je.st
news
Tag: residents
Arkansas Residents Sick From Exxon Oil Spill Are on Their Own
2013-05-08 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: For more than a month, residents of Mayflower, Ark. have been told not to worry about lingering fumes from a March 29 oil spill that shut down a neighborhood and forced the evacuation of 22 homes. "Overall, air emissions in the community continue to be below levels likely to cause health effects for the general population," Arkansas regulators wrote on a state-operated website [3] that tracks Mayflower's air monitoring data. Despite these reassurances, residents have suffered headaches, nausea...
Arkansas Spill Zone Residents Await Plan to Return Home; New Leak in Missouri
2013-05-06 21:31:08| ENR.com: Headline News
Mayflower return will be over the next few weeks, says spill cleanup command office.
In S. Illinois, residents debate economic lure of fracking, preserving areas rugged beauty
2013-05-05 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: This is the Illinois that many people never see -- the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky outcrops, thick forests and cypress swamps. Blacktopped county roads wend through no-stoplight towns. Locals speak in soft drawls and talk of generations who've lived on the same land or in the same villages. The remote and rugged Shawnee National Forest attracts hikers, campers and horseback riders, and offers a stark contrast to the rest of a state that...
Tags: beauty
areas
economic
debate
Legal online poker site goes live -- for Nevada residents
2013-05-01 16:26:03| CNET News.com
The site will allow players to hit the virtual poker tables, as long as they're 21 years of age or older. [Read more]
Residents concerned about health effects of hydrofracking
2013-04-29 05:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Those living in areas near natural gas operations, also known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are concerned their illnesses may be a result of nearby drilling operations. Twenty-two percent of the participants in a small pilot study surmise that hydrofracking may be the cause of such health concerns as sinus problems, sleeping difficulties, and gastrointestinal problems. The findings will be presented at the American Occupational Health Conference on April 28 in Orlando, Florida. Scientists...
Tags: health
effects
concerned
residents
Sites : [141] [142] [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] [152] [153] [154] [155] [156] [157] [158] [159] [160] next »