"Study Links Parkinson's Disease To Industrial Solvent"
"Researchers found a six-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson's in individuals exposed in the workplace to trichloroethylene (TCE)."
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Source: BBC, 11/15/2011
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"Debate Still Messy Over Bill For Fox River PCB Cleanup Costs"
"The cleanup of toxic chemicals dumped during the production of carbonless copy paper in the 1950s and 1960s has been happening in the lower Fox River since 2009, but it's still unclear who is going to pick up the tab."
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette, 11/14/2011
Utah: "Arsenic Endangers Fairfield Residents' Health"
"FAIRFIELD -- The arsenic exposure risk in Fairfield is official, the health danger real. Those who live in the Cedar Valley town stand a higher risk of getting some cancers, nerve damage and brain injury with exposure to contaminants from old mine tailings over an extended period of time, according to a new Utah study."
Source: Provo Daily Herald, 11/14/2011
"Lakeland Officials Nervous About Financial Fallout From Fly Ash Pile"
"LAKELAND -- A hulking mountain of ash sitting inside the Lakeland city limits isn't exactly a point of pride, but city officials would rather see it stay than go."
Source: Lakeland Ledger, 11/14/2011
California Pioneers Plan for Trimming Toxics
"Long a pacesetter in efforts to control dangerous chemicals, California is moving toward sweeping new rules to reduce toxins in cleaning products, cosmetics, electronics, toys and possibly many other consumer goods."
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/14/2011
"Rules Lag as Factory Dust Explosions Kill Workers"
"Each year, people are killed and maimed by explosions of finely powdered wood, metal or chemicals at factories around the country. Safety experts have studied the threat posed by dust at industrial sites for nearly a decade, yet tighter regulations are still years away."
Source: AP, 11/14/2011
"States Ban Lead Wheel Weights"
"The U.S. has worked to get lead out of gas and out of paint, but the biggest source of lead in a consumer product is still on roadways. It’s in the form of wheel weights, used to balance the tires on our cars. The Environmental Protection Agency says about 1.6 million pounds of lead fall off of vehicles each year, and it winds up in the environment. A handful of states is leading the effort to ban lead wheel weights."
Julie Grant reports for the Environment Report November 10, 2011.
Source: Environment Report, 11/11/2011
'Independent Panel: EPA Underestimates Atrazine's Cancer Risk'
An independent EPA science panel has taken issue with EPA's longstanding conclusion that Atrazine, the second most widely used pesticide on US farms, is not likely to cause cancer.
Source: Mother Jones, 11/08/2011
"In Industry’s Shadow: After Years of Illness, Family Seeks Answers"
The Martins, a Latino family who live in Maywood, California, 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles amid a sea of heavy industry, suffered from a variety of chronic sicknesses. Test results finally showed "The Martin family had traces of eight dangerous heavy metals and 17 industrial byproducts in their bodies. Levels of arsenic, chromium, mercury, manganese and vanadium were far higher than for most Americans."
Source: California Watch, 11/07/2011
"Secret 'Watch List' Reveals Failure To Curb Toxic Air"
"The system Congress set up 21 years ago to clean up toxic air pollution still leaves many communities exposed to risky concentrations of benzene, formaldehyde, mercury and many other hazardous chemicals.
Source: NPR/iWatch, 11/07/2011
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