"DDT Cleanup Continues for Mid-Michigan Town"
"ST. LOUIS, Mich. — During recent summers birds were found littered around the town, poisoned with a long-banned pesticide."
Source: EHN, 06/11/2015
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Ontario Restricts Pesticides Blamed for Decline of Bee Populations
"The Ontario government has unveiled North America’s first agricultural restrictions on a widely used class of pesticides blamed for the decline in bees and other pollinators."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 06/10/2015
"Studies Link Childhood Lead Exposure, Violent Crime"
"After growing up poor in a predominantly African-American neighborhood of Cincinnati, the young adults had reached their early 20s. One by one, they passed through an MRI machine that displayed their brains in sharp, cross-sectioned images."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 06/08/2015
"Toxic Chemicals Found in Child Car Seats"
"The very seats designed to provide safety for small children have been found to be at risk for containing toxic chemicals, according to an updated study released today by Healthystuff.org. Still, despite the concerns raised by this study, using a properly installed child safety seat is the best way to transport a child by car."
Source: Consumer Reports, 06/05/2015
"River of Death"
"An 8-year-old boy falls into one of Mexico’s most contaminated rivers. Eighteen days later, he’s dead. Fusion investigates how factories--many of them U.S. owned--get away with illegally dumping toxic chemicals into one of the country’s main waterways, with potentially deadly consequences."
Source: Fusion, 06/05/2015
Fracking Has Not Had Big Effect on Water Supply, EPA Says, Noting Risks
"A landmark Environmental Protection Agency report on the impact of hydraulic fracturing has found no evidence that the contentious technique of oil and gas extraction has had a widespread effect on the nation’s water supply, the agency said Thursday."
Source: NY Times, 06/05/2015
"House Panel Approves Toxic Chemical Safety Bill"
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a toxic chemical safety bill on a nearly unanimous vote on Wednesday, clearing the bill to hit the House floor by the end of the month."
Source: The Hill, 06/04/2015
"6 Groups Seek To Intervene in Federal Drilling Rules Lawsuit"
"Six environmental groups asked a judge Tuesday to be allowed to side with the federal government in opposing two lawsuits that contest new rules for oil and gas drilling on federal lands, among which is a requirement that companies report information about chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing."
Source: AP, 06/03/2015
"White House Meeting Elicits Pledges to Reduce Antibiotic Use"
"The Obama administration convened representatives of hospitals, food producers, professional medical societies and restaurant chains on Tuesday and extracted pledges to reduce the use of lifesaving antibiotics, whose effectiveness is waning because of overuse."
Source: NY Times, 06/03/2015
"Mixed Feelings for Landfill Run Deep in Tennessee"
"Back in 2008, an estimated 1.1 billion gallons of toxic coal ash was released into the Emory River in Tennessee when a dam breached at the Kingston Fossil Plant. It was the biggest coal ash spill in the nation. Much of that coal ash was hauled to a landfill in Perry County, Alabama. Residents of the poor, mostly African-American county have filed a lawsuit saying they're suffering as a result of the coal ash. But the landfill is also a vital part of the local economy.
Source: WV Public Broadcasting, 05/29/2015
