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Lawmakers ask EPA for answers on BP facilities – Charleston Daily Mail

4. June 2009

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Lawmakers ask EPA for answers on BP facilities – Charleston Daily MailWASHINGTON (AP) – Members of Congress’ Great Lakes Caucus are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to review all of British Petroleum’s emissions, after reports that a BP facility in Whiting, Ind., has been violating clean-air standards. In a

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Whiting BP cited for high benzene release – WBBM

3. June 2009

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Whiting BP cited for high benzene release – WBBMWHITING, Ind. (STNG) — For nearly six years, BP’s Whiting, Ind. refinery emitted cancer-causing benzene at its wastewater treatment plant without proper air pollution control equipment, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. BP says

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EPA cites BP Whiting Refinery over Clean Air Act violations – NWITimes.com

2. June 2009

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EPA cites BP Whiting Refinery over Clean Air Act violations – NWITimes.comCHICAGO | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday cited the BP Whiting Refinery for violating federal air standards by releasing a cancer-causing toxin in waste from 2003 to 2008, which at times reached 16 times the acceptable limit, EPA

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Data From REVLIMID(R) VIDAZA(R) and Amrubicin Clinical Trials Reported – StreetInsider.com

1. June 2009

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Data From REVLIMID(R) VIDAZA(R) and Amrubicin Clinical Trials Reported – StreetInsider.comAbstract # 8594 Comparison of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone therapy used at first relapse versus later salvage therapy in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients In a poster presentation by Dr. Edward Stadtmauer of the University of

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Dangers of two-stroke engines – Brisbane Times

1. June 2009

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Dangers of two-stroke engines – Brisbane TimesTwo-stroke engines commonly used for gardening and boats can cause serious health problems including cancer, a Griffith University environmental scientist has said. Dr Ross Sadler of the university’s School of Public Health said two-stroke engines

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