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Decision made, but not revealed, on raising road on Bayonne Bridge
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Flying J is ‘electrified’
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SC orders oil firms to leave Pandacan
SC orders removal of Manila oil depot
Petron: Relocating Pandacan depot may take 7 yrs
Huge environmental victory for residents of Pandacan, Manila!
Shell safety record in North Sea takes a hammering
Peaceful protest marred by breach
Russian watchdog to complete eco-damage assessment on Sakhalin II - 1

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New Global Report Documents Grassroots Action to Monitor Toxic Pollution: Industrial Communities Unite to Demand Clean Air on Earth Day
World Bucket Brigade Report: Telling Toxic Truth Worldwide
GASSED! Media Coverage
Gassed or not? Schools seek an answer
HUFFINGTON POST: Colorado Officials Investigating Hydrogen Sulfide Reports At Oil And Gas Drilling Sites
WEST VIRGINIA: Marcellus & Another Consideration
NEW YORK: Hydrofracking's impact on air quality concerns some
Report: Hydrogen sulfide detected in air at Silt Mesa
Aspen Public Radio: Morning Newscast!
Toxins Found In Air, Study Blames Oil And Gas Indust.
New air study finds dangerous chemicals near gas drilling communities in Colo., N.M.
NORCAL: The Bay Area Gets Fracked
Group: Air sampling reveals toxins near drilling
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EXHAUST- ed! Community Exposure to Diesel air Pollution in California's Transportation Corridor
Green Industry? Under the Radar: Air Pollution from Metal Recyclers
GASSED! Citizen Investigation of Toxic Air Pollution
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AFRICA
KENYA
Learn about the toxics crisis in Kenya
Meet the affected communities
Read the latest Kenya campaign updates
KENYA: GCM returns for a follow up regional training
Kenya: Pan Paper plans to expand its polluting operations
KENYA: Independent Tests Confirm Pan Paper Neighbors in Webuye Breathing Dangerously Toxic Air and Suffering from Nzoia River Pollution
Tales of the Toxic Tourists Western Kenya
Field Report: Pan African Paper – Webuye, Kenya
NIGERIA
Shell told to pay Nigeria $1.5bn
SOUTH AFRICA
Durban, South Africa: Oil Depot Inferno
Use profits to clean up your mess, Shell told
Desmond D'Sa Honored by Sunday Times Profile in South Africa
Police Accused of Harassing Community Activist Over Pollution Protest
Greenpeace activists storm refinery
Five Hundred Picket Shell/BP refinery
Residents March on Shell/BP refinery in Durban
Communities Announce New Report on Royal Dutch Shell Corporation's Global Operations and Environmental Impacts.
BUCKET BRIGADE STRIKES AGAIN - SASOL APARTHEID ERA GOLIATH TACKLED BY LOCALS
Bucket Brigade Activists Travel to World Summit on Environment to Put Global Spotlight on Cancer Alley Polluters - Lack of Accountability
ZAMBIA
Tales of Toxics Tourists SOUTHERN AFRICA: Zambia
Field report: Glencore Copper Mine and Smelter, Mufulira, Copperbelt Province, Zambia:
ASIA
Follow the Bucket Brigade to Thailand Pollution Hotspot Thai Communities Embrace Environmental Monitoring Program
NGO raises cancer fears around Pandacan oil depot
The first ever bucket brigade in the Philippines and Asia has begun!
INDIA
INDIA: Gas Leaks injures people in Cuddalore
INDIA: Cost to Pay for Pollution Study
INDIA: Common Effluent Treatment Plant Shut Down
International Bucket Brigade Conference in New Delhi, India: Delegates Gather from Around the Globe to Exchange Success and Challenges
Learn about the toxics crisis in India
Some Chemicals Found in SIPCOT Air, Their Levels & Health Effects
Meet the affected communities
Spotlight on a Community Member: Shweta Narayan
Read the latest India campaign updates
The Good Stuff — Episode 10:
Sterlite Industries' copper smelter ignites toxic debate
INDIA: Sterlite Copper Closed
India, Chevron and monitoring pollution after toxic disasters
Noxious gas triggers scare in Thoothukudi
Wasted Lives: A panel discussion on the impact of industrial pollution and waste on vulnerable communities
Three events in 3 days with India's leading Women Anti-Pollution Warriors in SF and Oakland: March 19, 20, 21
Kids fight against mercury dump
Inhaling poison around major dumpyards
Gang threatens activists, farmers near Mettur
Take action for clean air and healthy communities in India
ISRAEL
ISRAEL: Black Thick Smoke Emitting from Oil Refireries
ISRAEL: Three workers dead after gas leak at Haifa refinery
ISRAEL: Report Draws Link Between Air Pollution and Children's Health and Calls for More Protection Measures Including Monitor
ISRAEL: Kesem Launches "Bucket Brigades"
KAZAKHSTAN
Two People Were Killed in Western Kazakhstan Oblast as the Result of Poisoning by an Unknown Substance
Kazakhstan Bucket Brigade Overview
Berezovka Bucket Brigade in Action
UPDATE: Renowned Environmentalist Still Imprisoned in Turkmenistan
Rights groups urge Turkmenistan to free activist
Well-known Environmentalist-Activist Andrey Zatoka Arrested in Turkmenistan
KPO LISTENS AND CORRUPTS THE AIR
They've Recorded It! It's Proven!
