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CF-Seized Illegal Trading of CFCs Imperils Ozone Layer		11 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
CF-Seized Illegal Trading of CFCs Imperils Ozone Layer Smuggling of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals is on the rise, interfering with efforts to repair the Earth's protective ozone layer, the London-based Environment Investigation Agency said in a report released yesterday. As deadlines approach for phasing out CFCs, which are used in ...
Topics: air pollution, Cambodia, China, climate, Nepal, pollution and waste, Russia, toxics, United States, Vietnam (all these topics)

Strawberry Yields Forever U.S. Could Endanger Ozone Layer with Push for Pesticide Use		10 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Strawberry Yields Forever U.S. Could Endanger Ozone Layer with Push for Pesticide Use In pushing for continued use of a controversial pesticide, the Bush administration could undermine international efforts to protect the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol, a 1987 treaty ratified by the U.S. and other industrialized nations, calls for phasing out the ozone-depleting pesticide ...
Topics: European Union, food and agriculture, ozone, politics, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Ghost Busters Contaminated U.S. Ships Cause a Stir in Britain		10 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Ghost Busters Contaminated U.S. Ships Cause a Stir in Britain Controversy continues to swirl around four highly contaminated former U.S. Navy vessels -- dubbed "ghost ships" -- that are making their way across the Atlantic* to Hartlepool, England, where a British company has a contract to dismantle them. The first two toxin-tainted ships are being towed through the English Channel today, but they won't be b ...
Topics: England, placemaking, toxics, US Navy (all these topics)

Fish Less Foul Strict Environmental Laws Yield Drop in Mercury Levels in Everglades		06 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Fish Less Foul Strict Environmental Laws Yield Drop in Mercury Levels in Everglades Mercury levels in the wildlife of the Florida's Everglades have declined by at least 60 percent over the last decade, according to a study by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The findings were hailed as the first indicator that efforts to reduce mercury pollution are paying off. The drop in mercury levels is largely ...
Topics: Florida, marine life, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Flaming Out Chemical Co. Will Stop Production of Controversial Flame Retardants		04 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Flaming Out Chemical Co. Will Stop Production of Controversial Flame Retardants In a bit of positive news about nasty chemicals, the manufacturer of two flame retardants that have been found in increasing concentrations in the bodies of humans and wildlife announced yesterday that it would stop producing the chemicals next year. The company, Indianapolis-based Great Lakes Chemical Corp., had been under ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, health, toxics (all these topics)

It's Chemical (Let's Do It) Europe Pushes for Chemical Testing, But U.S. Backs Voluntary Approach		04 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
It's Chemical (Let's Do It) Europe Pushes for Chemical Testing, But U.S. Backs Voluntary Approach While the European Commission voted last week to require new safety testing of chemicals (though not nearly as strict of testing as environmentalists would have liked), the U.S. is making no such strides. Rather, an average of two new chemicals are approved for use in the U.S. e ...
Topics: business, European Commission, European Union, politics, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Hollow Weenies EPA Won't Restrict Use of Potentially Harmful Weed Killer		03 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Hollow Weenies EPA Won't Restrict Use of Potentially Harmful Weed Killer Talk about scary stuff: On Oct. 31, as people across the U.S. were getting ready to don costumes and pass out Halloween candy, the Bush administration announced that it would not impose new restrictions on the commonly used herbicide atrazine, which has been associated with low sperm counts and prostate cancer ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, health, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

The Good of Small Things Aussies See Big Business in Small Life Forms		30 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
The Good of Small Things Aussies See Big Business in Small Life Forms Here's an investment tip from Down Under: bacteria. That's right -- Australian scientists are creating a range of bacteria-based products to help clean up the environment, and, while they're at it, reap some of the riches of a $5 billion global market in environmental biotechnology. A coalition of Australian universities, research institutes, and i ...
Topics: Australia, business, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Battery FAQ On recycling batteries	Umbra Fisk	28 Oct 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I have to humbly admit that for years I've known that one can recycle batteries, but unfortunately, I've never known where or how to do this. I've been living in Seattle and northern Italy for the last year, and I have a pile of old batteries in each place. If you have any insight into how I might go about recycling them in both the U.S. and Europe, I'd so appreciate it! With gratitude, Meg Seattle, Wash., and Ivrea, It ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, Italy, recycling, solid waste treatment and disposal, toxics, waste (all these topics)

Happy As a Clam Prozac Ingredient Found to Accumulate in Fish		28 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Happy As a Clam Prozac Ingredient Found to Accumulate in Fish Traces of the antidepressant Prozac have been found in fish in central Texas, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted by scientists at Baylor University. Fluoxetine hydrochloride, the active ingredient in Prozac, likely made its way into the fish tissue after passing through human bodies, through the sewer system, and then throug ...
Topics: marine life, solid waste treatment and disposal, toxics (all these topics)

Chemical Reaction E.U. Waters Down Chemical Safety Testing Plan		24 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Chemical Reaction E.U. Waters Down Chemical Safety Testing Plan In a blow to advocates of environmental and human health, the European Union dramatically narrowed the scope of its plan to require safety testing for tens of thousands of chemicals. The move was motivated primarily by financial concerns, and the narrower plan is expected to save billions of dollars. But the timing -- in the middle of a bar ...
Topics: business, European Union, health, politics, toxics (all these topics)

