New dioxin rules might force more cleanups

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New dioxin rules might force more cleanups
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- The government has spent many millions of dollars in recent decades cleaning up sites contaminated with dioxin and, in extreme cases, relocating residents of entire neighborhoods tainted by the toxin.But tough new pollution standards proposed by the Obama administration could require additional dioxin cleanups at scores of abandoned...

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Low sperm count seen in Chinese workers exposed to high levels of plastics chemical BPA

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Low sperm count seen in Chinese workers exposed to high levels of plastics chemical BPA
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study to tie it to poor semen quality. The study is the latest to raise health questions about bisphenol-A and comes two weeks after Canada published a final order adding the chemical to its list of toxic substances....

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The Environmental Media Associaton Awards Show Proves That Green Is Right!

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The Environmental Media Associaton Awards Show Proves That Green Is Right!
Source: The Green Living Guy© Pictures Source: Wire Images and Tamara Henry While I was in California on my The Green Living Guy book tour that some of you might had seen pictures on my facebook page, you might have seen pictures of my The Green Living Guy book tour. It was my first opportunity like that ever so rock out and get green answers. Many...

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Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy

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Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy
ON THE FLOOR OF THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) -- Just 20 miles north of where BP's blown-out well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the sea, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude could have wiped out many of these delicate deepwater habitats. Plankton, tiny suspended particles that form the base of the ocean's food web, float en masse 1,400...

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Get ready for an EEK-O-friendly Halloween

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Get ready for an EEK-O-friendly Halloween
Halloween should be fun, but every year it gets scarier--for parents and the planet. From the discovery of lead in fake teeth and candy, to chemicals in costumes, to the garbage left in the holiday's wake, it's a wonder more of us haven't given up the festivities and spent October 31 watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The good news is, there...

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UN meeting on saving species opens in Japan

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UN meeting on saving species opens in Japan
TOKYO (AP) -- Delegates from more than 190 nations kicked off a U.N. conference Monday aimed at ensuring the survival of diverse species and ecosystems threatened by pollution, exploitation and habitat encroachment. But the two-week marathon talks of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity face some of the same divisions between rich and poor nations...

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Scientists lower Gulf health grade

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Scientists lower Gulf health grade
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Six months after the rig explosion that led to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, damage to the Gulf of Mexico can be measured more in increments than extinctions, say scientists polled by The Associated Press. In an informal survey, 35 researchers who study the Gulf lowered their rating of its ecological health by...

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