Data on Toxin (pdf download)
First Independent Air Monitoring from Berezovka: The Results are In!
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINES: Activists Challenge Chevron Track Record in Pandacan
SC orders oil firms to leave Pandacan
SC orders removal of Manila oil depot
Petron: Relocating Pandacan depot may take 7 yrs
Huge environmental victory for residents of Pandacan, Manila!
SHUT DOWN SHELL OIL DEPOT, PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT ORDERS
The first ever bucket brigade in the Philippines and Asia has begun!
BROKEN PROMISE IN MANILA: The dying and the fearful ask
THAILAND
THAILAND: Opportunity for strict environmental regulation at risk
Learn about the toxics crisis in Thailand
Meet the affected communities
Bang Saphan, Prachuab Kirikhan Province
Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province
Mae Mah, Lampang Province
Read the latest Thailand campaign updates
THAILAND: Under activist pressure, courts cite environmental concerns, stop industrial expansion
THAILAND: Monitoring Reveals Air Toxin 33 Times Higher Than Acceptable Threshold
Rare triumph for the little people in Thailand over Toxic Pollution
Thai Villagers win pollution case- state refused to impose tougher environmental protection regulations for fear of hurting the investment climate
THAILAND: Map Ta Phut Residents file pollution complaint with court
Clean up the act
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION Deaths blamed on Map Ta Phut
Noxious Emissions: Doctors beg for funds to move hospital
Public Forum: Map Ta Phut Industries - Sure to Continue?
Study: Area residents breathing highly toxic air ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION AT MAP TA PHUT
Take action for clean air and healthy communities in Thailand
AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
Watchdog sued in oil pollution battle
Environmental David and Goliath battle continues over Shell's emissions!
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Western Australia: The fight against Alcoa continues
YARLOOP, AUSTRALIA: US health campaigner Erin Brockovich takes on Alcoa
Activists tip a 'Bucket' on big companies- Erin Brockovitch takes community grassroots activism to a new level
Community Environment Groups launch AIR CARE AUSTRALIA
Keep Up to date on Western Australia Environmental concerns
Group Battling ALCOA sponsors National Bucket Brigade Training for Australia
EUROPE
4,000 March for CROSS BORDER CO-OPERATION ON POLLUTION
Gibaltar/Spain: Refinery Spews Black Clouds- Bay Bucket Brigade team springs into action
Bucket Brigade gets going with pollution reduction in mind
WITH EQUIPMENT IN PLACE THE BAY BRIGADE WILL NOW TAKE OFF!!
GIBRALTAR BUCKET BRIGADE LAUNCHED
Ecologistas de ambos lados de la Verja unen sus fuerzas
Bucket Brigade Initiation Success
ENGLAND
BEHIND THE SHINE - The Real Impacts of Shell's Work Around the World
Bucket brigades to create environmental monitoring communities
Teesside Bucket Brigade Launches
IRELAND
THE IRISH TIMES - FEBRUARY 26, 2007 Rights group to study Corrib gas dispute
Irish Shell Protestors Honored in San Francisco at St. Pat's Day Parade
The Silence of The Irish Farmers
Shell's Reckless Action to Jail Five Irish Farmers and Supporters Protests Erupt Throughout Ireland
Learn about the toxics crisis in Ireland
Meet the affected community
Read the latest updates
IRELAND: Shell's battle for the heart of Ireland
IRELAND: New Film Documents Community Battle Against Shell Pipeline
Statement from Archbishop Desmond Tutu regarding the attack on Goldman Prize Winner Willie Corduff
SHELL DISPUTE- IRELAND: Ministers hear depth of Corrib resistance first hand
IRELAND: Goldman Prize Winner Attacked by Shell Thugs During Peaceful Protest over Illegal Pipeline Project
IRELAND: Corrib gas talks expected to continue next month - Shell to Sea protestor jailed
County Mayo Ireland: 12 released after Corrib pipeline protest including Goldman Prize winner - Willie Corduff
Eyewitness video of County Mayo, Ireland battling Shell dangerous oil's 'raw gas' pipeline and refinery
Injunction to halt Corrib gas project sought at Europe Union
US human rights monitor examines Garda action at Rossport
SPAIN / GIBRALTAR
SPAIN: FIRE AT CEPSA REFINERY
MEP PRESENTS DAMNING REPORT ON CAMPO POLLUTION TO EU COMMISSION
Gibraltar EU Parliment Member takes CEPSA refinery case to European Commission
CEPSA is fined 150,000 Euros by La Junta (article in Spanish)
Unsafe Levels of Nickel Pollution Found Near Refinery (Puente Mayorga supera los niveles permitidos en níquel)
Spanish Media report: Spanish Government Responds to Refinery Pollution (article in Spanish)
International Corporate Accountability Groups To Release New Report on CEPSA Refinery Campo Gibraltar
International Corporate Accountability Groups To Release New Report on CEPSA/Total Refinery Campo Gibraltar, Spain
CEPSA Refinery Responds to Environmental Campaign, But Defends Record
Green Pressure Mounts on Refinery
THE NETHERLANDS
SHUT DOWN SHELL OIL DEPOT, PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT ORDERS
Shell safety record in North Sea takes a hammering
Russian watchdog to complete eco-damage assessment on Sakhalin II - 1
Shell hires Bush's environmental adviser
OIL SPILL AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Sakhalin and Nigeria force Shell to shelve key targets
Profits up a fifth but Shell emits more CO2 than most countries
Shell earns £25,000 every 60 seconds by Widiane Moussa and Eugene Henderson.
