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"Bedbugs Bad for Business? Depends on the Business"

"Bedbugs used to be solely a residential problem, but they are showing up in commercial settings, and not just in places with beds like hotels, nursing homes and apartment complexes. Increasingly, pest control companies report finding bedbugs in office buildings, movie theaters, clothing stores, food plants, factories and even airplanes. For the affected businesses, the expense can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. For the companies that deal with the scourge, it is a bonanza, with business doubling and tripling."

Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2010

"Vietnamese Still Exposed to Deadly Chemicals Decades After War"

"The United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War 35 years ago, and established diplomatic relations with Hanoi 15 years ago. But a recent visit to Vietnam by members of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange and Dioxin saw the lingering effects of highly toxic chemicals used by U.S. forces to remove dense vegetation in a bid to flush out enemy combatants."

Source: VOA, 09/07/2010

"In Feast of Data on BPA Plastic, No Final Answer"

In a classic two-sided story, the New York Times reports scientific uncertainty about whether the ubiquitous plastic chemical BPA hurts humans or not. It does not explore another key question: should the burden of proof be on companies to prove chemicals they widely expose people to are safe? -- or on environmental health scientists to prove them unsafe?

Source: NYTimes, 09/07/2010

"WVU Study Links Chemical C8 To High Cholesterol in Children, Teens"

"Children and teens exposed to higher amounts of the toxic chemical C8 appear to be more likely to have elevated cholesterol levels, according to a landmark new study published by researchers from West Virginia University."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 09/07/2010

"Gas Sickened Girls in Afghan Schools"

"KABUL, Afghanistan — Blood tests have confirmed that a mysterious series of cases of mass sickness at girls’ schools across the country over the last two years were caused by a powerful poison gas, an Afghan official said Tuesday."

Source: NYTimes, 09/01/2010

"India Reopens Bhopal Toxic Gas Leak Case"

"India's supreme court has reopened the Bhopal toxic gas leak case in response to a government petition seeking harsher punishment for officials from Union Carbide, the chemical company responsible."

Source: Guardian, 09/01/2010

California: "Under Fire From Industry, Scientific Panel Is 'Gutted'"

"Five out of nine members of a scientific panel that advises [California] state on toxic chemicals have been fired in recent weeks, following disputes with the chemical industry and a conservative group that targets environmental laws."

Source: California Watch, 08/31/2010

Wyoming Will Disclose Drilling Chemical Documents to Public

"Despite vigorous opposition from industry, it appears [Wyoming] state regulators and the general public will have broad access to documents detailing chemicals used in oil and gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing and other drilling operations."

Source: Casper Star-Tribune, 08/31/2010

Bedbugs: "They Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists"

Bedbugs, after almost vanishing from the U.S. for decades, have come back bigtime as The Bug That Ate New York. EPA and CDC have offered some advice on getting rid of them. But scientists know very little about them.

Source: NYTimes, 08/31/2010

"The Bill for Agent Orange Comes Due"

As Vietnam veterans age, there has been an explosion of claims for disabilities related to Agent Orange. It could cost the taxpayers $42 billion over the next 10 years, and it raises questions about the government's failure to address Agent Orange risks before using it.

Source: Politico, 08/31/2010

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