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Chromium Defined
Illnesses come to light in claims
Published July 5, 2009, 12:41 am, Burbank Leader
BURBANK — As their attorneys shuffle between four similar lawsuits that allege the Walt Disney Co. has for decades contaminated groundwater with cancer-causing chromium 6 and other toxic chemicals, stories of ill health from the plaintiffs are beginning to emerge.
EPA eyeing site
Published July 5, 2009, 12:40 am, Burbank Leader
BURBANK — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday confirmed it is evaluating the so-called Polliwog site, an 11-acre parcel at the center of two recent lawsuits that allege the Walt Disney Co. has for decades contaminated groundwater with toxic chemicals, including cancer-causing chromium 6.
Utilities projects power through losses in funds
Published July 4, 2009, 11:08 pm, The Glendale News-Press
Despite the loss of $2.5 million in state funding, construction has begun on two Glendale Water & Power facilities, one of which should reveal the preferred method for stripping chromium 6 from local ground water supplies, officials say.
Officials: Tannery sludge not behind brain tumors
Published July 4, 2009, 3:19 pm, Jefferson City News Tribune
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Health and environmental officials have concluded that sludge from a St. Joseph, Mo., tannery did not contain enough of a cancer-causing chemical to cause health problems in areas where the sludge was used to fertilize farmland.
Landfill Worries Cloud Hope for New Orleans Gardens
Published July 3, 2009, 9:00 pm, Washington Post
Urban gardens were key to helping New Orleans's Vietnamese population return and reestablish their close-knit community just weeks after Hurricane Katrina.
City may quit using coal ash on roads
Published July 3, 2009, 5:56 pm, The Athens News
The city of Athens is looking into switching from using coal ash as an abrasive for skid control on roads in the winter to the use of sand, in response to environmental concerns about the coal ash. The issue has come up several times over the years, and after at-large City Council member Elahu Gosney brought it up during an environmental committee last Monday, Mayor Paul Wiehl said he is ...
Background Note: Macedonia
Published July 2, 2009, 7:17 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Geography Area: 25,713 square km. (slightly larger than Vermont). Cities (2001 est.): Capital --Skopje 600,000; Tetovo, Kumanovo, Gostivar and Bitola 100,000+.
The Next Generation of Fireworks May All Be Green
Published July 2, 2009, 3:00 pm, GreenBiz
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Despite being a centerpiece of celebrations the world over, fireworks displays often release toxic chemicals into the environment, from heavy metals to perchlorate.
Sludge from tannery not cause of cancer
Published July 2, 2009, 2:57 pm, KRCG Jefferson City
Health and environment officials say sludge from a St. Joseph Tannery is probably not the cause of brain tumors in the Cameron area.
Contaminated farm soil found in Missouri
Published July 2, 2009, 11:11 am, redOrbit
State and federal environmental agencies say testing has uncovered farm soil in northwest Missouri that is contaminated with chromium 6. The Kansas City Star said while agency officials confirmed the contaminated soil discovery at a news conference Wednesday, they downplayed the possibility of related health problems. We'll know a lot more after the next round of testing, Scott Clardy of ...
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