"Chemical Company Adds Lobbying Muscle for Push on Energy, EPA"
Petrochemical companies are spending more money to influence government decisions on energy and climate.
Source: Greenwire, 11/26/2010
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"Strawberry Pesticide Targeted by Environmentalists, Farmworkers"
"A coalition of environmental and farmworker groups is urging California's Gov.-elect Jerry Brown to cancel the imminent approval of a controversial agricultural pesticide after he takes office, citing evidence that it is linked to cancer."
Source: LA Times, 11/26/2010
Feds Launch Probe for Toxics in Novelty Drinking Glasses
Federal regulators launched an investigation Monday into lead levels in drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters, declaring that the items are subject to strict standards for 'children's products.'"
Source: AP, 11/23/2010
"Governor Declares Emergency Over Water Contamination in Barstow"
"High levels of perchlorate were found in the Mojave Desert city's water supply. Residents have been flocking to grocery stores to buy water, and the school district is prepared to provide students with bottled water when classes resume Monday."
Source: LA Times, 11/22/2010
"U.S.-Backed Pesticide Spraying in Guatemala Draws Fire"
"For most of three decades, the U.S. has financed massive aerial spraying of pesticides over a large part of Guatemala in an attempt to eradicate the Mediterranean fruit fly, but common precautions to limit exposure to the toxic chemicals are not being followed."
Source: Scripps Howard, 11/22/2010
"AP IMPACT: Cadmium, Lead Found in Drinking Glasses"
"Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from 'The Wizard of Oz' exceed federal limits for lead in children's products by up to 1,000 times, according to laboratory testing commissioned by The Associated Press."
Source: AP, 11/22/2010
"US Doctors Say Chemicals Can Cause Cancer"
"Dr Linda Giudice has treated thousands of patients over the years with a range of troubling reproductive disorders, and this week, she joined health experts and a young mother in fingering chemicals as the probable cause."
Source: AFP, 11/22/2010
"Shadow of Sickness"
A possible cancer cluster near Spartansburg, S.C., has residents suspecting it was caused by illegal disposal of chemical wastes from a Hoechst chemical plant nearby.
Source: WSPA (Spartansburg), 11/19/2010
"British Beekeepers' Assn. To Stop Endorsing Bee-Killing Pesticides"
"The British Beekeepers' Association hastoday announced plans to end its controversial practice of endorsing pesticides in return for cash from leading chemical manufacturers."
Source: Guardian, 11/19/2010
"Senate Advances Bill To Overhaul Food Safety"
"The Senate moved forward Wednesday on long-awaited legislation that would overhaul the nation's food safety system, grant new powers to the Food and Drug Administration and make farmers and processors responsible for preventing food-borne illness."
Source: Wash Post, 11/18/2010
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