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Exxon Mobil MTBE decision in NH stands, Supreme Court rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not hear Exxon Mobil's appeal of a $236 million judgment for its use of a gasoline additive that contaminated groundwater in New Hampshire. The court's order Monday leaves in place a jury verdict involving contamination by the chemical MTBE.

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AP test: Rio Olympic water badly polluted, even far offshore

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic waters in this city are more widely contaminated by sewage than previously known and pose a greater threat to athletes' health ahead of next year's games, according to new results from tests commissioned by The Associated Press. Expanded analysis of Rio&

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Olympic Update: Rio not ready for prime time?

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Athletes in next year's Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found. An AP analysis of water quality