"Salinas Valley Schools Perched Near Pesticide-Sprayed Farmland"
Some Salinas Valley residents worry that the drift of pesticides sprayed on fields near schools may endanger children, despite some controls.
Source: Salinas Californian, 11/09/2009
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"House Votes To Strengthen Chem Plant Security"
"The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack."
Source: AP, 11/09/2009
Minnesota Conducts Its Own Review of Atrazine
Within weeks, Minnesota state agencies will be releasing a study on the safety of atrazine, a weedkiller widely used by corn growers. The Minnesota results will come as the U.S. EPA undertakes yet another review of its own.
Source: MinnPost.com, 11/06/2009
"EPA To Impose Standards on PVC Plant Emissions"
"The Environmental Protection Agency will set new nationwide emission standards for makers of polyvinyl chloride, commonly known as the plastic PVC, under a settlement with environmental groups announced Thursday."
Source: AP, 11/06/2009
Enviros Seek More Oversight for Hydraulic Fracturing
"Environmentalists are beefing up efforts to increase regulation of a controversial oil and gas drilling technique as interest grows in tapping vast natural gas fields across the country."
Source: Greenwire, 11/05/2009
Groups Oppose EPA Review of Atrazine's Possible Health, Safety Risks
"Farm groups joined the manufacturer of the popular herbicide atrazine Tuesday in accusing the Obama administration of bowing to environmentalist pressure in initiating a review of the chemical's safety."
Source: Des Moines Register, 11/05/2009
Canada Powerless To Recall Toxic Trinkets: Audit
"Tests are turning up dangerous levels of lead in children's jewelry, but the federal government can't compel companies to recall the toxic trinkets, says a new report by Canada's environmental watchdog."
Source: Canadian Press, 11/04/2009
"America's Most Toxic Cities"
"In Atlanta, Ga., you'll find southern gentility, a world-class music scene--and 21,000 pounds of environmental waste. In spite of its charms, the city's combination of air pollution, contaminated land and atmospheric chemicals makes it the most toxic city in the country."
Source: Forbes, 11/03/2009
"Study Finds BPA in Most Canned Foods"
"A new test conducted for Consumer Reports magazine found bisphenol A leaching into food from nearly all cans, including those marked 'BPA-free' and 'organic.'"
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/03/2009
"Perfect Storm for Fish Kill"
"A massive fish kill at the 38 mile long Dunkard Creek on the West Virginia–Pennsylvania border has scientists and regulators wondering what went wrong. All signs point to the toxic golden algae but some say it was the polluted creek, with high levels of chloride, which provided ripe conditions for the fish kill."
Source: Living on Earth, 11/02/2009
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