Fracking Trade Secrets Would Get No Protection Under Draft Alaska Rule
"Companies will not be able to keep trade secrets for hydraulic fracturing ingredients if a proposed Alaska rule is adopted."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/04/2013
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"Triclosan Fears Lead To Alternative Soaps"
"CleanWell's hand soaps promise to slay germs, and foam and ooze - just as soap should. But unlike many antibacterial soaps, the ones from this young San Francisco company and a growing number of other manufacturers lack a potentially harmful chemical: triclosan."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 01/03/2013
"Concern Over Pesticide Use at Schools Rises"
"Parents are becoming more aware as some schools in the state are not moving to reduce pesticide use."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 01/03/2013
"Passengers on India's 'Cancer Train' Share Stories of Pain and Hope"
"Every night, hundreds of cancer patients from the farming region of southern Punjab huddle together with their families in an overnight train journey to the nearest cancer hospital, 220 miles away. ... The patients travel from the fertile farming areas of the northern state of Punjab, a region that reports an alarmingly high use of pesticides."
Source: Wash Post, 01/03/2013
MTBE: "Long-Awaited NH Pollution Trial Ready To Start"
"CONCORD, N.H. -- Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New Hampshire is expected to present jurors with the most complex and time-consuming trial in state history."
Source: AP, 01/03/2013
Maryland Law Banning Arsenic in Chicken Feed Takes Effect
"With the new year, Maryland becomes the first state to ban the use of additives containing arsenic in chicken feed, a practice already prohibited by Canada and the European Union."
Source: Wash Post, 01/02/2013
Calif. Groups Sue EPA over Rules on Pesticide Emissions
"A group of community organizations has sued the Environmental Protection Agency about new rules on pesticide emissions, saying the regulations do too little to protect public health."
Source: Ventura County Star, 01/02/2013
"In Hopes of Healthier Chickens, Farms Turn to Oregano"
"FREDERICKSBURG, Pa. — The smell of oregano wafting from Scott Sechler’s office is so strong that anyone visiting Bell & Evans these days could be forgiven for wondering whether Mr. Sechler has forsaken the production of chicken and gone into pizza."
Source: NY Times, 12/26/2012
"U.N. Treaty Expected To Curb Mercury Trade"
"Governments next month are expected to agree on restrictions concerning the industrial use and trade of mercury for an international treaty aimed at reducing health hazards and environmental pollution, sources said."
Source: Asahi Shimbun, 12/26/2012
White House Stalls Critical EPA Report on Chemical Dangers To Children
"A landmark Environmental Protection Agency report concluding that children exposed to toxic substances can develop learning disabilities, asthma and other health problems has been sidetracked indefinitely amid fierce opposition from the chemical industry."
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop, 12/24/2012
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