Taking the toxic out of building
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We consume more every year, and the building industry is no exception. But more complex buildings are creating bigger problems when it comes to dealing with waste.
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By Virgil Williams; Ron Eisenberg  SEARCHING through the shelves at the supermarket, it seems as if all household cleaning products contain harmful chemicals that are dangerous to breathe or handle. This raises the question: Are there any alternatives that are safer and not toxic.
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By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 23--A compromise bill on chemical security would allow the federal government to shut down plants that don't meet security requirements, but doesn't require companies to stop using toxic chemicals.
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Businesses could profit from cleaning up China's horrendous pollution.
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BEING environmentally-conscious is no longer an option for developers.  According to Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) president Ng Seing Liang, it's a must if developers want to maintain a competitive edge.
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Some of the UK's top building firms join forces to reduce the environmental impact of the nation's homes and offices.
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On a block of neat, single-family homes in northwest Detroit, one burned-out house stands with its porch roof caved in, the lawn turned into a dump. The house has been like this for months &#151; an eyesore, a hazard to curious children and a scene for potential mischief. But neighborhood activists have high hopes that could soon change.
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Does a business get any uglier than cleaning out grill grease traps at restaurants?
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Contaminated groundwater tainted with trichloroethylene has led to a  dangerous plume that is now affecting the air quality in homes near the  Behr-Dayton Thermal Products Plant in Dayton, Ohio. The U.S.
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By Erickson, Kim  IS YOUR HOME TOXIC FROM CHEMICALS USED IN EVERYDAY CLEANING PRODUCTS? DISCOVER THE WORST CULPRITS AND FIND SAFER SOLUTIONS  Home. Just hearing the word conjures up feelings of comfort and safety.
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By LISA ARROWSMITH  EDMONTON (CP) - A toxic stew of chemicals from birth control pills, shampoo and even compounds used to make foam seating pours out of sewers and pipes across Canada every day, and hundreds of scientists say Ottawa must do more to stop it.
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By Brittany Dorn, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Jun. 24--KILLINGWORTH -- Before this spring, Julie Shepard gave little  thought to the mounds of manure and dirty bedding produced at her horse farm  every day -- except for how best to rid herself of it.
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By Jim Kershner, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun.
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A STREET of 24 homes built on land contaminated by a cancer- causing chemical is to be knocked down.  A pounds 1million-plus project to demolish and rebuild the houses is to go ahead after the Executive yesterday pledged pounds 751,000 for a clean-up.
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By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 21--What started out as a simple dredging proposal to improve navigation at the base of Budd Inlet has turned into a costly need to clean up chemical contamination in the inlet.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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Science & environment: Some of Britain's ugliest industrial sites are being transformed into wildlife paradises, providing a haven for plants and animals, reports Stephen Moss.