"EPA Increases Public Access To Chemical Data"
"The Environmental Protection Agency moved on Tuesday to increase the amount of data made available to the public on regulated chemicals."
Source: The Hill, 10/08/2014
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FWS Proposes Protecting Mink-like Fishers from Pot Farm Poisons
"PORTLAND — New threats and a legal settlement prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal today to list West Coast populations of fisher as threatened under the Endangered Species Act."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 10/07/2014
"Cuomo Administration Edited And Delayed Key Fracking Study"
"A federal water study commissioned by the Cuomo administration as it weighed a key decision on fracking was edited and delayed by state officials before it was published, a Capital review has found."
Source: Capital NY, 10/07/2014
"Pesticide Use By Farmers Linked To High Rates of Depression, Suicides"
"On his farm in Iowa, Matt Peters worked from dawn to dusk planting his 1,500 acres of fields with pesticide-treated seeds. 'Every spring I worried about him,' said his wife, Ginnie. 'Every spring I was glad when we were done.'"
Source: EHN, 10/06/2014
"With Huge Damages at Stake, Trial Over Waste Pits To Begin"
"A half-century ago, the owner and operator of a Pasadena paper mill sent its waste for burial to a site along the San Jacinto River. The black bisque of cancer-causing chemicals eventually leaked from the pits, turning these murky waters into one of the nation's most polluted places."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 10/06/2014
"Chemicals Industry Ramps Up Political Spending for Midterms"
"The American Chemistry Council has more than trippled its political spending ahead of the midterm elections as it fights tougher chemical regulations in Washington, according a new report from a watchdog group."
Source: The Hill, 10/03/2014
"4 New Substances Added to List of Carcinogens"
"Four new substances have been added to a list of chemicals that may cause cancer compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."
Source: LiveScience, 10/03/2014
"Brown Criticized for Veto of Bill To Reform Toxic Substances Agency"
"Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill to reform the California Department of Toxic Substances Control is drawing indignation from community groups and state legislators who had pressed for broad changes at the troubled agency."
Source: LA Times, 10/02/2014
Baker Hughes Starts 'No Secrets' Fracking Disclosure
"Starting [Wednesday], Baker Hughes Inc., a major provider of hydraulic fracturing services, says it will disclose all the chemicals it uses in fracking fluid and will no longer withhold ingredients as trade secrets."
Source: EnergyWire, 10/02/2014
"Report Shows Schools Vulnerable to Toxic Exposure"
"NBC 5 Investigates has analyzed data released by a Washington D.C.-based research group and found dozens of facilities across the Chicago area that store or use toxic chemicals which - if released in an accidental leak or explosion - could directly affect hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren throughout the city and suburbs."
Source: NBC Chicago, 10/01/2014
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