Federal Judge Backs Rules That Limit Pesticide Use Near Salmon Habitat
"A federal judge [Monday] upheld new rules designed to protect West Coast salmon and steelhead from three widely used farm pesticides."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 11/01/2011
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"U.S. To Require Details Of Fracking On Federal Land"
"The Interior Department plans to issue a proposal soon forcing companies to reveal the chemicals they use in the so-called fracking drilling process on federal lands, as the Obama administration responds to public safety concerns over the shale exploration boom."
Source: Reuters, 11/01/2011
"Md. Court Strikes Down Landlord Protection in Lead Paint Law"
"Maryland's highest court struck down Monday a key provision of state law that shielded owners of older rental housing from civil lawsuits -- and potentially costly payments to victims -- if they took precautions to protect children in their units from lead-paint poisoning."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 10/25/2011
40,000 Dallas-Fort Worth Children Under 6 Have Lead in Blood: Data
"The headlines have focused on Frisco, where a battery-recycling plant emits too much lead. But the dangers go far beyond Frisco’s backyard. In cities such as Dallas and Fort Worth, particles from leaded gasoline banned decades ago still contaminate the soil."
Source: Dallas Morning News, 10/24/2011
"Global Ban on Exports of Toxic Waste Advances"
"CARTAGENA, Colombia -- More than 170 countries agreed Friday to accelerate adoption of a global ban on the export of hazardous wastes, including old electronics, to developing countries."
Source: AP, 10/24/2011
"Girls Exposed in Womb to BPA Have Risk of Behavior Problems"
"The research showed that hyperactive, anxious, aggressive and depressed behavior was more common in 3-year-old girls who were exposed in the womb to bisphenol-A than in boys of the same age. No association was seen between bisphenol-A levels during later childhood and behavior for either gender, according to the study released today by the journal Pediatrics."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/24/2011
GM Crops Promote Superweeds, Food Insecurity and Pesticides, Say NGOs
"Genetic engineering has failed to increase the yield of any food crop but has vastly increased the use of chemicals and the growth of "superweeds", according to a report by 20 Indian, south-east Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups representing millions of people.
Source: Guardian, 10/21/2011
"Chlorine Accidents Rupture Life for Workers, Townspeople"
"Over the past 10 years, chlorine has been involved in hundreds of accidents nationwide, injuring thousands of workers and townspeople, and killing some. In one California town, more than a year after a chemical cloud forced them to run for their lives, the employees of a recycling business are back to work – but not back to normal."
Jane Kay reports for Environmental Health News October 20, 2011.
Source: EHN, 10/21/2011
Flame Retardant Added To California's List of Cancer-Causing Chemicals
"In a victory for environmentalists, a flame retardant common in furniture and baby products was officially listed yesterday by the state as a cancer-causing chemical."
Source: California Watch, 10/14/2011
Industry Shifts on BPA After Spending Millions to Fight Legislation
"The email from the American Chemistry Council took Gretchen Lee Salter's breath away. The ACC email that arrived Friday afternoon said there's no reason to worry about bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles and children's sippy cups because the controversial plastic additive is no longer used in those products in the United States."
Source: Greenwire, 10/13/2011
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