New report about damage to the environment and communities caused by Shell Royal Dutch Shell: Use your profits to clean up your mess!
Shell Use your Profits to Clean up Your Mess
NORTH AMERICA
EPA again delays Pavillion groundwater investigation
You will be missed, Becky Tarbotton! But your spirit lives on!
Reforming Chemical Policy Starts at the Fenceline in Environmental Justice Communities
WASHINGTON: Refinery chemical: Bellingham's safety at risk?
BP OIL: City of Neodesha seeks $423 million for oil pollution - Kansas David vs Oil Goliath
Refinery bottleneck to ease?
Record Failures at Oil Refineries Raise Gas Prices
Shell Under Fire From Greens, Shareholders
ARKANSAS
Learn about the toxics crisis in Arkansas
Meet the Affected Communities
Read the latest Arkansas Updates
Where is the US oil industry heading?
Arkansas Oil Spill Health Issues, Lingering 'Putrid Stench' Worry Mayflower Moms
Study by FCCAG & GCM on the Arkansas Spill site
Study Reveals 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site
Independent Air Test at Mayflower Oil Spill Reveal 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels
Chemist in Mayflower: Population made sick by emissions from ExxonMobil oil spill
Arkansas Oil Spill Health Complaints Emerge In Mayflower
Arkansas Oil Spill Raises Scrutiny of Pipeline Network
Gas land tour winds through two counties
Arkansas Frack Zone: Group takes on DIY air-sampling project
ALASKA
Learn about the toxics crisis in Seward
Meet the affected communities
Read the latest Alaska updates
Maddox joins diverse delegation lobbying for clean air
DEC study clears the air, RBCA trials continue
Alaska coal exports dip in 2012
Contaminated culture: Native people struggle with tainted resources, lost identity
Teleconference 04/25: Public Health Impacts of Coal Transport & Export
ALASKA: Citizens to test the air in Seward
ALASKA: Coal export commits to clean up same day air monitoring project is launched
ALASKA: Toxic Coal Dust
ALASKA: [Corrections] Seward ambient air quality tests completed
Alaska: DEC’s Preliminary Air Monitoring Results Released
CALIFORNIA
CENTRAL VALLEY
Arvin
Learn about the toxics crisis in Arvin
Meet the Affected Communities
Read the latest Arvin Campaign Updates
Fracking and Air Pollution
Supervisors support local review of oil projects
Air regulators push for re-installation of monitoring station
Arvin Residents Take On Air Pollution With 'Bucket Brigade'
ARVIN: Handful of Arvin residents protest composting firm
Friday marks anniversary of deadly recycling plant accident
Activists claim air data proves Lamont recycling facility is dangerous
Arvin group claims hazardous gas still lingers near Community Recycling facility
Media Release: Community Recycling A Confirmed Risk for Arvin Residents
Air District Official Misleads Public With Air Alert Statements
Frazier Park
Learn about the toxics crisis in Frazier Park
Meet the Affected Community
FRAZIER MOUNTAIN, CA: New Video Showcases Struggle for Clean Air in Mountain Community
Read the latest Frazier Park Campaign Updates
Flying J is ‘electrified’
OpEd: Why El Tejon School Really Should be Closed
$25,000 Lebec air study released-Part Three
LEBEC: OpEd, Isn't protecting our children the goal?
Watch the Video: Two ETUSD Trustees Reject Air Quality Study
Lebec: Air quality near El Tejon School called serious health risk
Study: Grapevine Air Quality Dangerous
EXHAUST- ed! Community Exposure to Diesel Air Pollution in California's Transportation Corridor
Frazier Park: Diesel Engine Exhaust Linked to Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
Central Valley: Texting is Latest Weapon in Fight Against Pollution
East Bay Body Burden Project
Children's Exposure Study: Recruitment Letter
EBBS Community Information Session
EBBS Introduction Participant Handout
BLOG: We know what’s in the air, but what’s in our bodies?
