EPA Can't Tell Public Which Chem Plants Violate Safety Rules
"U.S. EPA knows which chemical facilities aren't following federal safety protocols, but it can't tell the public where they are."
Source: Greenwire, 04/12/2016
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PFOA Testing Expanded To Include 11 More Vermont Sites
"Gov. Peter Shumlin has announced that the state will test additional manufacturing sites around Vermont for PFOA, a suspected carcinogen that's been found in North Bennington and Pownal."
Source: Vermont Public Radio, 04/07/2016
"Before It Was Dangerous, Lead Was The Miracle Metal That We Loved"
"Residents of Flint, Mich., may tell you lead is a serious menace, but for most of the last 5,000 years, people saw lead as a miracle metal at the forefront of technology."
Source: NPR, 04/07/2016
Banned Chemical From Hospital IVs Linked To Attention Deficit Disorder
"A chemical used to make plastic IV tubes and catheters has been linked to attention deficit disorder in children who received treatment for a serious illness, according to a new study."
Source: Wash Post, 04/07/2016
"In W. Virginia, Frack Wastewater May Be Messing With Hormones"
"Waste leaching from frack disposal wells are the likely source of a spike in endocrine-disrupting compounds in downstream waterway—a troubling sign given the roughly 36,000 disposal sites across the U.S."
Source: EHN, 04/07/2016
"DEET Seen as Safe for Pregnant Women Despite Limited Studies"
"This summer, some yellow-fever mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus are expected to arrive along the Gulf Coast and elsewhere in the continental United States. Health officials are urging people to use insect repellents with DEET to avoid being bitten. The mounting evidence that the virus is strongly linked with birth defects makes this a priority for pregnant women. But is it safe to use repellents containing DEET with a baby on the way?"
Source: NY Times, 04/04/2016
Lead Paint in NY City: "Poison Profits"
"Lead paint is making New York City’s children sick — and some landlords see it as the cost of doing business."
Source: Huffington Post, 04/04/2016
"FDA Issues Warning on Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereal"
"After several years of study, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised parents to stop feeding their infants so much rice cereal, warning that the latest research now suggests that arsenic concentrations in the grain can interfere with cognitive development."
Source: Undark, 04/04/2016
"Toxic Chemical Still in Can Linings of Popular Foods"
"A new report from six health and environmental groups finds 67 percent of nearly 200 food cans from dozens of brands and retailers tested positive for Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to increased risk of breast and prostate cancers, infertility and type-2 diabetes."
Source: ENS, 03/31/2016
Fracking Study Finds Toxins in Wyoming Town's Groundwater, Red Flags
"Study also finds companies fracked into underground sources of water and at much shallower depths than previously known, close to drinking water wells."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/30/2016
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