"Pollutants in Boys' Blood Tied to Lower Growth"
"Russian boys exposed to unusually high levels of environmental pollutants are smaller than their peers, a new study reports."
Source: Reuters, 12/30/2010
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"EPA Warns of PCB Risks in Schools"
"Federal authorities are urging schools across the U.S. to replace the electrical components in older light fixtures to reduce the threat of contamination from potentially cancer-causing chemicals."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 12/30/2010
Schwarzenegger Backs Down on Gutting Calif.'s Green Chemistry Regs
"In the face of withering media coverage in LA Weekly and elsewhere, the Schwarzenegger Administration has pulled an about-face on the gutting of new chemical regulations by the state's Department of Toxic Substances Control."
Source: LA Weekly, 12/29/2010
"Salinas, California: The Salad Bowl of Pesticides"
Alarm bells are being set off by a new study of the families of California farm workers exposed to pesticides. It finds much higher levels of pervasive developmental disorder among children of mothers exposed to higher levels of neurotoxicant organophosphate pesticides.
Source: AOLNews, 12/23/2010
EPA Urges Testing for Hexavalent Chromium in Tap Water
"The Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting that water utilities nationwide test their drinking water for hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen, after an independent survey released earlier this week found the chemical in tap water drawn from 31 cities."
Source: Wash Post, 12/23/2010
"Appeals Court: Organic Farm Can Seek Damages From Pesticide Company"
A California state appeals court ruled that an organic farmer can seek damages from a pesticide company whose product was applied to neighboring fields and contaminated the organic farmer's fields by volatilization rather than spray drift.
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/23/2010
End Draws Near for Long, Bitter GE-Hudson Superfund Battle
Optimists think General Electric and the EPA may agree in January on the final phase of Superfund cleanup of PCBs that polluted the Hudson River.
Source: Greenwire, 12/23/2010
Congress Clears Bill To Reduce Lead Content in Drinking Water
"Congress on Friday sent President Barack Obama a bill that would significantly reduce exposures to lead in drinking water."
Source: AP, 12/23/2010
"EPA Develops Neurotoxicants List, New Testing"
"As the rates of learning disabilities, autism and related conditions rise, the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a roster of the pollutants likely to contribute to these or other disorders, American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop has learned."
Source: AU Investigative Reporting Wkshop, 12/22/2010
Wyo. Fracking Rules Point Way for Public Disclosure of Chemicals Used
"The Obama administration is looking to the Cowboy State as a model for fracturing disclosure on federal lands in the West. Interior Department officials figure it would be hard to argue against an approach developed in petroleum-friendly Wyoming."
Source: Greenwire, 12/21/2010
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