Daily Archives: February 26, 2008

GreenandMore.com Announces Top Ways to Go Green This Spring

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. GreenandMore.com today announced top ways to go green this Spring. Spring arrives March 20, just a month away, so it’s the perfect time to rethink lawn care, gardening, and outdoor living products that are popular backyard … Continue reading →

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Cleaning chemicals sicken 26 at school

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. Twenty-four students and two teachers from a Country Club Hills school were taken to five area hospitals Friday after a chemical spill, but most were treated and released, officials said. See also … Continue reading →

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Farmer Bob turns water into swine

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. As water towers sprout on the suburban landscape to keep up with growth, residents have tried everything from e-mail protests to lawsuits to keep the behemoths out of eyeshot of their homes … Continue reading →

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Human Shadows on the Seas

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Scientists are building the first worldwide portrait of human impacts on the oceans, which have left just 4 percent of the seas pristine.

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Archaic sewage lines tainting lakes, rivers

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Nearly 100 small communities in Minnesota are illegally releasing raw sewage into lakes, rivers, ditches and field drains, says a new state report.

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Farms May Be Exempted From Emission Rules

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Washington Post. Under pressure from agriculture industry lobbyists and lawmakers from agricultural states, the Environmental Protection Agency wants to drop requirements that factory farms report their emissions of toxic gases, despite findings by the … Continue reading →

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New Web Multimedia Portal Launched on EPA.gov

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today launched its new web multimedia portal www.epa.gov/multimedia. The multimedia portal is EPA’s one-stop location for environmental video, audio/podcasts, and photography. The portal also includes interactive features such as “Ask EPA” and the Deputy Administrator’s … Continue reading →

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