Introducing Body Burden Project 2009
LOS ANGELES
Learn about the toxics crisis in Los Angeles
Meet the Affected Communities
Read the latest Updates
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Richmond
Learn about the toxics crisis in Richmond
Meet the affected community
Read the latest updates
Press Release: Independent Test Results of Fallout from Fire
Canadian tar sands crude heads to refineries
Community groups seek Chevron refinery corrosion repairs
Richmond refinery cleared to resume operations: Cal/OSHA
Action Alert: Attend Upcoming SF Bay Area Refinery Emissions Meetings
India, Chevron and monitoring pollution after toxic disasters
East Bay Delegation of ‘Tar Sands Refinery Neighbor Collaborative’
Chevron hit with nearly $1 million fine for Richmond refinery fire
Materials planned for Richmond Chevron refinery fix meet industry standards, experts say
Richmond's coming air data deluge
West Berkeley
"Sources of Pollution and School Siting" April 28 - Congressional Briefing, Capitol Hill, DC
Learn about the toxics crisis in West Berkeley
Meet the affected communities
Read the latest West Berkeley Campaign Updates
BERKELEY: Lawsuit alleges labor violations by Pacific Steel
BERKELEY: Former employee files $31 million lawsuit against Pacific Steel in Berkeley
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: Pacific Steel Casting Pollution Problems Again Before Berkeley City Council
PRESS RELEASE: New Report on “Green” Recycling Industry Exposes Unregulated Toxic Air Pollution Threat
BERKELEY, CA: Growing neighbor concerns underscore the importance of ongoing, comprehensive monitoring
Final West Berkeley Community Monitoring Project Sampling Results and Map
"Sources of Pollution and School Siting" April 28 - Congressional Briefing, Capitol Hill, DC
11 Lake firms named in air lawsuit - Steel mills included - Based on USA Today study
EPA: Air tests near schools a priority
Berkeley residents angry over air quality Pacific Steel Casting blamed for threat to children's health
Take action for clean air and healthy communities in Berkeley
PROTEST: STOP Pacific Steel Casting's Toxic Emissions - Saturday, February 21 - 11 AM - 10th and Gilman - Berkeley
Pacific Steel Pollution: The Healthy Air Coalition (HAC), Greenaction and Global Community Monitor invite you to a Community Meeting:
Toxic Pollution and Your Health West Berkeley - JULY 31, 2008 Community Health UPDATE Meeting
Take Action To Clean Up Berkeley Steel Mill Heavy Metal Pollution
West Oakland
Learn about the toxics crisis in West Oakland
Meet the affected communities
Read the latest West Oakland campaign updates
WEST OAKLAND: The Recycler Relocation Project
WEST OAKLAND: Possible changes in West Oakland recycling, local pot law and City Attorney's Office
BLOG: West Oakland Agrees - Relocate the Recyclers
WEST OAKLAND: West Oakland activist wins honor, $100,000 prize for grass roots environmental activism
PRESS RELEASE: New Report on “Green” Recycling Industry Exposes Unregulated Toxic Air Pollution Threat
OAKLAND, CA: Community group files lawsuit against West Oakland recycling firm
Art Auction to Benefit West Oakland Air Monitoring Program
New West Oakland Air Monitoring Program Targets Toxic Pollution from Troubled Scrap Metal and Aluminum Melting Plant - McClymonds EXCEL Law Academy Students Identified Threat from Scrap Metal facility
PROJECT GREEN: Into the Wilds of Oakland, California - Young pollution sleuths and community activists fight for healthier air.
Take Back Our Streets and Sidewalks - West Oakland! Public Meeting on CASS truck trailers blocking our streets - August 12th
Take action for clean air and healthy communities in West Oakland
TAKE ACTION: Join Community Members and Sign West Oakland Relocation Petition Today!
Add Your Voice to Ban Bunker Fuel in California!
California Other
NORCAL: The Bay Area Gets Fracked
MARTINEZ: Hearing to begin in ConocoPhillips complaints
Kingsburg animal feed plant at center of conflicting studies on widespread pollution: Manganese Threats
Tales of the Toxics Tourist: Hinkley, CA: Alive and kicking
Hinkley Residents Fear New Toxic Threat
Boxer sets agenda on environment
Standing up for Vallejo Plan for power plant at closed shipyard turns residents into activists
Mayor, city manager: Kill the LNG project
Worker's Widow Files Lawsuit Against Tosco Corporation, supervisor named in fire claim
Shock Waves From Tosco Refinery's Fatal Blast Fateful day began with a final `I love you' to wife
CANADA
Alberta
ALBERTA, CANADA: Fresh air testing
ALBERTA, CANADA: Health Issues Spur Northern Albertan residents to learn to Sample Own Air
ALBERTA, CANADA: Ft. McKay folk to take air samples
ALBERTA, CANADA: Residents from Peace and Athabasca Regions Trained to Sample Own Air Quality
Tar Sands Kills Again: Alberta oil spill kills hundreds of birds
Protests dog Alberta PR campaign to Cover Up Tar Sands Disaster
Beyond Propaganda: Oil giant BP greenwashes Alberta tar sands
Grabbing for oil: U.S. thirst powers push for Canada fuel
British Columbia
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Recent Bucket Samples Show Hazardous Air Contaminants (video)
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Taking air samples by the bucketful
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Bucket Brigade (video)
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Put a lid on it
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Bucket Brigade Ready to Roll
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Air advocate offering advice
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Air Sampling To Begin in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.: Greens in Prince George recruit U.S. group to test air
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: GCM to help air quality advocates with odour testing
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Groups to test stinky air in Millar Addition
Ontario
Aamjiwnaang First Nation
Learn about the toxics crisis in Aamjiwnaang First Nation
Meet the Affected Communities
Read the latest Aamjiwnaang First Nation Updates
Aamjiwnaang residents keep pushing for investigation at Shell
Scapegoat for a movement? Ron Plain struggles to fight charges for Idle No More action
Struggling Native Tribes Press Canada to Act
CN Track Blockade by First Nation Activists Reach 4th day
Sarnia Rail Blockade Enters 4th day
Judge rejects motion to strike case
Sarnia man heads international agency
GCM welcomes Ron Plain as our new Board President!
