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Trash remains along rail tracks in Banff, weeks after toxic waste investigation

2014-05-07 07:13:08| Railroads - Topix.net

Nearly three weeks after an investigation began into toxic waste along the Canadian Pacific Railway line in Banff National Park, there was still material - including garbage - along the tracks.

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Australia's dirty secret: who's breathing toxic air?

2014-04-16 11:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ecologist: Australia's poorer communities, with lower employment and education levels, and those with a high proportion of Indigenous people, are significantly more likely to suffer high levels of toxic air pollution. Children are at particular risk from rising levels of lead. Australia's environmental protection laws do not adequately or equally protect all communities from the health effects of air pollution. These are the key findings from the first Australian study to assess the relationship between...

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South Texas Oil Brings Boom As Well As Pollution's 'Toxic Soup'

2014-04-11 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: While the South Texas oil boom has meant a flood of cash and people to formerly impoverished communities, there have also been serious repercussions namely, rampant air pollution. Jim Morris of the Center for Public Integrity explains the boom's environmental effects.

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LMU study finds 20% of gases from combustion of R1234yf MAC refrigerant consist of highly toxic carbonyl fluoride; urges reassessment

2014-04-11 20:30:22| Green Car Congress

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EPA Loopholes Allow Biomass to Emit More Toxic Air Pollutants Than Coal, Study Says

2014-04-09 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

InsideClimate: A new study charges that government regulations for biomass plants are riddled with loopholes that allow wood-burning facilities to spew more toxic emissions in the air than coal-fired power plants. The findings are refueling a controversy over whether biomass should be treated by regulators as a renewable energy fuel and able to qualify for green incentives, or be treated as a fossil fuel like coal. The study, conducted by the Massachusetts-based Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI), found that...

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