California moves ahead on diesel exhaust study

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A panel of scientists advising California regulators recommended the approval of a long-term study linking diesel exhaust to cancer. The study, conducted by the Office of Environmental Health, concluded that exposure to diesel exhaust in concentrations of 1.54 micrograms per cubic meter over a 70-year lifespan will result in 450 cancer cases for every 1 million California residents. The California Air Resources Board is expected to act favorably on the recommendation in July 1998. The California study has drawn similar conclusions to a study conducted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, EPA's Clean Air Act Science Advisor Committee has refused to recommend the study for approval.

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CA: Panel of scientists advising regulators recommends the approval of a long-term study linking diesel exhaust to cancer

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Petroleum Refineries, California, Diesel Oil, Diesel fuels, Article

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White House endocrine disrupter panel calls for more wildlife research

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A federal advisory panel formed to review projects on endocrine-disrupting chemicals will call for more studies on the chemicals' effect on the environment. The panel, which consists of 14 federal agencies operating under the White House's Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, hopes that further research on endocrine-disrupting chemical include ecological effects and exposure endpoints, as well. The panel found that majority of the 396 projects underway focus on human health risks.

Administration of Conservation Programs, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, Chemical preparations, not elsewhere classified, Chemicals NEC, Wildlife Protection Programs, Research, Chemicals, Environmental aspects, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife research

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Funding uncertainty may delay Superfund cleanups

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The EPA's Superfund program may have to reduce cleanup projects due to delays in the reauthorization of the Hazardous Substances Superfund Trust Fund which provides financing to Superfund cleanups. Officials say that EPA will unlikely start new cleanups if the taxes are not reauthorized in fall 1996. The agency will also be forced to seek alternatives to existing cleanup technologies. The Superfund program receives some $1.34 billion annually from tax collections.

Finance, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund

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