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Posted November 2, 2009:

• Asbestos Contamination: Health Impacts Of One Of The Nation's Largest Environmental Disasters

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use

Posted October 17, 2009:

• Composted Dairy Manure In Foliage Plant Production

Posted October 13, 2009:

• First Neotropical Rainforest Was Home Of The Titanoboa -- World's Biggest Snake

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Coal-mining Hazard Resembles Explosive Volcanic Eruption, Study Shows

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Radon: Second Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer, European Study Confirms

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Set World Standards For Electronics Recycling, Reuse To Curb E-waste Exports To Developing Countries, Experts Urge

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Bioavailable Contaminants Come From Exxon Valdez Oil Catastrophe; Natural Coal Deposits Not Source Of Environmental Pollution, Study Finds

Posted August 2, 2009:

• 'Ebola Cousin' Marburg Virus Isolated From African Fruit Bats

Posted July 31, 2009:

• Mines Could Provide Geothermal Energy
• Bizarre Bald Bird Discovered In Asia

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Andean Salars: Reflections Of Earth And Climate History

Posted July 28, 2009:

• The Virus That Binds: A Novel Idea Marries Biology And Mining

Posted July 24, 2009:

• Emphysema Severity Directly Linked To Coal Dust Exposure

Posted July 6, 2009:

• Natural Deep Earth Pump Fuels Earthquakes And Ore

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Transfer Of Heavy Metals From Water To Fish Detailed In Huelva Estuary, Spain

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Most Polluted Ecosystems Can Recover, Study Finds

Posted May 24, 2009:

• Research Shows Efficiency Of Huelva-grown Shrub In Recovery Of Polluted Soil

Posted May 19, 2009:

• First Evidence Of Pre-industrial Mercury Pollution In The Andes

Posted May 18, 2009:

• New Testing Facility Is Helping Improve Land Mine Detection Equipment

Posted April 23, 2009:

• Closing In On Old Ironstone Pollution Problem

Posted February 28, 2009:

• Old Toenails Show Level Of Environmental Exposure To Arsenic

Posted February 24, 2009:

• Patience Pays Off With Methanol For Uranium Bioremediation

Posted February 15, 2009:

• White-nose Kills Hundreds Of Bats Near Abandoned Mines In Pennsylvania

Posted February 12, 2009:

• Portuguese Mine Generates Acidic Water Following 43 Years Of Inactivity

Posted February 1, 2009:

• Drill Here! Locating Drinking Water Under Challenging Conditions

Posted December 18, 2008:

• Why Does Gold Occur Where It Does In Bedrock?

Posted November 9, 2008:

• Paper Mill Waste May Be Just Right For Reclaiming Mineland

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Rock Reinforcement: New Technology Makes Excavations Safer

Posted October 23, 2008:

• Scientists Go Cloud-hopping In The Pacific To Improve Climate Predictions

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Journey Toward The Center Of The Earth: One-of-a-kind Microorganism Lives All Alone

Posted September 24, 2008:

• Proposed Extraction Process May Have Economic, Environmental Benefits

Posted September 9, 2008:

• South America Holds Treasure Of Copper, Molybdenum, Gold And Silver
• Shifting Earth Near Closed Mines: Ground In Dutch Province Rising Faster Than Expected

Posted July 22, 2008:

• Wild Orchids In Borneo: Is There Time To Save Thousands Of Species From Extinction?
• Geosequestration: Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock To Offset Global Warming
• New Technology Will Enhance Coal Mine Safety

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Seismic Waves From Mine Collapses Can Now Be Distinguished From Other Seismic Activities

Posted June 21, 2008:

• Aquatic Insect 'Family Trees' Provide Clues About Sensitivity To Pollution

Posted June 20, 2008:

• Space Radar To Improve Miners' Safety
• Active Submarine Volcanoes Found Near Fiji
• Lake Sediments Help Scientists Trace 7,000 Years Of Mining, Metal Use In China

Posted June 16, 2008:

• Untapped Energy From Oil Flare-offs Can Be Used To Release Water Locked In Gypsum

Posted June 11, 2008:

• Mercury Contamination Found In Stranded Victorian Dolphins

Posted June 3, 2008:

• Fatal Mine Collapse Covered 50 Acres

Posted May 9, 2008:

• New Gas Sensors For Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Sinks

Posted May 6, 2008:

• Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's Environmental Fate

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Questioning Nuclear Power's Ability To Forestall Global Warming

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