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A 'Near Miss' Disaster at Citgo's Corpus Christi Refinery

A July 19 fire at Citgo's Corpus Christi refinery released deadly hydrogen fluoride, maimed one worker, and threatened a poor, largely minority community at its fenceline. Now larger questions are being asked -- about how authorities responded to it and whether it could have been prevented.

Source: Texas Observer, 08/25/2009

"Herbicide Found in Water May Pose Greater Danger"

"Drinking water containing a common herbicide could pose a greater public health risk than previously thought because regular municipal monitoring doesn't detect frequent spikes in the chemical's levels, according to a report released Monday by the Natural Resources Defense Council."

Source: Wash Post, 08/25/2009

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"The Future of McMansions"

Critics complain that "McMansions" have ruined neighborhoods. The McMansion fad fizzled with the real estate bust -- but could it return?

Source: Environment Report, 08/24/2009

"Japan's Creeping Natural Disaster"

"Age-old farming methods helped to cultivate this country's wealth of plant and animal species. But now, as rural areas empty of people, that rich biodiversity is put at risk."

Source: Japan Times, 08/24/2009

"Oil Spill Worsens as Explosion Risk Delays Clean-Up"

"A dangerous oil spill off the far north coast of Western Australian will take at least seven weeks to clean up and cost the company that owns the drilling rig tens of millions of dollars."

Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 08/24/2009

"In Brazil, Paying Farmers to Let the Trees Stand"

In Brazil's epicenter of deforestation, an environmental group is offering farmers cash to let the forest stand. The question is whether they can make more by clearing the land and farming it.

Source: NYTimes, 08/24/2009

Toxics-Burning NY Cement Kilns Exceed Federal Emissions Limits

Blue-collar residents near New York's only hazardous waste incinerator worry about strange odors. An investigation showed the plant's emissions are not what they are supposed to be.

Source: Albany Times-Union, 08/24/2009

"Forgotten Pesticide Dump Spurs Fears in Rural Nevada"

Some residents are worried about a rural Nevada dump where decades of toxic refuse lie buried in shallow trenches.

Source: Reno Gazette Journal, 08/24/2009

"Demand for Tariffs in Global-Warming Legislation Splits Allies"

"Midwestern Democrats, who want duties placed on countries who don't limit greenhouse gas emissions, are at odds with Obama."

Source: LA Times, 08/24/2009

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