Are We Ready for the Next Superstorm?
Francesca Lyman asks "What does Hurricane Sandy tell us about coping with human health and consequences of climate change?"
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Does New Interior Draft Put Fracking Data Under Industry Thumb?
A leaked draft of the replacement rule suggested Interior would leave handling of fracking data to the industry-run "FracFocus" project, which has come under criticism by environmental and watchdog groups for being hard to use and incomplete.
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US Report Urges More Study of Breast Cancer's Environmental Links
"A new federal advisory panel report makes a forceful case for more research into environmental causes of breast cancer, which was diagnosed in 227,000 women, killed 40,000 and cost more than $17 billion to treat in the United States last year."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 02/12/2013
"Do Soaps With Triclosan Do More Harm Than Good?"
"Critics call on FDA and EPA to review popular anti-microbial's safety in light of new science."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 02/11/2013
Mixed Results in New EPA Report on Toxics and Children
"We’ve come a long way since the days when kids played in clouds of DDT, gas stations sold leaded gasoline, and smoking near youngsters was commonplace."
Source: NPR, 01/31/2013
"EPA Bans D-Con Rodent Poison, Citing Safety Concerns for Children"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned 12 rodent poisons made by the United Kingdom-based Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because the products failed to abide by safety regulations, the agency announced Wednesday."
Source: LA Times, 01/31/2013
TRI National Analysis Dangles Leads for Investigative Stories
EPA had already released preliminary TRI data for the latest available year (2011), but its National Analysis makes for easier reporting as data is collated by state. It also offers analyses by industry sector and of toxics handling by collating the parent companies of each facility nationwide.
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Group Sues California over Enforcement of Fracking Disclosure
The Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity filed suit in Alameda County Superior Court charging that the California Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources was not following the state's own law.
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British Gardening Chains Drop Pesticides Blamed for Killing Bees
"Pesticides blamed for killing bees have been removed from the shelves of Britain's biggest gardening chains, prompting calls for similar chemicals widely-used on farms to be banned completely."
Source: Telegraph, 01/30/2013
PFOS: "3M Pollution Study Finds Mixed Results
"Levels of PFOS, a chemical manufactured by 3M Co. for a variety of commercial uses until about 10 years ago, have improved significantly in the Mississippi River between Hastings and St. Paul -- except for the area around the company's Cottage Grove plant, where they have worsened."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 01/29/2013
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