Such findings have come to light more than a year after Japan's amended Water Pollution Prevention Act came into effect.

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Last Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended an obscure clean water regulation that restricted use of aluminum in automobiles because of a potentially harmful byproduct created in the manufacturing process.

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New GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich has gotten into some hot water lately over his comment that child labor laws should be amended or even repealed to allow kids to earn money in school by cleaning bathrooms or working in the cafeteria.

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