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| Daily links to top stories in the news about environmental health. Exhaust, diesel fumes foul public schoolyards across Washington state. A new InvestigateWest analysis found nearly 30 public Washington K-12 schools sit within 500 feet of a major road. Eight of the 30 schools beside highways were built within the past 10 years — after the dangers were well established by scientific research. InvestigateWest Air pollution: Battle still on for clean air. Air quality has improved dramatically since the 1970s, but still, on more than 100 days a year, Southern California is failing to meet clean air standards - and Inland residents are getting the biggest dose of pollution. Children appear to suffer the most. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. Arsenic emissions from California firm Exide pose 'chronic hazard.' Emissions from battery recycler Exide pose a 'chronic hazard' to more than 250,000 people in surrounding areas, air district officials say. Risks include neurological changes in children. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Birth defects cluster in Washington state remains mysterious. Health officials investigating a spike in cases of a fatal birth defect in central Washington state have found no common cause linking the cases, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. LiveScience EPA funds removal of chemicals in schools. The result of a hazardous waste settlement between a commercial wastehauler and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has resulted in the cleanup of hazardous chemicals in 60 schools in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Johnston Sun Rise, Rhode Island. Ohio River commission may relax mercury pollution rules. The eight-state commission that sets water quality standards for the Ohio River wants a two-year delay on enforcement of a more stringent mercury standard while it considers relaxing those rules. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. Health risks from fracking poorly documented in Michigan: study. A natural gas extraction method known as fracking has been widely used in Michigan with few problems but its potential health risks are poorly documented, according to a series of University of Michigan reports released Thursday. Detroit News, Michigan. Enbridge cleanup continues in Michigan. Large pipes, buoys and pontoon boats have been placed throughout sections of the Kalamazoo River as Enbridge Inc. works to fulfill an order by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to do additional cleanup from the 2010 pipeline spill. Battle Creek Enquirer, Michigan. Kentucky nuns say they have no faith in fracking – anywhere. A group of anti-fracking nuns have said assurances that a proposed pipeline carrying flammable liquids through Kentucky won’t cross on to their convent’s land is not enough – they don’t want it built on anyone's land. Al Jazeera Oil and gas industry fears more deep-sea leaks linked to drill fluid. A corrosive drilling fluid that triggered the North Sea's worst gas leak in 20 years could threaten similar deep-sea wells across the world, and operator Total has already warned Shell that its nearby Shearwater field may be at risk. Reuters Man-made climate change helped set stage for wild 2012 weather: Study. A study of a dozen of 2012's wildest weather events found that man-made global warming increased the likelihood of about half of them, including Superstorm Sandy's devastating surge and shrinking Arctic sea ice. Associated Press What we're seeing now: Air pollution and climate change. A warmer environment will likely trigger more deaths and shorter lives as air pollution worsens. But there's good news here. Daily Climate EPA fines Shell more than $1 million for pollution violations in Alaska Arctic. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Royal Dutch Shell affiliates $1.1 million for emitting too many pollutants into the air during the 2012 drilling season offshore in the Alaska Arctic. Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. Shell to negotiate with Nigerians over oil spill compensation. Compensation talks will begin in Nigeria on Monday between lawyers for Royal Dutch Shell and for 15,000 Nigerian villagers who say their livelihoods were destroyed by oil spills from pipelines operated by the company. Reuters Navajo Nation split on coal deal. As the Navajo Nation moves toward buying a coal mining plant in New Mexico, controversy has erupted within the tribe. Environmentalists say the mine devastates the local ecosystem, while advocates tout it as a way to bring money to the impoverished community. Al Jazeera BP wants to halt Deepwater Horizon claims process. BP is fighting the settlement it agreed to last summer that let the oil company avoid thousands of potential lawsuits over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. All Things Considered, NPR. OSHA announces proposed silica rule. Federal efforts to protect workers from silica exposure entered a new phase Aug. 23 when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration finally announced its proposal for regulating silica dust. Bloomberg BNA Environmentalists say Alberta government keeping them out of oilsands hearing. Alberta environmentalists argued in court Thursday that the provincial government is keeping them out of hearings on a proposed oilsands development at least partly because of their concerns about the industry. Canadian Press High levels of cadmium found in Canadian landfill. Metro Vancouver is stockpiling and analyzing some of the bottom ash from its Burnaby incinerator after several samples tested positive for high concentrations of leachable cadmium — some at twice the allowable limits for a landfill. Vancouver Sun, British Columbia. E-cigarette use doubles among US teens. The CDC survey comes as the federal government is expected to announce, as early as October, its plan to regulate these battery-powered devices as tobacco products. USA Today More news from today Shortcuts to stories from today about The good news, Avian flu, Climate, Children's health, Air pollution, Cancer, Reproductive disorders, Endocrine disruption, Birth defects, Learning and developmental disabilities, Immune disorders, Environmental justice, Superfund, Water treatment/sewage, Food safety, Integrity of science, Green chemistry. You can also read last weekend's news. Plus: If you were on vacation last week, don't miss last week's top stories... 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