Amid criticism from environmentalists and growing concern from scientists, Pennsylvania on Tuesday asked the state's booming natural gas industry to halt disposing of millions of gallons of contaminated drilling wastewater through treatment plants that discharge into rivers and streams.
The plants are ill-equipped to remove pollutants from the wastewater — which is intensely salty and tainted with chemicals. The state Department of Environmental Protection said recent water tests suggest the discharges could harm drinking water supplies and, eventually, human health.
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Changes to the retinal vessels give a good idea of what is going on in the rest of the body, particularly the heart," said Dr. Bamini Gopinath, a senior research fellow at the University of Sydney, who conducted the research. "In adults, we've found that narrower retinal arteries signal increased risk of hypertension [high blood pressure] and heart disease."
Gopinath and her colleagues evaluated 1,492six-year-olds in Sydney, tracking the hours they spent in both physical activity and sedentary pursuits.
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My Quote" offers Latinos the ability to both get a quote and buy auto insurance online in their native language.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 20, 2011
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India's giant Tata Group has said it will invest $27 billion mainly in the domestic market over the next five years as it seeks to double revenues to $150 billion.
The group, which has nearly 100 companies under its wing, said it plans to invest the money in sectors such as power, steel, automobiles, telecoms and chemicals.
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s cabinet on Tuesday also passed new legislation requiring demonstration permits from the Interior Ministry. And even without the emergency law the government has the legal authority to quash protests and arrest demonstrators, says Rime Allaf, a Syrian political analyst at Londons Chatham House.
"It will not change reality," she says in a phone interview from Vienna. "Plenty of laws in Syria allow the government to arrest citizens and accuse them of many different crimes."
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The swollen Red River crested at the third highest level on record at Grand Forks, and flood conditions were complicated by forecasts for snow and freezing temperatures, forecasters said on Friday.
The Red River reached a preliminary crest at 49.87 feet on Thursday at Grand Forks and continues to spread out across regions north of the city, reaching eight miles wide or more at Oslo, Minnesota, which has become an island amid the swells, the National Weather Service said on Friday.
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Where is the best place in the country to live? What attributes increase your quality of life? CLRSearch.com sought to answers these very questions to find the Top 10 Cities with the Best Quality of Life.
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US researchers have recreated the process by which ovarian cancer forms in the lab, providing solid evidence that the tumors start in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries, a study said Monday.
The finding could provide clues on how to attack ovarian cancer, which often causes no early symptoms and by the time it is found has spread so much that the tumors are impossible to stop.
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Out with Sarah. In with The Donald.
President Barack Obama has launched his re-election bid in a low-key manner, but the Republican Party's search for a challenger seems stranger by the day.
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Actress Elisabeth Sladen, best known for her role in cult science fiction television series "Doctor Who", has died aged 63 after a battle with cancer.
Liverpool-born Sladen first appeared on the BBC show in 1973, playing the Doctor's assistant, Sarah Jane Smith.
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