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<title>New Report Links Toxic Pollution with Health Hazards as EPA Acts to Restrict Pollution Data </title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. SEATTLE&#x26;mdash;Exposure</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:50:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Washington State House of Representatives Passes Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. OLYMPIA&#x26;mdash;In an important victory for both human health and the effort to clean up Puget Sound,</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:51:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Legislature Fails to Pass Important Measure to Protect Children&#x27;s Health and the Environment from Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs)</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:52:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Proposed Bush Administration Toxics Rule Lets Polluters Off the Hook</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. SEATTLE&#x26;ndash; A new WashPIRG analysis of a proposed Bush Administration rulereveals that residents of Washington would lose valuable information</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:53:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Department of Health and Human Services Unaware Cruise Ships are Discharging Treated Sewage in Puget Sound</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. SEATTLE&#x26;mdash;In a letter </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:54:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Passes Groundbreaking Producer Responsibility Bill</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. In a 35 to 13 vote last </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:55:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Lake Washington Fish Contaminated with PCBs  Environmental Groups Call for Swift State Action to Ban Persistent Toxic Chemicals</title>
<link>http://www.environmentwashington.org/newsroom/toxics/toxic-free-future/lake-washington-fish-contaminated-with-pcbs--environmental-groups-call-for-swift-state-action-to-ban-persistent-toxic-chemicals</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:57:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Canadian Polluter Largest Source Of Mercury, Lead And Arsenic Releases To Washington Waters</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. Washington State&#x26;mdash;The </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:59:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Dangerous Dozen Chemical Facilities Endanger Millions of Americans</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. JCI Jones Chemical, a chemical </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:00:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>EPA&#xE2;&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mercury Rule Will Hurt Washington&#xE2;&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids, Say Local Health Experts</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:03:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Fails to Make Polluters Pay for Toxic Waste Site Cleanups</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:04:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Widely Used Flame Retardants Break Down and Threaten Health</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:07:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bush Administration Obscures Truth About Toxic Cleanups</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. Seattle, Wash.&#x26;mdash;The </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:06:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Groups Thank Governor for Taking Action to Stop Toxic Pollution</title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. Olympia&#x26;mdash;Gov. Locke </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:09:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Governor&#xE2;&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Budget Would Restore Funding For Key Program to Stop Toxic Pollution</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:10:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Environmental Groups Reach Agreement With The Oeser Company Over Clean Water Act Violations </title>
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<description>As the new home of WashPIRG&#x26;#39;s environmental work, Environment Washington can be contacted regarding this news release. Bellingham&#x26;mdash;The Washington </description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:11:30 -0500</pubDate>
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