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The Dirt on Dry Cleaning: Durham Residents Concerned About Chemicalsnew

At One Hour Martinizing, workers labored over laundry using the chemical tetracholoroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or perc, to expertly clean fine garments. But the solvent soaked into the grounds around the business and contaminated the soil and groundwater.
INDY Week  |  Samiha Khanna  |  01-21-2010  |  Environment

In Lincolnville, the Stink of Environmental Racism Grows Strongernew

Why does the Nova Scotian government keep putting dumps in rural black communities like Lincolnville? Because the dump in Sunnyville, a similar community, burned up in a methane fire.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Chris Benjamin  |  08-08-2008  |  Environment

From Car Seats to Condoms, Nasty Chemical Compounds Have Invaded Our Livesnew

Chemicals found in computer screens and car seats, shower curtains and shampoo, plastic water bottles and prophylactics are skewing our odds against cancers and causing developmental delays and reproductive roadblocks, including declining sperm counts.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Josh Zaffos  |  06-17-2008  |  Environment

Amy Todisco Helps Housekeepers Clean Greennew

The founder of the online store Green Living Now helps people navigate the extensive and often confusing world of "natural" products.
Seven Days  |  Alison Novak  |  05-12-2008  |  Environment

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