"Toxin-Tainted Community Taking Industrial 'Giant' To Court"
"The neat, modest homes of Cannon's Campground and Bellview Acres conceal tales of frustration and heartbreak."
Source: Spartansburg Herald Journal, 01/20/2014
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"W.Va. Chemical Spill Poses a New Test for Lawmakers"
"There are more than 80,000 chemicals in the United States catalogued by government regulators, and the health risks of most of them are unknown."
Source: Wash Post, 01/20/2014
"Air Quality District Sues Battery Recycler Exide for $40 Million"
"Air district officials filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking up to $40 million from a Vernon battery recycler accused of posing a health risk for emitting too much lead and arsenic."
Source: LA Times, 01/17/2014
"EPA Tries To Map a Toxic Legacy On And Under Metachem Site"
"Snow flurries rode a faint chemical breeze across Red Lion Creek marsh near Delaware City on Thursday as Environmental Protection Agency contractors maneuvered a sediment probe across cold muck and crackling reeds."
Source: Wilmington News Journal, 01/17/2014
"Will Ohio River Carry Fracking Waste?"
"In coming weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard will decide whether to allow wastewater from the hydraulic fracturing industry to be shipped along federal waterways -- including the Ohio River -- and how strict those rules governing the shipments should be."
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 01/17/2014
"Arctic Sea Ice Gaps Drive Toxic Mercury Conveyor Belt"
"Gaps forming in seasonal Arctic sea ice may be creating a toxic conveyor belt, drawing mercury from higher altitudes to rain down on the ice, snow and tundra, according to a new study."
Source: LA Times, 01/16/2014
"Pregnant Women Warned Against Drinking Water In W.Va. Area"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging pregnant women who live in the areas of West Virginia where a toxic chemical leaked into the water supply last week to drink bottled water, even in places where the no-use ban has been lifted. The move comes 'out of an abundance of caution,' the CDC and the state's Bureau of Public Health say."
Source: NPR, 01/16/2014
EPA’s Fast-Track Approval Process for Pesticides Raises Health Concerns
U.S. pesticide law allows EPA to approve pesticides for use under "conditional registration" -- before scientists know whether they will harm human health or the environment. Critics say the loophole is overused and abused, allowing EPA to ignore health threats.
Source: Center for Investigative Reporting, 01/15/2014
"Good News/Bad News: Some Phthalates Down, Some Up"
"Scientists have documented for the first time that several phthalates -- controversial chemicals used to make vinyl and fragrances -- are declining in people while several others are rising. The study, published today, is the first comprehensive, nationwide attempt to document trends in exposure to these widely used chemicals over the past decade."
Source: EHN, 01/15/2014
One-Third of Charleston Area Customers Have Water
"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- About one-third of the West Virginia American Water customers affected by a do-not-use water advisory had been told they can use their tap water as of Tuesday evening, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday night."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 01/15/2014
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