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| Radioactive boar on the rise in Germany. |
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As Germany's wild boar population has skyrocketed in recent years, so too has the number of animals contaminated by radioactivity left over from the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. Government payments compensating hunters for lost income due to radioactive boar have quadrupled since 2007. |
| EPA developing tool to assist in Enviro Justice Initiative. |
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U.S. EPA is working on a coarse screening tool as part of its "environmental justice" initiative to help its employees spot pockets of people whose health has suffered disproportionally over the years. |
| Chernobyl zone shows decline in biodiversity. |
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The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl has revealed that mammals are declining in the exclusion zone surrounding the nuclear power plant. It was based on almost four years of counting and studying animals there. |
| Coal firm 'grandstanding,' judge says. |
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Massey Energy's Performance Coal Co. is "grandstanding" in its lawsuit challenging the government's procedures for investigating the deaths of 29 workers at the company's Upper Big Branch Mine, a federal administrative law judge has ruled. |
| China's industrial accidents quietly on the rise. |
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While the country's economic boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can maintain its pace of expansion without doing catastrophic harm to its people and the environment. |
| Marcellus Shale Coalition hires Ridge as adviser. |
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Stung by a gas well blowout in Clearfield County and the likelihood of legislators slapping a new tax on underground natural gas, Marcellus Shale drillers have added a heavy hitter to their lineup -- former Gov. Tom Ridge. |
| As water worries mount, researcher says Marcellus Shale poses risk to air. |
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Protecting watersheds in the Marcellus Shale region and forcing driller disclosure of fracking chemicals are the foremost demands of those concerned about potential environmental harm from natural gas activity. |
| Oil spill dispersants shifting ecosystem impacts in Gulf, scientists warn. |
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A seemingly feel-good story showed up this week on the nation's front pages and newscasts: The oil that befouled the Gulf of Mexico for 86 days is vanishing from the surface, leaving workers with little to clean. But scientists warn the oil's ecological impacts are shifting, not ebbing. |
| Oil spill highlights conflict-of-interest issue within investigation agency. |
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The oil industry of the Gulf Coast is an insular world in which rig foremen and federal inspectors sometimes work side by side. In the wake of the BP disaster, Congress is pressing the agency formerly known as the MMS to clamp down on potential conflicts of interest. |
| House approves offshore drilling bill, but Senate dispute could delay final action until fall. |
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The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess. |
