"Dreams Dashed on Contaminated Land"
City leaders celebrated the ground-breaking for New Bedford High School in 1970, apparently not knowing the risks of building it on a toxic dump.
Source: South Coast Today, 12/21/2009
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"Toxic Flame Retardant Will Be Phased Out by 2014"
"The two U.S. producers of the toxic flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) ... and the largest U.S. importer of this chemical ... today announced commitments to phase out the chemical in the United States."
Source: ENS, 12/21/2009
"That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy"
"The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal."
Source: NYTimes, 12/17/2009
"Hispanic Farmworkers Seek Tighter Controls on Pesticide Use"
"Hispanic farmworkers in California poisoned by pesticides are demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exercise greater control over toxic substances used in agriculture."
Source: Latin American Herald Tribune, 12/15/2009
"EPA Detects Brain-Damaging Toxic Near School"
"Government regulators have found high levels of manganese, a dangerous metal that can affect the brain, in the air outside a school in eastern Ohio."
Source: USA TODAY, 12/15/2009
"Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution"
"As environmental concerns threaten to derail natural gas drilling projects across the country, the energy industry has developed innovative ways to make it easier to exploit the nation's reserves without polluting air and drinking water." But are they used?
Source: ProPublica, 12/15/2009
"New CDC Survey Tracks Mercury Levels in Americans"
"Mercury exposure in the United States increases with age, then starts tapering off when people turn 50, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in a study released today."
Source: Greenwire, 12/14/2009
"Chemical BPA May Harm Developing Fetus, Quebec Study Suggests"
"A common chemical used in the plastic lining of frozen-food dinners and many other products is endangering the development of fetuses in pregnant women, a new study suggests."
Source: Montreal Gazette, 12/10/2009
"Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show"
"More than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data."
Source: NYTimes, 12/08/2009
"Accidental Release of Toxic Chemicals, Polluted Water by Local Plants Cited in Report"
"Frequent accidents at 10 of the state's biggest refineries resulted in the release of millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the air and millions of gallons of polluted water into state water courses between 2005 and 2008, according to a report to be released this morning by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 12/08/2009
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