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    Dec 20, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Chromium-tainted drinking water: Time for a federal crackdown?

    Greenspace
    A type of chromium linked to cancer is turning up in tap water in more than two dozen cities, including Riverside, according to a study that urges federal regulators to adopt tougher standards. Even though scientists at the U.S. Environmental......
    2. Jun 2, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  2. Cleaning up the Chicago River

    Steve Chapman
    It seems like a simple choice: Would we rather have a Chicago River that is clean enough for fish to flourish and people to swim? Or would we prefer to let polluters go on dumping filth into the city's chief......
    3. Mar 3, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  3. Climate-change talk for grownups

    Change of Subject
    This morning, "my Tribune colleague Michael Hawthorne took readers on a tour through the conflicting claims on global warming. We ran a climate change questions and answers package along with it," writes James Janega at TribNation. Hawthorne underscores...
    4. Feb 6, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Commuters continue to breathe diesel exhaust at Chicago's Union Station

    Thousands of commuters continue to breathe high levels of lung-damaging diesel exhaust at Chicago's Union Station, in part because of nagging maintenance problems at the Old Post Office that straddles the southbound tracks.
    Thousands of commuters continue to breathe high levels of lung-damaging diesel exhaust at Chicago's Union Station, in part because of nagging maintenance problems at the Old Post Office that straddles the southbound tracks. Testing by Amtrak has...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Chicago Tribune, Asthma, Lungs and Airways

    5. Feb 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Metra finds 'alarming' pollution on some trains

    Metra's own testing of toxic diesel exhaust inside its passenger coaches shows the transit agency's pollution problems are more extensive and worrisome than it has publicly disclosed, according to records obtained by the Tribune.
    Metra's own testing of toxic diesel exhaust inside its passenger coaches shows the transit agency's pollution problems are more extensive and worrisome than it has publicly disclosed, according to records obtained by the Tribune. A summary of tests...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, Censorship, Cancer

    6. Mar 5, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Study finds elevated rates of cancer in Crestwood

    Cancer rates are "significantly elevated" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades.
    Cancer rates are "significantly elevated" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades. Prompted by a Tribune investigation that revealed the...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Accidents, Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Flame retardants: California hearing weighs new safety rule

    — California officials vowed Tuesday to move forward on a new fire safety rule that could eliminate the use of toxic flame retardants in household furniture and baby products sold nationwide.
    — California officials vowed Tuesday to move forward on a new fire safety rule that could eliminate the use of toxic flame retardants in household furniture and baby products sold nationwide. At a public hearing on the proposed standard, what was...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Chicago Tribune, Tobacco Products

    8. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. National awards for Tribune's "Playing With Fire" series

    If you read the Chicago Tribune's "Playing With Fire" series about the deceptive campaign by the chemical and tobacco industries to introduce toxic flame retardants into our homes -- and ultimately into our bodies -- you won't be surprised that it won some big awards.
    If you read the Chicago Tribune's "Playing With Fire" series about the deceptive campaign by the chemical and tobacco industries to introduce toxic flame retardants into our homes -- and ultimately into our bodies -- you won't be surprised that it won...

    Tags: John F. Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, Newspapers

    9. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. California flame retardant development, and its context

    Though obscure, fire-safety rules in California have a huge impact on consumers everywhere in the country because they influence how manufacturers make furniture sold in all states.
    Though obscure, fire-safety rules in California have a huge impact on consumers everywhere in the country because they influence how manufacturers make furniture sold in all states. Under a current California rule, known as Technical Bulletin 117, foam...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Jerry Brown

    10. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. U.S. vows to clean up lead-polluted lot near Pilsen school

    Federal officials vowed Wednesday to conduct an emergency cleanup of a lead-contaminated lot near a Pilsen elementary school, more than six years after authorities first identified the hazards.
    Federal officials vowed Wednesday to conduct an emergency cleanup of a lead-contaminated lot near a Pilsen elementary school, more than six years after authorities first identified the hazards. The Tribune reported in November that the lot had not been...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pilsen, Environmental Issues, Chicago Tribune

    11. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Pilsen polluter H. Kramer agrees to cut lead emissions

    Owners of a smelting facility linked to dangerous levels of lead in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood will spend $3 million on new equipment to curb emissions of the toxic metal.
    Tribune reporter
    Owners of a smelting facility linked to dangerous levels of lead in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood will spend $3 million on new equipment to curb emissions of the toxic metal. In a legal settlement announced today by federal and state officials, H....

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pilsen, Environmental Issues, Lawyers

    12. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. BP air pollution settlement in Whiting, and what it means in pollution controls for neighbors

    This week, oil company BP agreed to cut air pollution at its Whiting refinery in a $400 million settlement with the federal government.
    This week, oil company BP agreed to cut air pollution at its Whiting refinery in a $400 million settlement with the federal government. (The full story is here.) What does this mean for us -- the refinery's neighbors? The Tribune's environmental...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, BP Plc

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