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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

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On November 16, 2011, at 6:12 p.m., Sydnee Owens, who contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, died six year later at age 14. With fresh eyes, Coulter came to the issue after caring for Jacob and another pediatric cancer patient in 2011. He was 19 when he died. Alyssa Sandmeier died at age 10 from leukemia. If the U.S.

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Rare Eastern Hellbender Habitat In Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming County Harmed By Sediment Plumes From Pipeline Crossings, Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Construction Projects

PA Environment Daily

Peter Petokas , from Lycoming College Clean Water Institute , found habitats of the rare Eastern Hellbender salamander are being significantly impacted by sediment plumes from natural gas pipeline crossing and shale gas drilling-related water withdrawal construction projects. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million from DEP, $1.5

2010 119
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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

The guidelines are supposed to contribute to implementing corporate accountability - in the field of environmental protection amongst others -, and they provide multinational enterprises with detailed instructions on how to act. Volkswagen of America, Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for Clean Air Act Violation U.S.

2015 52
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VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation

Corp Watch

The guidelines are supposed to contribute to implementing corporate accountability - in the field of environmental protection amongst others -, and they provide multinational enterprises with detailed instructions on how to act. Volkswagen of America, Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for Clean Air Act Violation U.S.

2015 52
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Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies

Corp Watch

The guidelines are supposed to contribute to implementing corporate accountability - in the field of environmental protection amongst others -, and they provide multinational enterprises with detailed instructions on how to act. Volkswagen of America, Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for Clean Air Act Violation U.S.

2015 52
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Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts

Corp Watch

The guidelines are supposed to contribute to implementing corporate accountability - in the field of environmental protection amongst others -, and they provide multinational enterprises with detailed instructions on how to act. Volkswagen of America, Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for Clean Air Act Violation U.S.

2015 52