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'Like Nuclear Bomb': Deadly Fertilizer Plant Blast Devastates TX Town

"A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant rocked the town of West, north of Waco, causing multiple casualties and leaving people trapped and buildings on fire.

Emergency personnel were bracing for the possibility of dozens of dead in the blast, which was reported at 7:53 p.m. and could be heard 45 miles away in Waxahachie.

Although authorities confirmed that at least five to 15 people had died, shortly before 5 a.m. they were still saying they did not have an official total. They have said they expect to find more bodies as they continue to search the area."

Source: Dallas Morning News, 04/18/2013

"News Analysis: Think Those Chemicals Have Been Tested?"

"Many Americans assume that the chemicals in their shampoos, detergents and other consumer products have been thoroughly tested and proved to be safe. This assumption is wrong."

Source: NY Times, 04/17/2013

Flame Retardants in Products Are Linked To Health, Cognitive Problems

"Synthetic chemicals added to consumer products to meet federal and state flammability standards are showing up in waterways, wildlife and even human breast milk."

Source: Wash Post, 04/16/2013

Feds Will Take Their Time Evaluating Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths

While honey bee die-offs often called "colony collapse disorder" have been increasing for several years, so has scientific evidence that a widely used class of pesticides called neonicotinoids could well be an important contributing cause. In 2011, EPA said it would review its approval on one such pesticide. Now it says it expects to finish in five years.

Source: Mother Jones, 04/15/2013

"California Decides Chemical BPA Is Toxic"

"California on Thursday became the latest state to place restrictions on the chemical known as Bisphenol-A and declare it a reproductive toxicant."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 04/12/2013

"US Rice Imports 'Contain Harmful Levels of Lead'"

"Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe."

Source: BBC, 04/11/2013

"Surprise: Organic Apples And Pears Aren't Free Of Antibiotics"

"Both fruits are vulnerable to a nasty disease called fire blight that can devastate orchards. So organic labeling standards allow for antibiotics to be used on apple and pear trees. That exemption is set to end in 2014 -- but growers say they need a little more time."

Source: NPR, 04/11/2013

Enviros Urge 10 Top Retailers To Pull Potentially Toxic Products

"Health and environmental groups will launch a national campaign Thursday to prod 10 major retailers -- including Walmart, Target and Costco -- to clear store shelves of products containing hazardous chemicals."

Source: USA TODAY, 04/10/2013

"Toxic Chemicals Turn Up in Great Lakes Plastic Pollution"

"Toxic chemicals clinging to plastics could cause health problems for fish and other organisms in the Great Lakes."

Source: Great Lakes Echo, 04/09/2013

"Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime"

"On one covert video, farm workers illegally burn the ankles of Tennessee walking horses with chemicals. Another captures workers in Wyoming punching and kicking pigs and flinging piglets into the air. And at one of the country’s largest egg suppliers, a video shows hens caged alongside rotting bird corpses, while workers burn and snap off the beaks of young chicks."

Source: NY Times, 04/08/2013

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