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• About 2,500 flee chemical leak in western Pa.
... from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant in Petrolia, said plant manager Dave Dorko. Authorities were concerned about the potential for respiratory damage and skin burns, said Freda Tarbell, spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental ...
• The overweight debate: Healthy and heavy?
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), most cancers are caused by gene mutations brought on by age, lifestyle, and environmental factors, like inactivity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increased exposure to radiation or ...
• Court wrangles over Navy sonar, whales
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over judges' authority to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales. The court heard arguments in a dispute between the Bush administration and environmental advocates over court rulings ...
• Economic woes could curtail action on warming
WASHINGTON - The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming. Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate, and both presidential ...
• Mexican pot cartels sully U.S. forests, parks
Millions of dollars are spent every year to find and uproot marijuana-growing operations on state and federal lands, but federal officials say no money is budgeted to clean up the environmental mess left behind after helicopters carry off the plants ...