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May the Source Be With You
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22 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| May the Source Be With You A newly released, two-year study of the federal Clean Air Act's New Source Review rules criticizes the Bush administration for taking steps to weaken clean air protections and calls for tighter regulations for older coal-fired power plants. New Source Review requires owners of power plants and other polluting facilities to install state-of-the-art emissions-control devic ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, politics, Virginia, West Virginia (all these topics) |
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Kerry on
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22 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Kerry on Massachusetts Democratic Senator and 2004 presidential contender John Kerry is honoring Earth Day today by calling on the federal government to protect the human and ecological health of poor and minority communities through strengthening its commitment to environmental justice. In a speech this afternoon, Kerry demanded the creation of a new environmenta ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, elections, environmental justice, health, Massachusetts, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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In a Moment of Leakness
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21 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| In a Moment of Leakness A baffling leak has been discovered at one of the newest nuclear reactors in the U.S. The South Texas Nuclear Project, 90 miles southwest of Houston, was discovered to have leaked cooling water from its large reactor vessel, a problem that experts have never before encountered. "This is the first time it's been seen, either here or abroad," said Victor Dr ... |
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| Topics: health, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Ohio, Texas (all these topics) |
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
A Peruvian activist takes on the fishmeal industry |
Michelle Nijhuis |
18 Apr 2003 |
Main Dish |
| Maria Elena Foronda Farro was born to be an activist. Her father, a union lawyer in Chimbote, Peru, taught her -- through words and by example -- about the importance of social justice. Foronda, who grew up in Chimbote and earned a master's degree in sociology in Mexico, is now applying her father's lessons to her hometown. Maria Elena Foronda Farro. Photo: Richard Goldgewich ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, fishing, health, interview, Mexico, oceans, Peru (all these topics) |
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Lead Story
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17 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Lead Story Lead levels that are currently assumed to be safe for children can significantly impair intellectual development, according to a groundbreaking report published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The current U.S. and international allowable blood lead level is 10 micrograms per deciliter, but researchers found that lead levels lower than that caused a drop in IQ of up to 7.4 points. That ... |
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| Topics: health, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics) |
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Give a Hoot
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17 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Give a Hoot Pollution in North America decreased by 5 percent between 1995 and 2000, according to a report released today by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, established under the North American Free Trade Agreement. In 2000, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico released 3.6 million tons of pollution. Of that, 1.5 million ... |
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| Topics: business, Canada, globalization, green living, health, Mexico, North America, pollution and waste, recycling, United States (all these topics) |
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Orange Alert
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17 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Orange Alert The U.S. military sprayed twice as much herbicide on Vietnam during the war there than previously estimated, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. Relying on previously unexamined military documents and new assessments of dioxin concentrations, the study found that an additional 1.8 million gallons of toxic herbicides, mostly Agent Orange, were used by the Armed Forces. From 1961 to 19 ... |
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| Topics: health, politics, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Down Underdogs
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16 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: Australia, environmental justice, health, politics, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Here's to Your Health
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04 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Read more about: health |
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Tupperscare Parties
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02 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Tupperscare Parties A chemical commonly used in food packaging and other plastics may cause miscarriages and Down's syndrome, according to a study published this week in the journal Current Biology. Geneticists at Ohio's Case Western Reserve University found that exposure to even small quantities of bisphenol A (BPA), a substance that mimics the hormone estrogen, can disrupt chromosomal alignment in mouse embryos, killi ... |
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| Topics: health, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics) |
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I Could Have Had a C8
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31 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| I Could Have Had a C8 Nothing sticks to Teflon, they say -- but a key ingredient in Teflon could be sticking to you. A chemical manufactured by Dupont and used to make Teflon and other products may pose health risks for women of childbearing age and young girls, according to an internal U.S. EPA document. The chemical, ammonium perfluorooctanoate, known more commonly as PFOA or C8, accumulates in human blood. A chemical related to C ... |
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| Topics: health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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The Ides of Marsh
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27 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| The Ides of Marsh Verdant marshes and wetlands were much of what helped put the "fertile" in the Fertile Crescent, that swath of land between the Tigris and Euphrates that is considered the birthplace of Western civilization. But in the last few decades, those marshes have been all but destroyed by dam-building and civil strife in Iraq. Those marshes that do remain could disappear in a ... |
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| Topics: environmental restoration, health, United Nations, wetlands (all these topics) |
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Cleaner Smoke Stacki Thanks to Pataki
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27 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Cleaner Smoke Stacki Thanks to Pataki New York state now boasts the nation's strictest pollution controls on power plants, thanks to measures approved yesterday by Gov. George Pataki (R). The announcement was met with joy by environmentalists, who had been pushing for the tougher rules for upwards of three years, but the electricity industry said the move would cost custumers while doing little to redu ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, New York, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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The Spoils of War