Aamjiwnaang First Nation: Movie makes plea to reign in toxins released from Chemical Valley
CANADA: 'Avatar' Director Helping Tribal Peoples Concerned About Tar Sands Pollution
Mississauga First Nation
Learn about the toxics crisis in Mississauga First Nation
Meet the Affected Communities
Read the latest Mississauga First Nation Updates
COLORADO
Battlement Mesa and Durango
Learn about the toxics crisis in Battlement Mesa and Durango
Meet the affected community
Read the latest Battlement Mesa and Durango campaign updates
Petition to EPA to release chemicals in Francking
Colorado study finds fracking risks for nearby residents
COLORADO: Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health
New Report Reveals Toxic Air Near Natural Gas Operations
COLORADO: More taking notice of air quality near gas drilling sites
COLORADO: Report: Air by school is safe
Gassed or not? Schools seek an answer
HUFFINGTON POST: Colorado Officials Investigating Hydrogen Sulfide Reports At Oil And Gas Drilling Sites
COLORADO: State officials looking into hydrogen sulfide reports
COLORADO: Are residents getting ‘gassed’?
Erie
ERIE: Anti-fracking citizen effort to monitor the air in Erie
Learn about the toxics crisis in Erie
Meet the affected communities
Read the latest Erie updates
Petition to EPA to release chemicals in Francking
ERIE: Anti-fracking citizen effort to monitor the air in Erie
Lyons
CEMEX neighors find heavy metals in dust
CEMEX Neighbors Find Mercury in their Dust
Blowing in the wind Cemex's toxic dust is found in Lyons homes
Mothers marching to clean up CEMEX - May 6th, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
DELAWARE
Claymont
Learn about the toxics crisis in Claymont
Meet the affected community
Read the latest Claymont campaign updates
Evraz Steel bars local environmental activist from event
State Penalty Claymont Steel Re­cycling Plant
Claymont Dust Study Report Phase IIB
DELAWARE: State-Ordered Evraz Steel Mill Clean Up Project Moves Ahead
DELAWARE: 80 Claymont residents sue troubled steel recycler
DELAWARE: Claymont Steel plant ordered to clean up
CLAYMONT, DE: Soot from Claymont steel recycler continues to plague neighbors
CLAYMONT, DE: Ongoing environmental monitoring results in less toxic dust and new proposed pollution control settlement
CLAYMONT, DE: Claymont loses a champion of the past, a voice for change
CLAYMONT, DE: Fire at Claymont Steel injures worker
Delaware City
Learn about the toxics crisis in Delaware City
Meet the Community
Read the latest Delaware City updates
Delaware City Refinery rail, barge permits under fire
Serious defect seen in permit for Delaware City Refinery
Loud message sent to PBF on refinery trains
Del. City Refinery permit hearing attracts nearly 2,000 demonstrators
About 1,800 attend hearing over Delaware City Refinery permit
Air testing projects begins in Delaware
Delaware City Environmental Justice Partnership prepares for Bucket Brigade
FLORIDA
Pollution Not So Gone With the Wind
AIR OF SUSPICION- part 2- Unlikely rebels defeat gritty plant
AIR OF SUSPICION- part 1
When they are heard, they roar!
GEORGIA
Tales of Toxics Tourists
Newtown Florist Club hosts National Environmental Justice Meeting and Tour
Attend - National Bucket Brigade Conference - Sept. 8 - Atlanta
AGENDA FOR NATIONAL BUCKET BRIGADE COMMUNITY MONITORING FAIR AND TRAININGS
National Bucket Brigade Coalition 2007 Conference Sept. 8, 2007
Purina mill takes flack: Agency satisfied plant is following air quality rules, but residents want more!
'Brigade' fights air pollution
ILLINOIS
Project seeks to rid village of gasoline, fumes in soil
ConocoPhillips to expand in Illinois
INDIANA
More BP refinery doubts: EPA "BP may have begun a project to process Canadian crude oil at the refinery in 2005 without the proper permit.”
Ripple Effect of Shell Decision: Rising costs present challenge to second refinery in Saint John
Shell backs out of oil sands project
Refiners Face Obstacles to Processing Cheaper, Dirtier Crude Oil
Syncrude ducks tar sands critics at its peril
US Refinery pollution may soar: Midwest projects would increase emission up to 40%
Learn about the toxics crisis in Indiana
Meet the affected communities
Read the latest Indiana campaign updates
Advocacy group hosts training seminars on planned BP air monitors
Keystone XL isn’t the only target of D.C. climate protests
East Bay Delegation of ‘Tar Sands Refinery Neighbor Collaborative’
Community groups sue EPA over oil refinery pollution
Report: Health of U.S. Refinery Communities At Risk from Tar Sands
Flash Fire at BP Refinery uncovers loopholes in its safety guidelines
Indiana: Neighbors of Indiana refinery to receive real-time pollution information
Indiana: BP to process Canadian oil sands crude at a cost
Indiana: BP Agrees to Precedent-setting Settlement Over Whiting Refinery Pollution Permits
INDIANA: Community Is Torn Over Expansion of Oil Refinery
Take action for clean and healthy communities in Indiana
IOWA
Learn about the toxics crisis in Iowa
Meet the affected community
Read the latest updates
Local air quality takes a dive
Muscatine: Report from Iowa Public Radio about the city's air quality
Muscatine: Another item on the bucket list
Muscatine: How safe is the air?
