Softener-Ban bill on Schwarzenegger's desk

California anti-softener bill AB 2270 is awaiting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attention in the early morning hours of 29 September 2008. It was expected that within 24 hours Schwarzenegger would veto the bill, sign it or allow it to become law without his decision either way.

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Legionnaire’s Disease Kills two at St. Peter's Hospital

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GE Money exits consumer water treatment financing

STAMFORD, CT — GE Money, which has offered a water treatment consumer financing program through its dealers, has announced in a September 24 letter to water treatment dealers that the company is exiting the program.
Bruce L. Christensen, general manager of GE Money’s Home Improvement division, wrote to water treatment dealers: “In light of current credit conditions, GE Money has made the difficult decision to discontinue its water treatment consumer financing industry program.”
The letter noted that new credit applications for the financing of water treatment products will be accepted through October 10, and funding of the same will continue through November 28.

EPA must address construction-site pollution

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Fertilizers linked to contaminated drinking water in Evros, Greece

Evros, Greece - A new study reports that samples of drinking water from this northeastern region of Greece have been found to exceed European limits for nitrates, sulfates and phosphates, according to a European Commission Environment report.

The presence of the chemicals, which are linked to health problems such as reproductive disorders and cancer, has been found to be highest in areas with the most intensive agriculture. Researchers have said that fertilizers are to blame.

According to the report, many of the drinking water sources in the Evros region are underground aquifers that lie within agricultural areas.