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Refinery construction halt costs city of Richmond
Published July 10, 2009, 12:16 am, Contra Costa Times
Richmond is taking another look at its budget after a court ruling stopped construction at the Chevron Richmond refinery and put the brakes on a related deal in which the oil company was to give the city millions.
AQMD: Cerritos neighborhood 'not a toxic hot spot'
Published July 9, 2009, 7:17 pm, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Results of air monitoring tests from Santa Fe Springs plant show that it does not pose a significant cancer risk to the surrounding community, South Coast AQMD officials said.
Diesel issue still up in the air
Published July 9, 2009, 2:51 pm, Burbank Leader
BURBANK — Protracted negotiations between Bob Hope Airport and air quality officials over the use of a 25-year-old diesel exhaust generator continue to drag on, nine months after the airfield was slapped with a violation.
Outdoor Air to be Monitored at Cabell County School
Published July 9, 2009, 10:51 am, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
EPA air monitoring devices will be installed at the Cabell County Career Technology Center.
Wood burning creates top cancer risk in Oregon's air, EPA says
Published July 8, 2009, 5:26 pm, The Oregonian
Michael Mode/The OregonianClick on graphic to see full-size. Pollution from burning wood in stoves, fireplaces and elsewhere is the top cancer risk in Oregon's air, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency analysis. Burning wood and other organic material creates...
U.S. Steel reveals benzene cleanup
Published July 8, 2009, 3:09 am, Post-Tribune
GARY -- U.S. Steel laid out an extensive plan to clean up a plume of benzene contaminated ground water near the middle of its seven-mile long property Monday. Company officials also presented more details on plans to manage and cap landfills on its property at the quarterly Community Involvement Team Effort meeting at the main branch of the Gary Public Library. The exact source of the ...
Legislating Toxicity
Published July 7, 2009, 1:14 pm, The Valley Advocate
These days, even a trip to Target can feel fraught with peril. First item on your shopping list: sippy cups for your toddler. Will they have the ones made without bisphenol A (or BPA), which the state of Connecticut recently banned from use in food containers and baby products? In the housewares section,...
Whelan has long checklist
Published July 6, 2009, 8:05 pm, Windsor Star
Only a month into her new job as the CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Ontario division, former Essex Liberal MP Susan Whelan has a long checklist.
County fares well in air quality study
Published July 6, 2009, 6:43 am, The Marietta Times
Lifelong Washington County residents face less of a cancer risk from the air they breathe than the rest of the state and nation, according to data released Wednesday from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Business people and places
Published July 5, 2009, 2:44 am, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Promoted to assistant vice president at Fifth Third Bancorp downtown were: Nicholas Brandt, Matt Ziegler, Karen Huebschman, Michael Kline and Lavonda King.
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