Tests Find High Levels of Lead in Some Reusable Bags
"Twenty-one reusable bags sold as alternatives to disposable plastic or paper bags had dangerous levels of lead, according to new test results provided to USA TODAY."
Source: USA TODAY, 01/24/2011
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"Report: Fatal Bayer Blast 'Should Never Have Happened'"
"Safety audits by state and local authorities, along with more citizen oversight, could have forced Bayer CropScience to fix longstanding problems that caused an August 2008 explosion that killed two Institute plant workers, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a report issued Thursday."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 01/21/2011
"Bees Facing a Poisoned Spring"
"A new generation of pesticides is making honeybees far more susceptible to disease, even at tiny doses, and may be a clue to the mysterious colony collapse disorder that has devastated bees across the world, the US government's leading bee researcher has found. Yet the discovery has remained unpublished for nearly two years since it was made by the US Department of Agriculture's Bee Research Laboratory."
Source: UK Independent, 01/20/2011
"Why Bedbugs Won't Die"
"The first comprehensive genetic study of bedbugs, the irritating pests that have enjoyed a world-wide resurgence in recent years, indicates they are quickly evolving to withstand the pesticides used to combat them."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 01/20/2011
"Group Secretly Tests Mercury in Tuna, Swordfish"
"Tuna and swordfish collected from some California grocery stores and sushi restaurants contained mercury levels as much as three times the threshold that authorizes federal food regulators to pull seafood from shelves, according to a study by an environmental health group."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 01/19/2011
Canada To Ban Toxic Chemical Additive To Plastic Children's Products
"OTTAWA — The federal government is making good on a promise to ban a toxic chemical additive in soft plastic toys and other children's products."
Source: AP, 01/18/2011
"Wyo. Debate Simmers Decades After Fluoridation"
"A Cold War 'red scare' campaign against compulsory medication helped kill off five years of fluoridation in this northern Wyoming city in 1954. The federal government has long since called fluoridation one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But it was only a few weeks ago that Sheridan's City Council voted to resume fluoridating municipal drinking water."
Source: AP, 01/17/2011
"Opponents to Fracking Disclosure Take Big Money From Industry"
Members of Congress inclined not to regulate hydraulic fracturing for natural gas are getting about 19 times as much money from the gas industry as those who want to disclose the toxic chemicals in the fracturing fluid companies are pumping into the ground near people's drinking water supplies.
Source: ProPublica, 01/17/2011
"New Doubts Cast on Safety of Common Driveway Sealant"
"If a company dumped the black goop behind a factory, it would violate all sorts of environmental laws and face an expensive hazardous-waste cleanup. But playgrounds, parking lots and driveways in many communities are coated every spring and summer with coal tar, a toxic byproduct of steelmaking that contains high levels of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 01/17/2011
"Study Finds Toxic Chemicals in Pregnant Womens' Bodies"
"Pregnant women take elaborate steps to protect their babies' health, following doctors' orders to avoid alcohol, caffeine, tobacco — even soft cheeses and deli meats. In spite of these efforts, a new study shows the typical pregnant woman has dozens of potentially toxic or even cancer-causing chemicals in her body — including ingredients found in flame retardants and rocket fuel."
Source: USA TODAY, 01/14/2011
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