"'Last Man Standing' at Wake for a Toxic Town"
Residents say goodbye to Picher, Oklahoma, a town undermined and polluted by mining operations.
Source: CNN, 07/01/2009
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"Radioactive Revival in New Mexico"
Navajo people are fighting the return of uranium mining they say threatens to despoil their lands and health.
Source: Nation, 06/18/2009
"EPA To Rebuild Uranium-Contaminated Navajo Homes"
"The federal government plans to spend up to $3 million a year to demolish and rebuild uranium-contaminated structures across the Navajo Nation, where Cold War-era mining of the radioactive substance left a legacy of disease and death."
Source: AP, 06/15/2009
Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding
$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
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New Trails Are in 13 States
Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
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"Crime Scene Cleanup" in Kelly AFB Toxics Case
New evidence indicates the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fails to protect communities from dangers such as the now-disappearing plumes of toxic groundwater carrying cancer-causing chemicals far beyond the Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio, TX.
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"Deadly Water -- Black Falls: Water Sources, But None To Drink"
Drought is driving some people in the Navajo Nation to drink water that is contaminated with uranium and other contaminants.
Source: Gallup Independent, 06/02/2009
"Scientists Look at Flares' Impact on Smog"
Scientists in the Houston area are focusing research on the flare stacks at its hundreds of petrochemical plants -- which may be a major overlooked cause of smog.
Source: Houston Chronicle, 05/26/2009
TX DEQ Boss Mum on Meetings With Asarco Lobbyist
A Texas state senator is seeking documents on meetings between Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairman H.S. Buddy Garcia and a lobbyist for Asarco as he was preparing to approve its application to reopen a smelter.
Source: Austin American-Statesman, 05/19/2009
NOAA To Swarm Around Tornadoes This Spring
Researchers, journalists in tow, will be chasing tornadoes around the central US in May and June to learn more about how tornadoes work, and better predict them and their paths.
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