"Concern Over Pesticide Use at Schools Rises"
"Parents are becoming more aware as some schools in the state are not moving to reduce pesticide use."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 01/03/2013
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"Passengers on India's 'Cancer Train' Share Stories of Pain and Hope"
"Every night, hundreds of cancer patients from the farming region of southern Punjab huddle together with their families in an overnight train journey to the nearest cancer hospital, 220 miles away. ... The patients travel from the fertile farming areas of the northern state of Punjab, a region that reports an alarmingly high use of pesticides."
Source: Wash Post, 01/03/2013
Calif. Groups Sue EPA over Rules on Pesticide Emissions
"A group of community organizations has sued the Environmental Protection Agency about new rules on pesticide emissions, saying the regulations do too little to protect public health."
Source: Ventura County Star, 01/02/2013
EPA Starts New Effort for Low-Dose, Hormone-Like Chemicals
"Spurred by mounting scientific evidence, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is initiating a new effort to examine whether low doses of hormone-mimicking chemicals are harming human health and whether chemical testing should be overhauled."
Source: EHN, 12/13/2012
"The Problem Is Clear: The Water Is Filthy"
"Seville, with a population of about 300, is one of dozens of predominantly Latino unincorporated communities in the Central Valley plagued for decades by contaminated drinking water."
Source: NY Times, 11/14/2012
"Report Supports Organic Produce, but Not Milk"
"When it comes to feeding your children organic food, pediatricians have new advice for parents. Organic produce and meat might be worth the hefty price tag, but you can probably skip the organic milk."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 10/23/2012
"Pesticides Put Bumblebee Colonies at Risk of Failure"
"Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, a study showed on Sunday."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2012
Soccer Moms Play It Safe, Keep Kids Off Fields Over Chemical Concerns
"Cedar McGourty-Batchelor won't be playing soccer this Saturday. Neither will his first-grade teammates from Riverview Elementary School -- nor, for that matter, any other kids in Durango, Colo."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/15/2012
Romney, Wooing Farmers, Attacks Phantom Obama Carbon Dioxide Rules
"Mitt Romney's campaign opened an attack on the Obama administration's climate change policies yesterday by warning farmers that greenhouse gas regulations could hike fuel prices. He also suggested that President Obama might pursue a carbon-pinching cap-and-trade program if he wins the election."
Source: ClimateWire, 10/11/2012
"Pesticides Blamed By Report for Illnesses"
"Pesticides pervade the environment, from the air we breathe to the food we eat, and they are making children sicker than they were a generation ago, a new report warns."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/10/2012
