"For The Love Of Pork: Antibiotic Use On Farms Skyrockets Worldwide"
"Sorry bacon lovers, we've got some sad news about your favorite meat."
Source: NPR, 03/23/2015
Environmental Health
"Senate Seems Poised To Advance 'Compromise' Chemical Regulation Bill"
"WASHINGTON -- Senators traded some jabs at a hearing on chemical safety legislation Wednesday, but it seems likely that the bill will advance out of the Environment and Public Works Committee."
Source: Huffington Post, 03/19/2015
BP Deepwater Horizon Anniversary: Follow the Science
In this, the second of two special SEJ TipSheets, the Advocate's Amy Wold provides you with a plethora of science-based information to cover the ongoing story of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, on the eve of the five-year anniversary. Photo: Officials assess sample processing and chain of custody protocol for handling specimens associated with the oil spill. Credit: NOAA.
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BP Report That Gulf Is Back To Normal Disputed by States, Groups
"The Gulf of Mexico is close to being back to normal and there are no indications of any long-term damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, a BP report released Monday says."
Source: New Orleans Advocate, 03/18/2015
"Lawsuit Launched Over US EPA’s Approval of a New Insecticide"
"A group of environmental and food safety organizations will sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its approval of an insecticide that the groups say will harm threatened and endangered wildlife."
Source: EHN, 03/18/2015
NJ Senate Urges Judge To Reject Chris Christie's ExxonMobil Settlement
"New Jersey's state Senate passed on Monday a non-binding resolution that asks a judge to reject Governor Chris Christie's $225 million settlement with ExxonMobil, according to the New Jersey legislature website."
Source: Reuters, 03/18/2015
"Questions Raised on Authorship of Chemicals Bill"
Did the chemical industry's main lobbying group write the bill to update the Toxic Substances Control Act? The top Democrat on the Senate Environment Committee, California's Barbara Boxer, says computer forensics show a draft of the "bipartisan" bill supported by the American Chemistry Council was written by the ACC itself. ACC denies it. Boxer has a competing bill. The controversy will erupt at a hearing today.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/18/2015
BP Deepwater Horizon Anniversary: Follow the Money
April 20, 2015, marks the fifth anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history. The story is far from over. If you are covering the legacy of the spill, SEJ is offering two special TipSheets by the Advocate's Amy Wold that will help you get the facts and background. Photo: Oiled endangered Ridley's turtle. Credit: Carolyn Cole/ LA Times; courtesy NOAA.
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"Replacement ‘Plastic’ May Be as Risky as BPA"
"Mounting evidence suggests BPS poses the same health risks being reported for BPA, a common ingredient in plastics".
Source: Student Science, 03/17/2015
"Feds Promote Artificial Turf as Safe Despite Health Concerns"
"Lead levels high enough to potentially harm children have been found in artificial turf used at thousands of schools, playgrounds and day-care centers across the country, yet two federal agencies continue to promote the surfacing as safe, a USA TODAY analysis shows."
Source: USA TODAY, 03/16/2015
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