End Draws Near for Long, Bitter GE-Hudson Superfund Battle
Optimists think General Electric and the EPA may agree in January on the final phase of Superfund cleanup of PCBs that polluted the Hudson River.
Source: Greenwire, 12/23/2010
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Congress Clears Bill To Reduce Lead Content in Drinking Water
"Congress on Friday sent President Barack Obama a bill that would significantly reduce exposures to lead in drinking water."
Source: AP, 12/23/2010
"EPA Develops Neurotoxicants List, New Testing"
"As the rates of learning disabilities, autism and related conditions rise, the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a roster of the pollutants likely to contribute to these or other disorders, American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop has learned."
Source: AU Investigative Reporting Wkshop, 12/22/2010
Wyo. Fracking Rules Point Way for Public Disclosure of Chemicals Used
"The Obama administration is looking to the Cowboy State as a model for fracturing disclosure on federal lands in the West. Interior Department officials figure it would be hard to argue against an approach developed in petroleum-friendly Wyoming."
Source: Greenwire, 12/21/2010
Probable Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water of 31 U.S. Cities
"An environmental group that analyzed the drinking water in 35 cities across the United States, including Bethesda and Washington, found that most contained hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen that was made famous by the film 'Erin Brockovich.'"
Source: Wash Post, 12/20/2010
"Efforts To Kill Invasive Plant Worry Beekeepers"
"An effort to fight an invasive plant with insects that eat it has drawn opposition from beekeepers who worry it will leave them without an adequate source of nectar and pollen for their honeybees."
Source: AP, 12/20/2010
"GE Must Do More To Clean Hudson River: EPA"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered General Electric Co to dredge deeper into the Hudson River as part of the next phase of an effort to remove cancer-causing chemicals dumped into the river over decades."
Source: Reuters, 12/20/2010
Leaked Memo Shows EPA Ignored Own Scientists to OK Bee-Toxic Pesticide
"An internal EPA memo released [Dec. 8] confirms that the very agency charged with protecting the environment is ignoring the warnings of its own scientists about clothianidin, a pesticide from which Bayer racked up ... about $262 million in sales in 2009."
Source: Grist, 12/17/2010
"U.S. Called Vulnerable to Rare Earth Shortages"
"The United States is too reliant on China for minerals crucial to new clean energy technologies, making the American economy vulnerable to shortages of materials needed for a range of green products — from compact fluorescent light bulbs to electric cars to giant wind turbines."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2010
"US Panel Urges New Look at 'Silver' Teeth Fillings"
"Enough uncertainty surrounds silver-colored metal dental fillings with mercury that U.S. regulators should add more cautions for dentists and patients, a U.S. advisory panel said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2010
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