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"After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action"

"You might think that everything would have changed for the chemicals industry on April 16, 1947. That was the day of the Texas City Disaster, the worst industrial accident in U.S. history. A ship loaded with ammonium nitrate — the same chemical that appears to have caused the disaster last month in West, Texas — exploded. The ship sparked a chain reaction of blasts at chemical facilities onshore, creating what a newsreel at the time called "a holocaust that baffles description."

Source: NPR, 05/20/2013

"The Hunt for Endocrine Disruptors"

"Experts say Wisconsin lakes’ chemical cocktail likely similar to Minnesota's"

Source: Wisconsin Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 05/20/2013

"Marine Daughter Seeks Dignity for 'Devil Dog Pups'"

"JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply 'Baby Boy' or 'Baby Girl,' followed by a surname and a burial date."

Source: AP, 05/20/2013

"New Protest in Chinese City Over Planned Chemical Plant"

"Hundreds of people took to the streets of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, the second demonstration this month against the project."

Source: Reuters, 05/17/2013

"U.S.: Disclose Fracking Chemicals on Public Land"

"The Obama administration said Thursday it will require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natural gas production.

Source: AP, 05/17/2013

"First Responders Sue in Paulsboro Derailment"

"Twenty-four plaintiffs, including a dozen police officers who rushed to the scene of a November train derailment in Paulsboro, sued on Monday, alleging that the rail company's negligence caused the derailment, and that it downplayed the dangers of a chemical spill and failed to protect responders."

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/15/2013

"Study: N.C. Too Slow To Warn About Yadkin Fish Contamination"

"RALEIGH — Fish in one of North Carolina’s largest watersheds are more polluted by an industrial contaminant than previously reported, and state health officials have failed to expand warnings against eating PCB-contaminated fish, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 05/14/2013

"Study Finds Possibly Toxic Metals in 32 Lipsticks"

"Lipstick can give your lips color, sheen and texture, but may also put you at risk of ingesting potentially toxic metals, University of California, Berkeley researchers say."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 05/14/2013

"'Chemicals of Concern' List Still Wrapped In OMB Red Tape"

"For anyone anxious about toxic chemicals in the environment, Sunday marked a dubious milestone."

Source: Center for Public Integrity, 05/13/2013

"US Approves New Pesticides Linked To Mass Bee Deaths As EU Enacts Ban"

"In the wake of a massive US Department of Agriculture report highlighting the continuing large-scale death of honeybees, environmental groups are left wondering why the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to approve a 'highly toxic' new pesticide."

Source: RT, 05/13/2013

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