Muscatine Residents Launch “Bucket Brigade” Air Monitoring Project
Muscatine, Iowa Corn Processing Plant Sued By Residents For Air Pollution Damages
Despite Warnings From Inspector, One Iowa Town Still Battles Toxic Air
KENTUCKY
KENTUCKY: One dead, three injured in Rubbertown chemical plant fire
High-profile activist Louis Coleman dies
Zeon agreement being rewritten: Attorneys lose lead plaintiff's support
Odor-rule crackdown urged Activists ask Louisville to step up enforcement
Neighbors, plant reach tentative settlement
Derailment 'a wake-up call' about Rubbertown
TOXIC AIR UPDATE A Message from Rubbertown Emergency ACTion (REACT)
Chemical stench linked to Rubbertown plant
Rubbertown still hot spot for toxic air Exposure up to 60 times that in eastern Louisville
AUGUST 2006 - Louisville, KY The Bucket Brigade is Back!!
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA: Murphy Oil Agrees to $1.25 Million Penalty
LOUISIANA: Community Group Sues Murphy Oil Over Air Pollution
LOUISIANA: Bucket Brigade founder honored: Group keeps pollution in check at local sites
Katrina Survivors Fight Murphy Oil Permit for More Pollution & More Tanks After Disaster
St. Bernard re-writing emergency operations plan
Refinery residue drifts over schoolchildren
Long Time Clean Air Champion Wins Catholic Award
New Study Exposes Exxon Chalmette Refining’s Accident Rate
Margie Eugene Richard of Norco, Louisiana Campaigned For Justice Against Oil Giant Shell and Won Relocation for 300 Families from Toxic Releases
Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Katrina News Stories
Eyewitness Reports
Ken Ford, President St. Bernard Citizens for Environment Quality
Wilma Subra Notes from the Hurricane Impacted area
Editorial Comments
Katrina's Toxic Brew May Save Uninsured
From Sucker's Bets for the New Century
Open Waste Burning
We've got a Love Canal down here
Hurricane Katrina - Our Experiences
Louisiana Refineries flooded and flaring!
News Stories
AUDIT OF EPA/ DEQ SAMPLES REVEALS AIR CONTAMINATION AND HEALTH HAZARDS
Storm Stretches Refiners Past a Perilous Point
The Entire Community Is Now a Toxic Waste Dump
New Orleans' toxic tide
Oil spillages spread through Mississippi wetlands
Katrina Stirs Up Oily Nightmare
Exxon says several weeks to assess Chalmette Refinery damage
Katrina News Stories
MICHIGAN
Learn about the toxics crisis in Detroit
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DETROIT, MI: Watch first-hand accounts of life in Southwest Detroit
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Concerns spike after black piles identified as petroleum coke
Keystone XL isn’t the only target of D.C. climate protests
East Bay Delegation of ‘Tar Sands Refinery Neighbor Collaborative’
American Refineries Getting Ready for Dirty Tar Sands Oil
Community groups sue EPA over oil refinery pollution
Report: Health of U.S. Refinery Communities At Risk from Tar Sands
DETROIT: New equipment at Marathon refinery in Detroit to cut emissions
DETROIT: Marathon Wants to Buy Out Oakwood Heights in Southwest Detroit
DETROIT: Health Worries Stalk Neighborhoods in Detroit's 'Sacrifice Zone'
DETROIT: GCM's participation in the fourth national environmental conference
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MEXICO
Hallan tóxico cancerígeno en la región
Obtienen muestras de aire en zonas de industrias contaminantes
Extenderá 'Brigada de Cubetas' monitoreo en la zona
Bucket Brigade detects high levels of carcinogenic benzene in Southern Veracruz
Green-Peace y otras asociaciones
FIRST AIR TEST FOR TOXIC CONTAMINATION IN MEXICO SHOWS DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN EVERY BREATH TAKEN BY PEMEX NEIGHBORS
NEW MEXICO
BLOG: Top Villains of Fracking in the Running for Award
NEW MEXICO: EPA Posts Frack Rules Without Explanation; Oil and Gas Industry Cries Foul
Albuquerque
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Esther and Steven Abeyta
Area’s industrial legacy poses health risks
Neighborhoods Seek Help Dealing with Industrial Pollution
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San Juan Basin
Meet the affected community
Learn about the toxics crisis in New Mexico
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New Report Reveals Toxic Air Near Natural Gas Operations
HUFFINGTON POST: Colorado Officials Investigating Hydrogen Sulfide Reports At Oil And Gas Drilling Sites
NEW MEXICO: Students Evacuated After Gas Leak Detected
NEW MEXICO: Gas Drilling Technique Is Labeled Violation
NEW MEXICO: Gas Wells May Emit Toxic By-product
NEW MEXICO: San Juan Basin BUCKET BRIGADE - it's here and it is not going away
NEW MEXICO: Activists’ air tests uncover compounds. They say regulators’ methods inadequate.
NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO: Toxic Soup of Harmful Chemicals Found in the Air Near Schools and Homes in the Four Corners
NEW MEXICO: Debate Stirs Over Whether Hydrogen Sulfide Poses a Serious Threat
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NEW YORK
Learn about the toxics crisis in New York
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GCM's Participation at EPA Region 2 Citizen Science Workshops
Residents near U.S. ports say expansions taking heavy toll
Tonawanda Coke Found Guilty of Violating Clean Air Act
Tonawanda Coke, top executive convicted of polluting air, ground
Putting the Justice Back in Environmental Issues
PRESS RELEASE: Hazardous Chemicals found by Community Group in Tonawanda Neighborhood
The Sky is Pink
New Yorkers Against Fracking Condemns Cuomo Administration Plan to Allow ‘Limited’ Drilling
New York: A People's Hearing on Fracking
N.Y. Plant's Neighbors Expose Regulatory Gaps
NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH DAKOTA: Filling a need: New refinery plan is still in the works
NORTHEASTERN US
WASHINGTON DC: EPA's tests of air outside schools find problems
WASHINGTON D.C.: EPA Exempts Refineries From Hazardous Waste Control Requirements
NEW ORDINANCE: Train riders may be boarding at roundhouse in Rockland, Maine:
Rockland, Maine: First Community AIr Tests of Toxic Train
Clean Air for Rockland, others launch community air checks
RESIDENTS MAY TAKE OWN AIR SAMPLES
REPORT SHOWS ALTON A SAFETY 'NUISANCE'
OHIO
Learn about the toxics crisis in Ohio
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Stop BP from bringing dirty tar sands to Ohio
Oil sands project called critical for local refinery
Toledo Tar Sands Opponents Will Conduct ‘People’s Hearing’ To Counter Ohio EPA Permit for BP Refinery Expansion
Group signs on locals to test air quality near injection wells
Locals receive training to test air quality associated with fracking, injection wells
Bucket Brigade Community Air Testing
Fracking Our Farms: A Tale of Five Farming Families
An Interview with Keith Sadler – Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy
BP’s Oregon project
PRESS RELEASE: GCM and STOP Toledo BP Tar Sands
PENNSYLVANIA
Fracking Sand May Pose Health Hazard To Workers, Residents
PHILADELPHIA: Air Quality Concerns Threaten Natural Gas's Image
Testing reinforces air quality findings
Understanding Clean Air Act
SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA: Texas company, opponents to battle over refinery
Board listens to pros, cons on Hyperion - Opponents outnumber those who favor
Ripple Effect of Shell Decision: Rising costs present challenge to second refinery in Saint John
The Hyperion Project: Health risks largely unknown
Syncrude ducks tar sands critics at its peril
Time to draw a line in the oil sands
What makes a refinery green?
Learn about the toxics crisis in South Dakota
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Hyperion declines to extend land options for its $10 billion dollar refinery
Report: Health of U.S. Refinery Communities At Risk from Tar Sands
SOUTH DAKOTA: Hyperion opponents appeal circuit court judge's decision to South Dakota Supreme Court
SOUTH DAKOTA: Battle for Hyperion back in courtroom next month
SOUTH DAKOTA: My Voice, Hyperion will be harmful to public health
SOUTH DAKOTA: Proposed Oil Refinery the Center of Political Debate
SOUTH DAKOTA: Politicians and oil company at odds over proposed refinery plans
SOUTH DAKOTA: Hyperion says refinery still planned for 2015
SOUTH DAKOTA: Hyperion admits air permit was flawed, wants another chance to get it right
SOUTH DAKOTA: Hyperion challenges its own air permit
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TENNESSEE
Public Health Benefits of Dethroning King Coal in the U.S.
TENNESSEE: NY Times Editorial Calls for National Action to Regulate Coal Ash
TENNESSEE: Reflections on the one year anniversary of the Fly Ash Disaster
TENNESSEE: Video testimony in aftermath of TVA fly ash disaster
TENNESSEE: Coal ash spill featured on 60 Minutes (VIDEO)
Tennessee residents begin independent air monitoring at TVA coal ash disaster site - State’s monitoring fails to test for many dangerous toxins found in coal ash
TEXAS
Corpus Christi
Join the Campaign for Justice from the CITGO corporation: Convicted Polluters!
Learn about the toxics crisis in Corpus Christi
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See How the Koch Brothers' Free-market Utopia Operates
Corpus Christi refinery neighbors can be considered victims in Citgo sentencing, federal judge rules
CORPUS CHRISTI: Citizens for Environmental Justice writes letter urging EPA to require Citgo plant changes
AUSTIN: People’s Friend Award 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI: Look who's coming to the Corpus Christi Environmental Summit
CORPUS CHRISTI: Citgo criminal trial saga continues
CORPUS CHRISTI : ASARCO/Encycle plant demolition ordered stopped
CORPUS CHRISTI: New study reaffirming high birth defect rate given to feds for follow-up
CORPUS CHRISTI — EPA official says refineries pose dilemma
CORPUS CHRISTI: Walking the Fence Line
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Galena Park
Learn about the toxics crisis in Galena Park
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New Director for Office of Environmental Justice: Matt Tejada
Port Cities Prepare for the Panama Canal Expansion
Port Arthur
PORT ARTHUR: Protest of VX Wastewater shipments veers from court back to street
Shell Neighbors from Globe to Gather in Port Arthur, Texas
Learn about the toxics crisis in Port Arthur
Meet the Affected Community
O Magazine: The Avenging Angel
Community Feature: Hilton Kelley and the Bucket Brigade
PORT ARTHUR: Testimony to Senate EPW and Judiciary Committees
Read the latest Port Arthur Campaign Updates
O Magazine: The Avenging Angel
Hilton Kelley Wins the Goldman Prize!
