"Christmas Decorations Filled With Toxic Chemicals, Study Finds"
"What could be worse that getting a bag of coal for Christmas? A bag full of toxic chemicals, health groups say."
Source: The Hill, 12/17/2014
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"After 14 years, NIH Cancels National Children’s Study"
"Its magnitude was ambitious and unprecedented: The National Children’s Study promised to follow 100,000 American children from before birth to the age of 21. Researchers sought a better understanding of autism, obesity and cancer by tracking links between children’s environments and their health outcomes. Since 2007, Congress has appropriated about $1.3 billion to fund planning and research; millions went to four research centers in the St. Louis region alone."
Source: St. Louis Public Radio, 12/17/2014
Remembering the Genius Who Got BPA Out of Your Water Bottles, And More
Theo Colborn, who pioneered research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals, has died at age 87.
"It was the late 1970s and Theo Colborn was, like pretty much everyone else in the ’70s, getting divorced. She was in her 50s and already retired from a career as a pharmacist.
Source: Grist, 12/16/2014
Plant Expansions Fueled by Shale Boom Boost Greenhouse, Toxic Emissions
"WESTLAKE, La. — Stacey Ryan already knows where he'll be buried."
Source: Ctr for Public Integrity, 12/11/2014
"BPA in Canned Goods May Raise Blood Pressure, Risk for Heart Disease"
"A new study looked at the health impacts on adults drinking a liquid from bottles lined with BPA, and found that the chemical not only made it into their bodies but seems to have caused a significant increase in blood pressure."
Source: Newsweek, 12/10/2014
FBI: Chemical Company Ex-Prez Committed Fraud in WV Drinking Water Case
"Gary Southern, the former Freedom Industries president, faces federal charges for allegedly lying about his role at the bankrupt firm to protect his personal fortune from legal actions over the January chemical spill at Freedom’s Elk River facility."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 12/09/2014
"Scientist With Deep Industry Ties Being Considered for Key EPA Job"
"A scientist with deep ties to the chemical industry is one of two finalists to lead the office at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that determines which chemicals can make people sick, and in what doses."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 12/09/2014
"Pacific Salmon Gets New Protection from Pesticides"
"Here’s some good news for wild salmon lovers: Right before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new restrictions on pesticide use in California. The first-of-its-kind move is aimed at protecting salmon and steelhead trout native to the state’s rivers and it sets the stage for protections that could benefit salmon along the Pacific coast."
Source: Civil Eats, 12/08/2014
Maryland Attorney General Eyes Lawsuit Over Well Contamination by MTBE
"Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, encouraged by whopping awards and settlements in other states, could join what one analyst calls a 'nationwide cascade' of litigation against the oil industry for its use years ago of a gasoline additive that has contaminated groundwater across the state."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 12/08/2014
"DuPont Plant in New Jersey Cited By OSHA Over Toxic Leak"
"Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials announced Monday that they have cited E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. for 11 alleged violations and proposed $120,300 in fines related to problems found after toxic chemicals leaked from a tanker truck in May and exposed workers to health risks at a Deepwater, N.J., plant that is one of DuPont's largest facilities in the United States."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 12/02/2014
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