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6/30/2006 12:00:01 AM | U.S. EPA orders Newmont, Donner Mine Camp Inc. to remove soil at Zeibright Mine 
=(0) The site of an abandoned mine in California will have an emergency removal of lead, ordered by the EPA. Testing has revealed hazardous levels of lead, arsenic and iron in the soil and dust around the Assay Building of the Zeibright Mine which houses a mining museum frequently visited by both adults and children. The site, in Nevada County CA, ...
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6/29/2006 4:09:00 AM | Diseases caused by pollution cost state =(0) A Minnesota advocacy group reports that the State loses well over a billion dollars a year by having to fund medical and social programs to deal with an increase in childhood diseases caused by toxic pollution. Eliminating problems such as lead paint in old homes and soil, mercury in fish and toxic chemicals just about everywhere, would pay fo...
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6/29/2006 12:00:01 AM | EPA Secures $6 Million For Ryeland Road Cleanup =(0) The US EPA will spend $6 million to buy out 3 families living on land contaminated with lead and arsenic and to excavate a fourth property. The community, west of Philadelphia, was contaminated by the activities of two chemical companies, Standard Chemical Works Corporation and Allegheny Chemical Corporation. The soil will eventually have...
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6/24/2006 10:04:00 PM | Lead Paint Problem Moves to the Burbs =(0) The EPA has proposed a regulation to control the amount of lead paint dust released when older homes are remodelled. Contractors would have to undergo special training and certification, and follow specific procedures for pre-1978 home occupied by children under age 6. Critics say the proposal does not go far enough, and should apply to a...
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6/22/2006 5:11:00 PM | Calif. High Court Denies Review of Lead Paint Case =(0) The California Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit against paint manufacturers may proceed. The suit aims to force eight companies, including Atlantic Richfield Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. to pay for lead paint removal on all types of buildings (public and private) in the Bay Area. The paint companies contend that the product was legal at...
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6/21/2006 5:46:00 AM | Tests shows soil around New Bedford High is contaminated =(0) A second school in New Bedord, Mass. has been found to have contamination on its property. New Bedford High, which was built on the site of a city dump, has tested positive for PCBs, lead, and other heavy minerals and chemicals. Previously, a middle school in the area failed similar contamination tests. The level of contamination, while ...
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6/19/2006 12:49:00 PM | Major lead problem diagnosed in NC =(0) One child has been diagnosed with lead poisoning, and many homes have been found to have lead in their tap water, in Durham North Carolina. Tests, conducted after the lead poisoning case came to light, suggest that the lead in the water supply originated from older homes where lead solder was used on copper pipes. ...............
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6/16/2006 7:38:00 AM | Cancer study won't ignore lead smelter =(0) New Brunswick Government officials now admit that there is a possibility that ground contamination with lead and other heavy metals did result from a local lead smelter and is a cause of residents' health problems. The Canadian provincial government had been accused of a coverup when they denied the association. They now say they will stu...
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6/15/2006 1:33:00 PM | NB government hid lead contamination: council =(0) The Canadian Province of New Brunswick has been accused of covering up the risk of lead, cadmium and arsenic contamination to a community near a lead smelter complex. An environmental group reports that the risk was apparent as far back as 1981 and has requested a public inquiry and compensation to residents. It is documented that residen...
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6/14/2006 4:54:00 AM | Program explains new lead paint law =(0) The City of Rochester, NY has passed a law, which goes into effect July 1, that requires homes with old, peeling paint to remove or contain the old paint so that it will stay out of childrens' bloodstreams. Citizens there are being educated about the dangers of lead, and how to minimize them. Lead causes permanent health and behavioral pr...
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6/10/2006 3:13:00 AM | Volunteers tackle BF lead paint problem =(0) A small Vermont village has used an old-style approach to informing residents about the hazards of lead paint in their homes. They had volunteers go door to door, handing out leaflets and in some cases pointing out trouble spots to residents. The Vermont Department of Health is studying the initiative, with a view to expanding it to othe...
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6/8/2006 12:35:00 AM | Feds Warn Potosi Area Residents About Lead Contamination =(0) Residents in a Missouri mining community whose yards and some wells are contaminated with lead will have the contaminated earth removed by the EPA. The yards of hundreds of homes have tested positive for lead, and that soil will be used as landfill at the site of the former mine. The EPA will put fresh earth in its place. Twenty per cent ...
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5/16/2006 2:44:00 PM | Coke calls California lead-paint lawsuit 'outlandish' =(0) The Attorney General of California is suing Coca Cola Co. over alleged lead paint on labels of coke bottles originating in Mexico. The lawsuit demands a warning label about the dangers of lead paint. Coca Cola contends that all its products are safe, and that the ones in question were not authorized for sale in the United States....
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5/15/2006 9:40:00 AM | Decaying Suisun Bay fleet identified as toxic threat =(0) A fleet of more than 70 old warships, some dating as far back as World War II, are anchored in limbo off the coast of California. They are reportedly full of toxic and hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, PCBs, mercury, and arsenic, and are decaying fast. However, in order to be scrapped they must sail to a Texas facility, and the cost ...
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3/28/2006 8:14:00 PM | Safety alert: Boy's death linked to lead bracelet, but hazards go ... =(0) This article warns of the dangers of lead in many common products such as toy jewelry, lunch boxes, holiday decorations and of course paint. New standards for the maximum level of lead allowed in toy jewelry were recently set after a lawsuit settlement, and there have recently been two recalls, one from Reebok and one from a group of dollar stores ...
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3/23/2006 1:00:00 PM | Portsmouth says US Navy is stalling on lead paint cleanup =(0) Paint chips containing lead are falling from a Navy water tower into an elementary school playground in Rhode Island. This situation came to light in September 2005 and despite promises from the Navy, continues to pose a hazard. Rhode Island State officials are trying to prod the Navy into action....
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3/4/2006 3:05:00 AM | Suit Against Makers of Lead Paint Is Reinstated =(0) In the wake of the judgement in Rhode Island which ruled lead paint manufacturers liable for damages, the State of California is reinstating their lawsuit against eight paint manufacturers. While lead is no longer used in paint, old buildings continue to pose a hazard especially when the paint chips and children become exposed....
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2/22/2006 12:43:00 PM | Three Lead Paint Makers Are Found Guilty - =(0) A verdict was finally reached in the State of Rhode Island lawsuit against companies who manufactered lead paint. Three companies, Sherwin-Williams Co., NL Industries Inc. and Millennium Holdings, were found guilty of creating a public nuisance that still exists and is poisonous to children. It is expected that the companies will be responsible for...
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