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Don't Bring Your Work Home With You
Workers in dozens of industries are not only being exposed to dangerous substances on the job, but are also transporting those toxins home on their clothes, skin, tools, and briefcases, […]
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I Can't Believe We Made the Hole Thing
For the first time, the hole in the ozone layer has opened up over a populated city, New Zealand scientists say. The hole opened up for two days in early […]
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Sunny Day, Sweeping the Clouds Away
Though acting more slowly than enviros would like, BP Amoco and some other oil companies are developing alternative energy technologies at a faster pace than at any time since the […]
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The Tragedy of the Commoner
Just 35 municipal waste incinerators, cement kilns, and steel plants in the eastern and central U.S. accounted for one-third of the dioxin reaching the Canadian Arctic in one year, according […]
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Storm Troopers
Climate change seems already to be causing weather-related disasters, and the problem is likely to get worse, according to a recent report conducted by scientists at Vrije University in Amsterdam […]
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Utah residents fight back against toxic contamination
With its red rock canyons, snow covered peaks, alkali plains, slickrock, and Great Salt Lake, the varied terrain of Utah forms strikingly beautiful landscapes. This arresting scenery drew Chip Ward and family to the state in the 1970s, and persuaded them to settle in the seemingly placid town of Grantsville on the edge of Utah's West Desert.
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Debated Breath
At the first presidential debate of the season, held last night in Boston, Al Gore stressed his commitment to protect Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and other “environmental treasures” […]
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These Are the Toxics in Your Neighborhood
Almost 46 percent of the nation’s public housing units for the poor are located within one mile of factories that emit toxic pollution, according to a study conducted by the […]
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Bye, Cycles
The bicycle, long emblematic of transportation in China, is gradually fading in popularity as people opt to take taxis and buses around town and dream of cars of their own. […]
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iSpy
Sony Corp., upset over efforts by enviros to hold electronics manufacturers responsible for the final disposal of their products, may soon be hiring an Internet investigation agency to keep track […]
