CPSC To Manufacturers: Toxic Flame Retardants Ill Advised In Mattresses
"Federal regulators urged manufacturers [last] Thursday to stop using hazardous flame retardants that are known to cause health problems."
Source: KOMO, 10/06/2017
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"J&J Was Alerted to Risk of Asbestos in Talc in ’70s, Files Show"
"Johnson & Johnson trained its employees to reassure anyone concerned about whether the company’s talcum powder contained asbestos that the cancer-causing substance 'has never been found and it never will' in its iconic baby powder, according to an undated memo unsealed in a lawsuit against the drugmaker."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/25/2017
"Emails Show How the Food Industry Uses ‘Science’ to Push Soda"
"A conversation between two former Coke executives reveals some of the tricks of the trade. "
Source: Bloomberg, 09/14/2017
New Tack on Ticks — Infestations a Local Environmental Story
Tick populations are on the rise in the United States, bringing higher risk of serious tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and a host of others. That offers a chance to tell the story of the environmental factors behind the spread, such as climate change and rising deer populations. The latest TipSheet explains.
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Battling Mosquitoes: The Fog of Chemical Warfare
Mosquitoes are not just annoyances. They also bring disease. But is the current patchwork of mosquito-control efforts effective? Or are the remedies, particularly pesticide spraying, worse than the problem? This week's Tipsheet has resources to help you report on balancing the risks of disease against those of spraying.
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"The Immense, Eternal Footprint Humanity Leaves on Earth: Plastics"
"If human civilization were to be destroyed and its cities wiped off the map, there would be an easy way for future intelligent life-forms to know when the mid-20th century began: plastic."
Source: NY Times, 07/20/2017
“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River”
Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.
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“Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change”
Author Lisa Palmer tackles a question many experts in the natural and social sciences are also pondering: How can we feed a growing world population in the coming decades when climate change is stressing global food production systems?
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To Report on Drinking Water, Know Its Source
Safe drinking water is a long-standing challenge left unmet all across the United States. As our latest Issue Backgrounder explains, telling the story of drinkable water requires digging beneath complex relationships, understanding the sources of drinking water and much more. Here's help to do it.
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Hundreds of Scientists Call For Caution On Anti-Microbial Chemical Use
"More than 200 scientists outline a broad range of concerns for triclosan and triclocarban and call for reduced use worldwide ". "Two ingredients used in thousands of products to kill bacteria, fungi and viruses linger in the environment and pose a risk to human health, according to a statement released today by more than 200 scientists and health professionals."
Source: EHN, 06/20/2017
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