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Locals receive training to test air quality associated with fracking, injection wells
by Sara Brumfield , Athens Ohio Today
May 11th, 2013
Athens community members concerned with hydraulic fracturing and injection wells are receiving training this weekend to measure levels of air contamination.

Study by FCCAG & GCM on the Arkansas Spill site
by  Steve Horn, Huff Post Green
May 10th, 2013
Study: 30 Toxic Chemicals, Some Carcinogens, at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site

Residents near U.S. ports say expansions taking heavy toll
by Darryl Fears, The Washington Post
May 5th, 2013
A deeper, wider Panama Canal with its two new flights of triple locks will double existing canal capacity and allow transit for vessels with three times the cargo when the upgraded passageway opens for business in early 2015.

Advocacy group hosts training seminars on planned BP air monitors
by Lauri Harvey Keagle, nwitimes.com
April 30th, 2013
GCM teaching residents living near BP's Whiting Refinery in Indiana how to read air quality monitors.

Study Reveals 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site
by Steve Horn, Desmogblog.com
April 29th, 2013
Independent Study shows that air quality in the area surrounding the spill has been affected by high levels of cancer-causing chemicals.

Esther and Steven Abeyta
by Margaret Wright, abili.com
April 25th, 2013
There are two Superfund sites and a high concentration of heavy industry in the area where Esther Abeyta’s family has lived for three generations.

Chemist in Mayflower: Population made sick by emissions from ExxonMobil oil spill
by Daniel Wilkerson, THV11
April 23rd, 2013
The Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Group hosted a town hall meeting in Mayflower Monday, when people across the state and country celebrated Earth Day.

Arkansas Oil Spill Health Complaints Emerge In Mayflower
by Lynne Peeples, Huff Post Green
April 23rd, 2013
Sherry Appleman awoke abruptly in the middle of the night less than 48 hours after a pipeline rupture last month sent thousands of barrels of heavy crude oil into the streets and swamps of Mayflower, Ark.

Sterlite Industries' copper smelter ignites toxic debate
by Anupama Chandrasekaran, Reuters
April 9th, 2013
Neighbours of copper smelter in India, find themselves running out of their houses in panic, coughing hard and struggling to breathe.

Richmond refinery cleared to resume operations: Cal/OSHA
by George Avalos, Contra Costa Times
April 5th, 2013
Chevron's efforts to resume operations at its Richmond refinery received a major boost Friday with word from Cal/OSHA that the regulatory agency has cleared the way for a restart of the plant.

Arkansas Oil Spill Raises Scrutiny of Pipeline Network
by Jim Snyder & Bradley Olson, Bloomberg
April 1st, 2013
An oil spill that fouled an Arkansas town is raising questions about the U.S. pipeline network and the safety of importing Canadian heavy crude, as President Barack Obama weighs whether to approve the Keystone XL project.

Tonawanda Coke Found Guilty of Violating Clean Air Act
www.wgrz.com
March 29th, 2013
Tonawanda Coke has been found guilty of violating the Clean Air Act in a major trial involving federal environmental law.

Tonawanda Coke, top executive convicted of polluting air, ground
by Phil Fairbanks, The Buffalo News
March 28th, 2013
One by one, workers took the witness stand and testified about benzene emissions and toxic sludge and how Tonawanda Coke seemed nervous about government inspectors.

India, Chevron and monitoring pollution after toxic disasters
by Tyler Orsburn, Richmond Confidential
March 25th, 2013
Shweta Narayan, one of India’s leading environmentalists, paid the Bay Area a visit last week and presented information about the importance of environmental monitoring when it comes to toxic disasters.

Noxious gas triggers scare in Thoothukudi
by Yazhiniyan, The New Indian Express
March 24th, 2013
A suspected leak of noxious gas from the Sterlite Industries plant in Thoothukudi caused nausea and skin irritation among a section of local residents.

Area’s industrial legacy poses health risks
by Winthrop Quigley, ABQ Journal
March 18th, 2013
Steve and Esther Abeyta set up an air-sample collection device at their San Jose home. The Abeytas are trying to determine if area industry is causing health problems for residents.

Kids fight against mercury dump
by Tamil Nadu, Deccan Chronicle
March 16th, 2013
Twenty-five school children are demanding that the government take steps and excavate the soil polluted with mercury dumped in nearby forests by an MNC 12 years ago.

Obama Will Use Nixon-Era Law to Fight Climate Change
by Mark Drajem, Bloomberg
March 15th, 2013
President Barack Obama is preparing to tell all federal agencies for the first time that they should consider the impact on global warming before approving major projects, from pipelines to highways.

Neighborhoods Seek Help Dealing with Industrial Pollution
Public News Services
March 14th, 2013
When Steven Abeyta and his wife moved from Colorado back to their family home in San Jose, they found that a number of large industrial plants had become part of the neighborhood.

Putting the Justice Back in Environmental Issues
by Jessica Knoblauch, The City Project Blog
March 14th, 2013
“Every little victory, a life is saved. Every big victory is a major advance for our society and for our planet.”

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