Bacteria, lead taint water in New Orleans
Sep 14 2005 8:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sewage-related bacteria and lead from unknown sources are the two contaminants most evident in tests of the floodwaters in New Orleans, although high levels of hexavalent chromium, used in industrial plating, and arsenic, used in treating wood, have also been found.
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Radioactive waste on track to be moved
Sep 14 2005 2:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Almost 12 million tons of radioactive waste will be moved from the banks of the Colorado River, the source of drinking water for more than 25 million people across the West, the government said Wednesday,
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Senate kills bid for Katrina commission
Sep 14 2005 2:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled an attempt by Sen. Hillary Clinton to establish an independent, bipartisan panel patterned after the 9/11 Commission to investigate what went wrong with federal, state and local governments' response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Truth is casualty of Katrina's aftermath
Sep 14 2005 2:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the bigger casualties of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath has been the truth itself. From federal emergency managers to Democrats, much fingerpointing _ and even the promises not to engage in it _ have fallen short of the facts.
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