WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » pollution http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:12:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Help "Operation Clean Sweep" Clean Up the South End http://wbsm.com/help-operation-clean-sweep-clean-up-the-south-end/ http://wbsm.com/help-operation-clean-sweep-clean-up-the-south-end/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:43:55 +0000 Pete Braley http://wbsm.com/?p=84907  

 

]]> http://wbsm.com/help-operation-clean-sweep-clean-up-the-south-end/feed/ 0 Operation Clean Sweep EPA Reports Pollution is Down in New England http://wbsm.com/epa-reports-pollution-is-down-in-new-england/ http://wbsm.com/epa-reports-pollution-is-down-in-new-england/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:45:44 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=49677 The Environmental Protection Agency says the overall release of toxic chemicals to the environment decreased in New England in 2011, an improvement over the previous year.

The EPA's latest Toxic Release Inventory shows that approximately 18

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]]> http://wbsm.com/epa-reports-pollution-is-down-in-new-england/feed/ 0 H.C. Williams/flickr "Dirty Dozen" Report Lists New Bedford as Major Pollution Contributor http://wbsm.com/dirty-dozen-report-lists-new-bedford-as-major-pollution-contributor/ http://wbsm.com/dirty-dozen-report-lists-new-bedford-as-major-pollution-contributor/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:26:32 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=35879 The Toxics Action Center organization has once again recognized New England's twelve worst polluters through their annual "Dirty Dozen" report.

The report, released today, lists several local sites which public health and environmental non-profit officials say have failed to take appropriate action to address their pollution problems

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