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Friday, 17 May 2013 12:45 |
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By Brian Krans
Thu, May 16, 2013
A refreshing dip in your local public pool might not be so appealing now that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report nearly 60 percent of public pools it tested contained a detectible amount of human fecal matter.
Researchers with the CDC collected samples from indoor and outdoor public pools in the Atlanta, Ga., region during last summer’s busy swimming season and tested them for bacteria. They discovered a high percentage of bacteria found in the human digestive system, suggesting that the pool water was contaminated with human feces.
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Monday, 06 May 2013 07:38 |
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health. The report states that there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.
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Monday, 22 April 2013 08:24 |
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Release Date: 04/17/2013
WASHINGTON –– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership released an updated list of the Top 50 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources.
“We applaud the leadership demonstrated by organizations that are helping reduce carbon pollution and spur the growth of clean, American-made energy sources by increasing their use of renewable energy,” said EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe. “As President Obama has made clear, clean energy is critical to our health, our economy, our security, and our ability to effectively address climate change.”
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Monday, 29 April 2013 08:07 |
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Environmental News
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
(Lenexa, Kan., April 26, 2013) - EPA Region 7 will recognize the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club for efforts to divert, donate and compost food waste around Busch Stadium, in an on-field ceremony prior to the Cardinals-Reds game on Monday, April 29.
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Friday, 12 April 2013 08:39 |
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An analysis of imported brands found surprising levels of the metal
By Alexandra Sifferlin | Time.com – Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Reporting at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, a group of researchers lead by Tsanangurayi Tongesayi, an associate professor of chemistry at Monmouth University in New Jersey announced the results of their analysis of rice from Asia, Europe and South America. The imports, which currently make up about 7% of rice consumed in America, contained higher than acceptable levels of lead.
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