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20 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| The Spoils of War The war against Iraq that began last night will lead to "massive and possibly irreversible" environmental damage to the Persian Gulf region and contribute significantly to global warming, experts cautioned this week. Environmentalists who have been monitoring the situation say the ecological destruction could be radically worse than the damage sustained during the 1991 Gulf War. In that conflict ... |
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| Topics: health, Kyoto Protocol, politics (all these topics) |
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Burden of Proof
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19 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Read more about: health |
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Burden of Proof
What we don't know about the toxic chemicals in our bodies |
Elizabeth Sawin |
19 Mar 2003 |
Soapbox |
| Scientists call the accumulation of chemical contaminants (such as PCBs, mercury, and pesticides) within a person's body the "body burden." Body burden is just a number, a concentration in parts per billion or micrograms per liter. But the term calls forth an image, too, of a body bent over and struggling beneath a heavy load. When scientists start taking about body burden, I think ... |
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| Topics: health, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics) |
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Good, Clean Fun
How to clean your house without hurting the planet |
The Green Guide |
18 Mar 2003 |
Earthly Possessions |
| If you think of your home as a haven from pollution, we've got some bummer news. Levels of pollutants in indoor air can be from two to more than 100 times higher than outdoors, according to the U.S. EPA. That indoor pollution is due in large part to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that evaporate, or "offgas," from home decorating and cleaning products. Make your home clean and gree ... |
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| Topics: green cleaning, green living, green products, health (all these topics) |
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Breathing Sleazy
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17 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Breathing Sleazy The U.S. EPA assured New Yorkers that the smoky, dusty air around Ground Zero was safe to breathe in the days immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but an independent federal investigation has found plenty of evidence to the contrary. In making its claims, the EPA assumed a cancer risk level 100 times greater than what is normally considered "acceptable" for public ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, New York, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Menstruation Innovation
On that time of the month |
Umbra Fisk |
12 Mar 2003 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hey there, Umbra! I have a kind of gross-yet-pressing question for you: Are sanitary products (pads, etc.) environmentally friendly? I would think no, but what do you say? And what can I do about it? Thanks, Jessica Telford, Tenn. Hey there, dearest Jessica, How is it possible that we live in a country where diapers are table conversation and menstruation is considered gross? But no worries, there are many nice flowe ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, toxics, waste (all these topics) |
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PBDE Heebie-jeebies
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12 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| PBDE Heebie-jeebies Women in the San Francisco Bay Area have three to 10 times the amount of a dangerous persistent organic pollutant in their breast tissue as do either European or Japanese women, according to a study released yesterday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants commonly used in foam, textiles, and plastic electro ... |
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| Topics: California, European Union, health, Japan, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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You Be Illin'
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11 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| You Be Illin' Almost 150 power plants, factories, and other businesses in Illinois are operating without federal clean-air permits, according to a statewide coalition of environmental and public-health organizations. Federal law required Illinois' 733 worst polluters to pass emissions standards and receive appropriate permits by March 1998, but as of yesterday, four years after the deadline, only 80 pe ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, Illinois, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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The Motherboard of Invention
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28 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| The Motherboard of Invention As Grist reported Monday, discarded electronic equipment poses a serious environmental and health hazard in the developing world, where obsolete computers and other products are stripped and recycled. Now, we have some good news to add; 16 electronics recyclers in the U.S. and Canada have committed to keeping monitors, cables, and motherboards out of the hands of impoverish ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics) |
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9021-woe
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25 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| 9021-woe Remember that episode of 90210 where Brenda and Dylan fell ill from toxic gases leaking out of oil wells and into Beverly Hills High School? Actually, that never happened on the show -- but according to famed environmental legal crusader Erin Brockovich, it happened in real life. Brockovich and her partner, Ed Masry, are preparing to sue Beverly ... |
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| Topics: California, commercial and industry organizations, energy, environmental justice, health, politics (all these topics) |
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All That Jazz and Dredging
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25 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| All That Jazz and Dredging The federal government has earmarked $370 million to clean up the waterways of East Chicago, one of the most polluted areas in the Great Lakes region -- and the town's citizens are unhappy about it. Local residents and environmental groups say the remediation solution proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is as hazardous to the community's health as the ori ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago, Great Lakes, health, Illinois (all these topics) |
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No Kidding
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20 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| No Kidding Combating environmental hazards has helped improve children's health, according to a new report by the White House and the U.S. EPA. The report, which is scheduled to be released shortly, found that childhood lead poisoning and children's exposure to second-hand smoke have both declined, largely due to targeted campaigns. However, the remaining cases of lead poisoning disproportionately affect poor and min ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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