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Michigan passes health study on to Emory University.


2012-02-22T09:00-05:00
For more than three decades Michigan tracked the health of about 4,000 residents who ingested fire r ...

Phosphate mining giant cuts deal with environmentalists that allows mining but saves wetlands.


2012-02-22T09:00-05:00
The world's largest phosphate miner has cut a deal with the environmental groups that sued it two ye ...

Feds push DuPont's cleanup of Pompton Lake to 2013.


2012-02-22T09:00-05:00
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is delaying DuPont’s cleanup of Pompton Lake for a yea ...

'Sticky smog' might help solve pollution mystery.


2012-02-22T09:00-05:00
The hazardous gases that make up Southern California's smoggy haze might stick together like tar, no ...

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Precautionary Action Prevents Harm

The precautionary approach looks at how we can prevent harm from environmental hazards. It is a “better safe than sorry” practice motivated by caution and prevention. Why ask “what level of harm is acceptable?” when we can prevent pollution and environmental destruction before it happens. The Center for Health, Environment & Justice’s BE SAFE campaign is a nationwide initiative to build support for the precautionary approach. [Read more]

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