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Canadian With Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) And Fibromyalgia (FM) Will Be Protected And Will Have Their Needs Met When C-416 Passes Into Law

"I have the distinguished honour of passing along to you today, the following confirmation" wrote Judith Spence, CEO of the Environmental Illness Society of Canada to those on the Society's email list.: "M.P. Greg ....

The Hansard of the proceedings in the House of Commons where MP Thompson's Bill was read for the first time is available at the Government of Canada

The URL is no more available

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3/2000:

'The Secret Hazards of Pesticides'' from the Office of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer

http://www.oag.state.ny.us/environment/inerts96.html

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1/2000:

Justices uphold use of citizen suits to enforce federal pollution laws

Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles Times, Thursday, January 13, 2000

Š2000 San FranciscoChronicle, URL: http://www.commondreams.org/

The Supreme Court handed environmentalists a major victory yesterday, upholding the right of citizens' groups to sue alleged polluters under the federal Clean Water Act.....

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Pesticide laws inadequate, group warns

A study released by Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides warns that state governments are not doing enough to protect the public from the hazards of pesticides used for indoor pest control. The study, "The Building of State Indoor Pesticide Policies," published in the latest issue of NCAMP's journal Pesticides and You, evaluated pesticide laws regarding public buildings, including workplaces, government buildings, commercial buildings, health care facilities and restaurants.

http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/04/041499/pesticides_2648.asp

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Subject: (Polson) Property owner wins suit against cell-tower......

Couple Wins Lawsuit Against GTE Mobilnet Over Cellular Tower, February 26, 1999

HOUSTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- A jury in the 295th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, Monday awarded $1.2 million to a Bunker Hill Village couple who claimed a 100-foot cellular tower created a nuisance and invaded their privacy.

The couple's attorney, Thomas W. Sankey of Sankey & Luck, L.L.P., said GTE Mobilnet spent over $400,000

fighting this "precedent setting" lawsuit because they fear it will open the floodgates to similar suits. ....

The damages included loss of property value, loss of use and enjoyment of their property, mental anguish

and attorneys' fees. ..................

For questions or comments: Thomas W. Sankey, Phone: 713-224-1007, e-mail: thomassss@msn.com SOURCE Adrien Pascouet, /CONTACT: Thomas W. Sankey of Sankey & Luck,

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AN E-BULLETIN: LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE -- CORNELL LAW SCHOOL, lii@lii.law.cornell.edu

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These are not the decisions themselves nor excerpts from them, but summaries (syllabi) prepared by the Court's Reporter of Decisions. Instructions for accessing the full text of any of these decisions are provided at the end of this bulletin, as are instructions for subscribing in the event that this bulletin has been given you by a colleague and you'd like asubscription of your own.

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FRIENDS OF EARTH, INC. v. LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (TOC), INC., (98-822)

Argued October 12, 1999 -- Decided January 12, 2000 Opinion author: Ginsburg :

Defendant-respondent Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc., bought a facility in Roebuck, South Carolina, that included a wastewater treatment plant. Shortly there after, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), acting under the Clean Water Act (Act), 33 U.S.C. sect. 1342(a)(1), granted Laidlaw a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The permit authorized Laidlaw to discharge treated water into the North Tyger River, but limited, among other things, ....

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http://www.toxlaw.com/toxboard/

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4/2000

Monday, 17 April, 2000: Theatre nurse wins asthma damages

A theatre nurse who developed asthma after using a chemical to sterilise medical instruments has been awarded Ł157,000 in damages. She developed the condition as a result of her work at North Manchester General Hospital ...the chemical Cidex, a potent disinfectant regularly used in hospitals. It is known to cause breathing difficulties and skin irritations if not properly used....

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I do not know if the following is a help, but I will publish it here:

"OBTAINING SSDI: HOW TO BEGIN THE PROCESS

Are you wondering if you have a good Social Security Disability case or how to begin the application process? Attorney Scott Davis tells you how to get started with a successful disability claim. http://chronicfatigue.about.com/library/uc/uc_sdavisbegin.htm

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