"If Mercury Pollution Knows No Borders, Neither Can Its Solution"
Negotiations over an international treaty to combat mercury emissions will reach a climax next month in Geneva.
Source: NY Times, 12/12/2012
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"Markey Asks FDA To Investigate Hair Straightening Products"
"Representative Edward Markey and some of his congressional colleagues are imploring the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate hair straightening treatments, such as the popular Brazilian Blowout, that contain formaldehyde, a carcinogen. ..."
Source: Boston Globe, 12/12/2012
"Retailers Accused of Not Warning About Flame Retardant"
"Major retailers are violating California law by failing to warn consumers about diaper-changing pads, nap mats and other baby products made with unsafe levels of a flame retardant linked to cancer, according to legal notices expected to be filed Thursday."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/07/2012
"Buenos Aires Hit By Toxic Cloud"
"Hospitals are on red alert and parts of Buenos Aires have been evacuated as a toxic cloud descends upon the city."
Source: Telegraph, 12/07/2012
"Petsmart Selling Unregistered Pesticide Products Despite State Order"
"About two months after the state's environmental agency ordered a major pet products retailer to immediately cease selling unregistered pesticide products, many of those products remain on the retailer's shelves and website."
Source: California Watch, 12/06/2012
Toxic Chemicals From NJ Train Wreck May Not Be Cleared Until Next Week
"A U.S. Coast Guard official told an angry crowd on Wednesday that it may take until next week to clear the air of toxic chemicals spilled after a train wreck in their south New Jersey town, where evacuations were ramped up this week."
Source: Reuters, 12/06/2012
"CDC Gets An Earful From House GOP on Fracking Health Studies"
"The Obama administration is getting more push-back from House Republicans about federal research aimed at assessing the health risks associated with a booming natural gas industry."
Source: EnergyWire, 12/05/2012
Judge Shields Corexit Dispersant Manufacturer From BP Spill Liability
"NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge presiding over litigation spawned by the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill has dismissed all claims against the manufacturer of a chemical dispersant that was used to break up crude gushing from BP's blown-out well."
Source: AP, 12/05/2012
"Slow Pace of Paulsboro Cleanup Frustrates Some Residents"
"Frustration and inconvenience are growing in Paulsboro as a risky cleanup proceeds at a deliberately slow pace following the derailment Friday of chemical-laden train cars on a bridge over the Mantua Creek."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/04/2012
Pioneer Study Finds 44 Hazardous Air Pollutants at Gas Drilling Sites
"For years, the controversy over natural gas drilling has focused on the water and air quality problems linked to hydraulic fracturing, the process where chemicals are blasted deep underground to release tightly bound natural gas deposits."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/04/2012
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