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PH17 "IN FOCUS": Radon, The Silent Killer
Staff reporterPHL17 "IN FOCUS": RADON, THE SILENT KILLER PHILADELPHIA – Saturday, February 5, 2011- 6:30-7:00am On this Saturday's episode of "In Focus", Steve Highsmith focuses on the silent killer, radon. Radon is responsible for at least 20,000 lung cancer deaths a...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Television Industry, Television, Chicago Tribune, Television Stations
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Report outlines strategy for New River improvements
Staff WriterCALEXICO — It’s been a public health issue for half a century. It’s been thought to have caused cancer. It’s been known as the most polluted river in the nation. The murky green water that runs through the border and into the...Tags: Cancer, Wetlands, Water Supply, Breast Cancer, Facebook
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Voice of the People, May. 26
I'm quite surprised by "Cigarette-related fires" (Voice of the People, May 15), from Bill Phelps, communications director of Altria Client Services, a response to the Tribune's brilliant but aggravating investigation of the machinations of the cigarette...Tags: Health, Respiratory Disease, Chemicals, NATO, Chicago Police Department
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Heavy sea ice could mean slight delay in offshore Arctic drilling
SEATTLE -- The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade is clinging to the northern coast of Alaska and could postpone the commencement of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic until the beginning of August — a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Pollution, Manufacturing and Engineering, BP Plc
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Climate change
Tribune reporter Michael Hawthorne penned a typically thoughtful and informative article ("BP's Whiting refinery agrees to cut air pollution," News, May 24), about the new emissions cleanup agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency and the...Tags: Health, Conservation, Ecosystems, Michael Hawthorne, Lobbying
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Testing the water
As the lakefront officially opens to swimmers Friday, the Lake Michigan shoreline joins the cutting edge in the war on bacteria after decades of using day-old water samples to decide whether to close beaches.
In Chicago, the Park District will use a...Tags: Health, Beaches, E. coli Infection, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lakes and Ponds
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Fracking comes to Illinois
Representatives of the oil and natural gas industries scratched their heads this week when they read two proposed amendments to an Illinois drilling bill.
The amendments, drawn up by House Speaker Michael Madigan's staff, would create the nation's most...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Michael Madigan, Land Resources, Petroleum Industry, Illinois
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Gasification plants in Illinois dead or on life support
A few short months ago, the future looked bright for three coal plant developers with the idea that they would create a new market for the state's abundant, but dirty, coal.
Proponents even called the coal "clean" because it wouldn't be burned and sent...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Credit Ratings, Coal, Energy Resources, Environmental Pollution
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Louis Martocchio Expected To Be Named To Fill Vacancy On Southington Town Council
The Hartford CourantThe town's assistant town attorney has stepped down and is expected to be named to the town council on Tuesday. Louis Martocchio has been chosen to fill the vacancy created when former council Chairman Edward Pocock resigned earlier this month, council...Tags: Justice System, Environmental Cleanup, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Southington
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BP agrees to spend $400 million to reduce pollution at Whiting refinery
Tribune reporterBP will spend more than $400 million to significantly reduce noxious air pollution from its massive refinery in northwest Indiana, the company announced today in a settlement with federal authorities and environmental groups that could set a precedent for...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Heavy Engineering, George Bush, Economy, Business and Finance
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Durbin calls for chemical regulation
Urging colleagues to overhaul the nation's chemical laws, Sen. Dick Durbin spoke Wednesday on the Senate floor about his own frustrations as a grandfather to twins born into a world laden with flame retardant chemicals. Two other senators joined the...Tags: Health, Cancer, Chemicals, Dick Durbin, Parenting
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Coal plant debate reaches Hampton
HAMPTON — A depate spreading across Hampton Roads municipalities concerning a 1,500-megawatt power plant proposed for rural Surry County has landed here in front of the City Council. The group agreed Wednesday to wait until after July 1 for...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Petroleum Industry, Environmental Pollution
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