wednesday that legislators will hold hearings to address toxic drinking water in the nation's schools following an Asso...

Drugs in the Drinking Water In Fiery Hearing Senators Urge US EPA to Shift Its Paradigm

2010-10-22T08:57:53Z

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Environmental scores not ready for prime time

2010-04-16T11:10:31Z

Administration boasts of environmental justice scoring that doesn't yet exist

The federal government pointed with pride to a sweeping national database that identifies pollution-stricken poor and minority neighborhoods to help officials better target billions of economic recovery dollars.

But it's a tool that doesn't exist — yet.

The elaborate system to assign "environmental justice" scores by Census tract, already years in the making, is still on the ...

EPA Reconsidering the Safety of Old Tires as Playground Mulch

2010-10-21T09:34:33Z

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EPA Reviews Safety of Recycled Tires in Playgrounds

2010-10-24T09:56:25Z

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Senate panel considers study of drugs in water

2010-04-16T12:21:39Z

Senate panel to consider measure to study pharmaceuticals released by factories, other sources

A proposal in the U.S. Senate would require a government study of pharmaceuticals and personal care products released by factories and other sources into waterways that often supply drinking water.

"As a mom and a lawmaker, I assume our drinking water is clean and safe and free of these kind of pharmaceuticals,"...

AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water

2010-04-16T15:09:04Z

AP IMPACT: Manufacturers release tons of pharmaceuticals into US water supplies

U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.

Hundreds of active pharmaceu...

April 17, 2009

2010-10-23T22:43:44Z

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Critics question safety of storing coal slurry

2010-10-22T09:29:40Z

Critics say EPA, states do little to ensure that underground storage of coal slurry is safe

Regulators in a handful of Appalachian states that let coal companies inject slurry into abandoned mines say they're confident the practice is safe, but an Associated Press survey shows they lack scientific data to answer citizens who believe aquifers, water wells and their own health are at risk.

World's highest drug levels entering India stream

2010-04-16T15:11:09Z

Research reveals highest recorded level of pharmaceutical waste detected entering India stream

When researchers analyzed vials of treated wastewater taken from a plant where about 90 Indian drug factories dump their residues, they were shocked. Enough of a single, powerful antibiotic was being spewed into one stream each day to treat every person in a city of 90,000.

And it wasn't just House panel pressed to consider more tracking of pharmaceuticals, contaminants in US waters

Pollution experts pressed a congressional panel Thursday for a new national approach that monitors the country's waters more broadly for the presence and impact of hundreds of recently detected contaminants from pharmaceuticals to fire retardants.

AP IMPACT: Health care industry sends tons of drugs into nation's wastewater system

U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.

These discarded med...

Health Highlights: June 15, 2008

2010-10-23T09:57:17Z

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Health Highlights: April 12, 2008

2010-10-23T02:51:37Z

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Health Highlights: April 11, 2008

2010-10-23T09:56:18Z

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States 'recycle' meds to battle costs

2010-04-16T16:20:53Z

States Use Prescription Drug 'Recycling' Programs to Help Keep Soaring Medical Costs Down

The struggle to keep soaring medical costs in check is feeding an increase in state programs that collect unused prescription drugs to give away to the uninsured and poor.

Some states allow donations of sealed drugs from individuals, while others only accept pharmaceuticals from institutions, such as doctor's offices or assisted-living homes. Drugs are typically vett...

Drinking Water Contaminated by Pharmaceuticals; Bottled Water Not the Answer

2010-10-23T02:40:24Z

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Popcorn makers work to remove chemical

2010-09-10T04:28:24Z

Four Major Microwave Popcorn Makers Work to Remove Flavoring Chemical Linked to Lung Ailment

Four of the nation's biggest microwave popcorn makers are working to remove a flavoring chemical from their products linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers while reassuring consumers about the safety of the snack.

Several of the companies discussed their plans Wednesday, a day after a leading lung research hospital warned that consumers also could be in da...

ConAgra says it will drop popcorn chemical linked to lung ailment

2010-09-09T18:43:53Z

The nation's largest microwave popcorn maker, ConAgra Foods Inc., said Wednesday it will change the recipe for its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands over the next year to remove a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers.

The announcement comes a day after a doctor at a leading lung research hospital said in a warn...

Number of environmental cops decreasing

2010-09-09T10:57:00Z

White House Trims Investigators Tracking Environmental Crimes, Below Level Ordered by Congress

Fewer U.S. environmental cops are tracking criminal polluters these days, their numbers steadily dropping below levels ordered by Congress. They are pursuing fewer environmental crimes in a strategy by the Bush administration to target bigger polluters....

Nationals LaRoche Baseball

2011-01-04T21:31:22Z

In this April 7, 2010, photo, Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Adam LaRoche catches a throw during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Phoenix. A person familiar with the negotiations tells Donna Lawlor shows Associated Press staffer Lynn Dombek as she pauses while snowshoeing up a hill on snow-covered logging roads in Hancock County, Maine. The solitude, q...

SC Legacy

2010-12-27T09:01:16Z

In this Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 photo, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford talks with Associated Press reporters in his office in Columbia, S.C. about his time in office and his future. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic)

Austria Opera Gruberova

2010-12-27T06:01:18Z

In this photo taken Oct. 11, 2010, Soprano Edita Gruberova speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna, Austria. At the dizzying heights of her stellar operatic career, Gruberova has unexpectedly chosen to stoop and return to the role of the fallen woman who helped make her fame. Gruberova is not portraying just any wayward female. By rediscov...

Austria Edita Gruberova

2010-12-27T03:31:19Z

Edita Gruberova speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The 64-year-old SLovak diva sees no problem in returning to the role of a 20-something as Violetta Valery in Verdi's "La Tr...

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Air pollution during pregnancy may lower children's IQ

AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water

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Boxer plans hearing on toxic school drinking water

Drugs in the Drinking Water In Fiery Hearing Senators Urge US EPA to Shift Its Paradigm

Environmental scores not ready for prime time

EPA Reconsidering the Safety of Old Tires as Playground Mulch

EPA Reviews Safety of Recycled Tires in Playgrounds

Senate panel considers study of drugs in water

AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water

April 17, 2009

Critics question safety of storing coal slurry

World's highest drug levels entering India stream

Health Highlights: June 15, 2008

Health Highlights: April 12, 2008

Health Highlights: April 11, 2008

States 'recycle' meds to battle costs

Drinking Water Contaminated by Pharmaceuticals; Bottled Water Not the Answer

Popcorn makers work to remove chemical

ConAgra says it will drop popcorn chemical linked to lung ailment

Number of environmental cops decreasing

Nationals LaRoche Baseball

SC Legacy

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