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		<title>Some Well Water in Pavillion, Wyoming Not Fit to Drink</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing "Fracking"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some well water in Pavillion, Wyoming  is too dangerous for drinking or cooking, federal regulators say.   The  warning came from th Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has been testing wells in Pavillion since last year.  Residents of the central Wyoming town have complained for years that chemicals from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, had contaminated water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of Fracking on Food An Open Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing "Fracking"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What impact could hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, be having on food supplies?  Fracking fluid spills have already killed cows, and in other cases, livestock that may have come into contact with fracking fluid has had to be quarantined.  Arsenic and other toxins have turned up in vegetables grown near such drilling operations.  But exactly what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wyoming to Require Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing "Fracking"]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americas-watchdog.com/?p=5344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something interesting: Wyoming,  a state with a reputation for being friendly to gas drillers, has adopted new rules that give the public access to documents detailing chemicals used in oil and gas drilling, including hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations.  According to the Billings Gazette, the new rules &#8211; slated to go into effect next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York learning fracking troubles from Pennsylvania, West Virginia; planning regulatory response</title>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/new-york-learning-fracking-troubles-from-pennsylvania-west-virginia-planning-regulatory-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing "Fracking"]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New York officials faced with the option of banning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for natural gas in the state&#8217;s Marcellus shale bed are learning quite a bit at the expense of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
New York has not allowed drilling for natural gas reserves in the state&#8217;s Marcellus Shale since 2008 while its neighbor Pennsylvania, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test finds unacceptable PCB levels at three NYC public schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A test on three New York City public schools found unacceptable levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at each.
According to a report from NY1.com, the tests were conducted at the request of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the city of New York and its School Construction Authority. It is the first-ever test of its kind, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money vs. Safety: Fracking has neighbors in New York on opposite side of debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing "Fracking"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debate over the value versus safety in the toxic hydraulic fracturing (&#8220;fracking&#8221;) process for natural gas has divided at least one New York county, according to a recent USA Today report.
In Sullivan County, N.Y., neighbors are standing on opposite sides of the issue. Those in favor of the &#8220;fracking&#8221; process are mostly wooed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York&#8217;s moratorium on &#8220;fracking&#8221; faces opposition in state Assembly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing "Fracking"]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A bill putting a temporary moratorium on natural gas drilling in New York’s Marcellus Shale is facing some resistance in the state’s Assembly, but one legislator said the ban could be arbitrary, anyway.
According to a report out of Binghamton, N.Y., PressConnects.com indicates five out of six Assemblymen plan to vote against a bill that would ban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement deal near for Chinese drywall victims</title>
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		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/settlement-deal-near-for-chinese-drywall-victims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A deal to begin paying some of the thousands of victims of toxic Chinese drywall may be near, if a persistent federal judge has his way today.
On Tuesday in New Orleans, U.S. Judge Eldon Fallon will bring together major defendants in several consolidated multi-district litigations with the sole intent of nearing terms of a settlement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PA Senator Latest to Call for Better Fracking Regulation</title>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/pa-senator-latest-to-call-for-better-fracking-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/pa-senator-latest-to-call-for-better-fracking-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[US Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) is calling on the federal government to regulate hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.  Pennsylvania is in the midst of a fracking boom, but recent reports of water contamination linked to drilling in the state&#8217;s Marcellus shale region have created controversy in the state.
According to the Associated Press, Casey is sponsoring the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana&#8217;s Assumption Parish Site of Latest Oil Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/louisianas-assumption-parish-site-of-latest-oil-spill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/louisianas-assumption-parish-site-of-latest-oil-spill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LVillanueva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana is suffering through yet another oil spill.  This time from a well blowout in Assumption Parish.  The spill occurred last Wednesday, but even now the well is sending a 200 foot geyser of oil, gas and who-knows-what-else into the air.  What&#8217;s worse, its likely to be six weeks before the gusher is capped.
The blowout [...]]]></description>
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