Chemicals

"No one talks much about toxic Superfund sites anymore. But 49 million Americans live close to one."

"Levels of a type of pesticide commonly used in backyard gardens and on farms have increased in urban and rural watersheds in California, the state said in a report released Wednesday."

"CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte is still trying to recover from one of the worst catastrophes in the city's history."

"A chemical ingredient of cosmetics, soaps, detergents, shampoos and toothpaste has been found to trigger liver cancer in laboratory mice, raising concerns about how safe it is for humans, scientists said."

"As eastside families mourn the deaths of four workers at DuPont's La Porte chemical plant in a toxic gas release early Saturday morning, federal investigators are gathering to begin probing for answers."

"Paul Helliker had a job for Dow AgroSciences."

"More than 600 American service members since 2003 have reported to military medical staff members that they believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents in Iraq, but the Pentagon failed to recognize the scope of the reported cases or offer adequate tracking and treatment to those who may have been injured, defense officials say."

"A group of environmental and public health groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, seeking to set aside the agency's approvals for feed additives containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of cattle and pigs."

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not perform enough pesticide residue tests — on either imported or domestic foods – to say whether the American food supply is safe, according to federal auditors."