PORT ARTHUR: East Texan recognized for green efforts
PORT ARTHUR: Groups disagree on siren alerts for industrial emergencies
BLOG Hilton Kelley: Man on a Mission Puts Forgotten Community on the Map
PORT ARTHUR: Hilton Kelley, Texas Refinery Activist, Bringing National Attention to Pollution and Jobs Crisis
PORT ARTHUR: Toxic Chemicals Around Us, Texans at Risk
PORT ARTHUR: Inside Agitator
PORT ARTHUR: PA summit highlights city's environmental concerns
PORT ARTHUR: Kelley’s Kitchen putting the soul into downtown Port Arthur
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VIRGINIA
Hopewell News - "Petition to Reduce 'Hopewell Smell' is Presented"
Hopewell Clean Air Network Bucket Brigade Air Test Results
Report: Hopewell air raises concern
The smell of asphalt in the air potential health hazard
Groups raise a stink over odor:The smell of asphalt is nothing unusual for City Point residents, but it may be more dangerous than expected.
Hopewell, Virginia: Bring on the bucket brigade
Hopewell air study to begin:
WEST VIRGINIA
Learn about the toxics crisis in West Virginia
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WEST VIRGINIA: Marcellus & Another Consideration
WEST VIRGINIA: Report warns of gas drilling’s air pollution
WEST VIRGINIA: Decades-old toxic gas threat lifts from W.Va. town
WEST VIRGINIA: Judge Grants Order Blocking MIC unit Start-up
WEST VIRGINIA: Lawsuit Bar Bayer from using MIC at its Institute Plant
WEST VIRGINIA: Lawsuit Seeks to Bar Bayer from Producing MIC
WEST VIRGINIA: Bayer to Pay $460,000 for Pollution Violations
BLOG: Living with Chemical Threats
WEST VIRGINIA: Kanawha Valley Residents Take Air Monitoring Into Their Own Hands
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SOUTH AMERICA / CARIBBEAN
Island of Curacao battles to close dirty and deadly refinery
BARBADOS
Farmers Take Shell Row to the City
Shell Out Time!
CURACAO
Either to the local government takes action now, or we will request international action
Politicians have mixed reactions to declarations made by PdVSA-top man
SOUTH AMERICA
Achuar Nation Wins Landmark Agreement to Stop Toxic Contamination of Rainforest Homelands After 14-day Blockade
Resources
Academic Studies
Detection of Dioxin-like Contaminants in Soil from the Area of Oil Refineries in Vojvodina Region of Serbia
Dioxon & Health: A Review of Dioxin's Effects for Doctors
Odors from mycelium sludge waste and bone meal manufacturing
Odor Threshold Concentration
Odor pollution in the environment and detection instrumentation
Odor Perception Thresholds Versus Danger Levels of Airborne Gases and Particulate Matter
Odor analysis of emissions for a chemical fiber unit
Odors: Fish Drying and Fishy Smells
GCM Reports
GCM Insider - 3rd Quarter 2012
GCM INSIDER - 1st Quarter 2012
New Report Reveals Toxic Air Near Natural Gas Operations
10th Anniversary Annual Report
GCM INSIDER - 4th Quarter 2011
Green Industry? Under the Radar: Air Pollution from Metal Recyclers
Claymont Dust Study Report
World Bucket Brigade Report: Telling Toxic Truth Worldwide
Smoke Screen: Ambient Air Quality in India
Download report Thailand’s Air : Toxic Cocktail in Adobe pdf format
Reports from Other Organizations
Tar Sands Refineries: US Communities at Risk
Lay, Community and Worker 'Epidemiology': An Integrating Strand in Participatory Research
PVC -- The Poison Plastic: Useful links
Common Hazardous Waste Dumpsite and Incinerator at SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Gummidipoondi
Landfills: Assessment of Risks. Environment Agency, UK. May 2004
Health Problems? Don’t Curse Your Fate It May Be the Poisons in the Air You Breathe
Community Environmental Policing: Assessing New Strategies of Public Participation in Environmental Regulation
Dioxins, PCBs in Human Tissue, Fish, Meat, and Wildlife from India
Pandian Chemicals: What the Government Won't Tell You
Perchlorate Chemistry, Use, and Health Effects Fact Sheet
Books featuring the Bucket Brigade
Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town
Good Neighbor Campaign Handbook: How to Win
Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor
This Moment on Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future
Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal
Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots
Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States
Resources
Take Action
TAKE ACTION: Sign the Petition for Clean Energy
TAKE ACTION: Protect Children From Deadly Hydrogen Sulfide
INVITATION: 2nd International Bucket Brigade and Community Environmental and Health Monitoring Conference
Donate to International Bucket Brigade Conference
Take Action To Clean Up Berkeley Steel Mill Heavy Metal Pollution
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Action Alert: Attend Upcoming SF Bay Area Refinery Emissions Meetings
Sign our Petition for Clean Energy
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Victories
Old Apartheid Laws on Air Quality are Changed in South Africa
Buckets Used in a Successful Campaign against ALCOA Aluminum
Victory by West Action Group and Ohio Citizen over Lanxess Plastics
CITGO Oil Company convicted in Federal Court
Florida Community Triumphs Over Royal Oak Charcoal Factory
Landmark Good Neighbor Agreement Won by Community In-Power Development Association
Northwest Ocala's neighbors trained in Bucket Brigade Techniques
Agreement Reached with Shell by Environmental Justice Community in Port Arthur, Texas
Strategic Toxic Air Reduction (STAR) is Passed in Louisville, KY
Citizens of Norco Celebrate the Relocation of Shell Chemical



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