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An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in the United States and Germany.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a new rule to clarify how to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to the nation's wetlands and streams.
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Industry Meets Goal Ahead of Schedule, Sets New Aggressive Target
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In 2007, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency awarded Energy Star status to 176 office buildings,
schools, hospitals, banks, hotels, supermarkets and college dormitories.
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America's largest corporations are switching to "green" power in record numbers -- pushing an already hot renewable energy industry into overdrive.
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Company Tops EPA Green Power Partner List, Vows to Drive for Greater Efficiency While Spurring Growth in Renewable Market
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today three grant award recipients for the 2008 Mineral Resources External Research Program, which encourages minerals research.
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Abbott today pledged to reduce its total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2 percent on an absolute basis from 2006 to 2011.
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An international collaboration led by researchers in the US and South Africa announced Nov. 20 the first genome sequence of an extensively drug resistant (XDR) strain of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Greenpeace volunteers today halted the destruction of an area of peatland swamp forest held by the PT Duta Palma palm oil company in the Riau province of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Boosting ethanol production by growing more corn in the United States without considering the quality and availability of water by region could put a significant strain on water resources in some parts of the country, a committee of the National Research Council said in a report released this week.
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In 2006, EPA's climate protection programs prevented 70 million metric tons of carbon equivalent greenhouse gas emissions - up from 63 million in 2005, according to a new report released today.
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IBM announced today an $86 million data center expansion that will add an additional 80,000 square feet of data center space to its Boulder facility.
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Google Inc. today set out its strategy to help build a cleaner energy future. This plan will enable the company to go carbon neutral by 2008 and help support environmental innovation that could ultimately benefit everyone.
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Pure H2O, Inc., a provider of novel water and wastewater treatment systems, is pleased to announce they are experiencing a large number of inquiries from potential independent distributors in India.
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EPA's Plug-In To eCycling partnership consists of consumer electronic manufacturers and retailers that work to increase safe recycling of electronic products, such as computers, televisions, and cell phones.
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