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How a bunch of scrappy Marines could help vanquish breast cancer.


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Beginning in the 1950s, toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune intermingled with its water supply. An estim ...

How a bunch of scrappy Marines could help vanquish breast cancer.


2012-05-21T09:00-05:00
Beginning in the 1950s, toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune intermingled with its water supply. An estim ...

Senator asks Ohio EPA for answers on lead contamination.


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A U.S. senator called for Ohio's top environmental regulator Sunday to answer questions about lead c ...

Texas coal plant developer fights new EPA rules.


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The first challenge to the EPA's regulations new limits on emissions of mercury and other toxic poll ...

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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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