"Nearly Two Years After Paulsboro Spill, Health Concerns Linger"
"After a train crash in Paulsboro, N.J., a cloud of toxic gas sent 28 people to the hospital. Mantua Township resident Ronald Morris was among them."
Source: WHYY NewsWorks, 08/12/2014
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"GAO Report Finds Problems with EPA Groundwater Protection Program"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not adequately monitoring more than 172,000 wells used to enhance oil and gas drilling and dispose of drilling wastewater, according to a July 28 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."
Source: Ctr for Effective Govt, 08/12/2014
Colgate Total Ingredient Linked to Hormones, Cancer Spotlights FDA
"The chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals. Regulators are reviewing whether it’s safe to put in soap, cutting boards and toys. Consumer companies are phasing it out. Minnesota voted in May to ban it in many products. At the same time, millions of Americans are putting it in their mouths every day, by way of a top-selling toothpaste that uses the antibacterial chemical to head off gum disease -- Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Total."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/12/2014
"Germ-Killing Chemicals Common in Pregnant Women, Newborns"
"Half of newborns in a Brooklyn-based study were exposed in the womb to triclosan, a germ-killing chemical widely used in consumer products, researchers reported today at an annual meeting of chemists."
Source: EHN, 08/11/2014
"Formaldehyde Is A Human Carcinogen, National Research Council Says"
"Formaldehyde is a human carcinogen, the National Research Council (NRC) says in a report released today. It upholds a federal classification of the chemical that industry has vigorously disputed."
Source: C&EN, 08/11/2014
Claims for Millions of Dollars Filed Against Bankrupt WV Spill Company
"CHARLESTON, West Virginia — When coal-cleaning chemicals seeped into West Virginia's biggest water supply in January, the city of Cincinnati had a decision to make 200 miles downstream."
Source: AP, 08/11/2014
"Report: Banned Toxic PCB Still Showing Up In Everyday Products"
"New testing shows low levels of a banned toxic chemical are still showing up in a variety of everyday products including paints, newspapers, magazines and cardboard food packaging."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 08/08/2014
"Massive Red Tide Bloom Washing Off Florida's Gulf of Mexico Coast"
"The largest red tide bloom seen in Florida in nearly a decade has killed thousands of fish in the Gulf of Mexico and may pose a greater health threat if it washes ashore as expected in the next two weeks, researchers said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 08/08/2014
"Pollution Triples Mercury Levels in Ocean Surface Waters, Study Finds"
"Toxic metal threatens marine life as it accumulates faster in shallow layers than in deep sea due to human activity"
Source: Guardian, 08/07/2014
Aquaculture Is Hooked on Chemicals, An Addiction That Must Be Fixed
"In part of the search to find ways to feed future populations, given the mounting impacts of extreme weather on traditional farming, many have begun to turn their attention to the ocean. Over the past four decades, aquaculture has grown rapidly, accounting for half of human-consumed seafood in 2011 and continuing at a 6 percent annual increase in production."
Source: ClimateWire, 08/06/2014
