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Common rail tankers dangerously flawed, AP analysis finds

The Associated Press reports that one of the most common rail tankers allowed to haul hazardous liquids across the country is dangerously flawed (link comes via Fair Warning and NPR), […]
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Records show refineries in Utah have hundreds of violations

Based on records obtained by the Salt Lake Tribune it has been revealed that "a leak, spill, fire, blast or air-pollution violation occurs, on average, every nine days at the […]
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Millions of pounds of herbicide being sprayed on Oregon's forests

In collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Atlantic and Living On Earth, Ingrid Lobet reports that "herbicides have become a crucial tool for Oregon's $13 billion timber industry." […]
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Polluters stick taxpayers with multimillion dollar clean-up bill

"State officials in Missouri talked tough with previous owners of a polluted site, but when it came time to do the cleanup, Missouri taxpayers were stuck with almost the entire […]
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Humanitarian institutions contributing to deforestation

"An investigation by Haiti Grassroots Watch (HGW) in the Upper Turgeau region of Port-au-Prince discovered that about 100 “transitional shelters” ­­– often called “T-Shelters” –were donated to earthquake victims and […]
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EPA fails to warn families of lead contamination where smelters once stood

"USA Today’s investigative team found the EPA failed to tell people about or take action on hundreds of former lead smelting sites they’d known about for years. Alison Young and […]
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"Fracking" draws little oversight in California

Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Time, reports that "energy companies across California are injecting a mysterious mix of chemicals into the ground to tap oil deposits while frustrating attempts to […]
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Californians drinking nitrate-contaminated water

Stett Holbrook, for the Food and Environment Reporting Network, reports that "nitrate contamination in groundwater from fertilizer and animal manure is severe and getting worse for hundreds of thousands of […]
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Thousands of gas meters leaking in California

"An investigation by KCRA in Sacramento revealed that Pacific Gas and Electric had surveyed homeowners’ gas meters over the last three years and marked thousands of leaks across Northern California."  […]
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Rural schools and communities lose billions in funding

An expired federal program aimed to benefit former logging communities means massive budget wholes for hundreds of schools and communities across the country, an investigation by California Watch found. The […]
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