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People at Risk of Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Around the Home

Although Americans are becoming increasingly aware of toxic chemical exposure from everyday household products like bisphenol A in some baby bottles and lead in some toys, women do not readily connect typical household products with personal chemical exposure and related adverse health effects

24 Nov 2008

Fuel Efficient and Clean Diesel Cars Take to the Race Track

Modern diesels are cleaner than ever before. To show how efficient they are, the latest generation made its debut recently on the racetrack proving that even in full race driving conditions diesel vehicles can remain clean and green

24 Nov 2008

Using a Sustainable Garden Roof as an Environmentally Friendly Construction Material

Spanish research study has tested different combinations of supports and indigenous plants to determine which are the best for reducing energy consumption inside buildings

24 Nov 2008

Satellite Imaging of Light Pollution Being Used to Identify Threatened Coral Reefs

Researchers are using satellite images of lights at night to identify the most threatened and most pristine coral reefs in an objective and easily repeatable way

24 Nov 2008

Pollution of Freshwater Costing at Least $4.3 Billion Every Year

Kansas State University researchers found that freshwater pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen costs government agencies, drinking water facilities and individual Americans at least $4.3 billion annually.

24 Nov 2008

South Eastern USA Water to be More Variable and Unreliable

A new report from National Wildlife Federation offers the latest scientific research on global warming and water supplies, competition for resources, demographic factors, and how to better prepare for managing the region’s water availability challenges

23 Nov 2008

Natural Cooling From Deep Within Lake Ontario

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry researchers are studying a plan that would pump water from deep in Lake Ontario into buildings 30 miles away in Syracuse, providing environmentally friendly cooling for city buildings

23 Nov 2008

New Way of Monitoring and Finding Source of Zinc Pollution in the Air

A new way of pinpointing where zinc pollution in the atmosphere comes from could improve pollution monitoring and regulation

20 Nov 2008

Green Collar Jobs The Next Boom Area for US Manufacturing

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama proposed an economic plan that would create 5 million jobs in environmental industries. These so-called "green collar" jobs do, in fact, present the next frontier for U.S. manufacturing, says a new report from Duke University

18 Nov 2008

Environmental Activists Arrested Outside Rusal Headquarters in Moscow

Several environmental protesters representing the Republic of Guinea were arrested today for attempting to enter by force the headquarters of metals conglomerate United Company Rusal

18 Nov 2008