Arctic Circle of Friends Rebel Foam Manufacturer Faces Difficulties in Greening His Industry		22 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Arctic Circle of Friends Rebel Foam Manufacturer Faces Difficulties in Greening His Industry A new international project to clean up the Russian Arctic was unveiled in London today, and enviros say it's about time. Although the entire Arctic suffers from contamination by poisonous heavy metals, radioactive leaks, and industrial chemicals, the Russian portion of the region is worse off than any other. The $30 mi ...
Topics: Arctic, pollution and waste, Russia, toxics (all these topics)

Rage, Rage Against the Spraying of the Flight Pesticide use on airplanes could harm your health	Ellen Rosenbush, Naomi Kirsten, The Green Guide	21 Oct 2003	Earthly Possessions
By Ellen Rosenbush, Naomi Kirsten and The Green Guide 21 Oct 2003 Vacations are supposed to leave you feeling relaxed, happy, and healthy -- but if you travel by air, you might feel worse by the time you get home than you did when you left. Fear of flying? For good reason. Flying should not generally be the transportation option of choice for the environmentally minded, given its intensive use of res ...
Topics: placemaking, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

How 'bout Them Apples? Apples Rank as Produce Most Contaminated by Pesticides		21 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
How 'bout Them Apples? Apples Rank as Produce Most Contaminated by Pesticides Apples, bell peppers, celery, and cherries rank as the produce most contaminated by pesticide residues in the U.S., says the Environmental Working Group in a new report. Using data from lab tests conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture, EWG compared contamination of 46 fruits and vegetables and came ...
Topics: Environmental Working Group, toxics (all these topics)

Sludge Not Lest Ye Be Sludged Bush Administration Won't Regulate Farm Dioxins		20 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Sludge Not Lest Ye Be Sludged Bush Administration Won't Regulate Farm Dioxins Nothing will get in the way of farmers using dioxin-tainted sewage sludge as fertilizer on their crops, thanks to a Bush administration decision announced on Friday. The U.S. EPA declared that it sees no need to regulate dioxins in sewage sludge that is applied to land in the U.S., say ...
Topics: food and agriculture, health, politics, pollution and waste, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

The Bees' Knees Are Knocking Major British Study Pans GM Crops as Harmful to Wildlife		17 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
The Bees' Knees Are Knocking Major British Study Pans GM Crops as Harmful to Wildlife Bad news just keeps on coming for British backers of genetically modified foods, a group whose most high-profile member is Prime Minister Tony Blair. The latest: A three-year government investigation billed as the world's largest study of the environmen ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, European Union, food and agriculture, GMOs, toxics, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics)

Dump Struck Bush Lets Mining Companies Dump on More Public Land		13 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Dump Struck Bush Lets Mining Companies Dump on More Public Land The Bush administration announced yet another environmental rollback on Friday, following a pattern of releasing such news right before a holiday weekend, presumably in hopes that it will slip past the public's notice. This time the beneficiaries are mining companies, which, thanks to a reinterpretation ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, mining and drilling, politics, toxics, wilderness (all these topics)

No More Sulfuring in Silence China Bans Coal Plants in Big Cities		09 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
No More Sulfuring in Silence China Bans Coal Plants in Big Cities In a much-needed and long-awaited gambit to improve air quality and reduce acid rain, China has banned coal-fired power plants in major cities across the nation. The ban applies to Beijing, Shanghai, and 21 provincial capitals, which together produce approximately 60 percent of China's sulfur dioxide emissions. Sulfur dioxide is the leading cause of acid rain, which pl ...
Topics: China, energy, toxics (all these topics)

Spitz-ing Mad Attorneys General Accuse HUD of Noncompliance on Pesticide Law		09 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Spitz-ing Mad Attorneys General Accuse HUD of Noncompliance on Pesticide Law The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development isn't abiding by a federal law governing pesticide use in public housing projects, according to attorneys general from 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some 1.3 million families are exposed to unsafe levels of pesticides because of HUD's failure to follow the Insecticide, Fungi ...
Topics: Department of Housing and Development, toxics (all these topics)

Live MTBE-Free or Die New Hampshire Sues 22 Oil Companies Over MTBE Pollution		07 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Live MTBE-Free or Die New Hampshire Sues 22 Oil Companies Over MTBE Pollution In a first-of-its-kind move by a state, New Hampshire filed suit against 22 oil companies yesterday, blaming them for contaminating drinking water with the fuel additive MTBE. The companies added the chemical to their gasoline to make it burn more cleanly, but it has leached into more than ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, New Hampshire, politics, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

Caveat Farmer Bush Insulates Pesticide Makers from Lawsuits		06 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Caveat Farmer Bush Insulates Pesticide Makers from Lawsuits The Bush administration is doing a big favor for pesticide manufacturers by instituting a new policy that will curb farmers' ability to sue the companies if their products don't work as promised. In a significant policy reversal, the U.S. EPA has reinterpreted a federal law and now claims that it bars ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, food and agriculture, health, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Minding Nemo Tropical Fish Trade Threatens Coral Reef Ecosystems		01 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Minding Nemo Tropical Fish Trade Threatens Coral Reef Ecosystems More than 20 million tropical fish and up to 10 million other marine critters are caught each year for the aquarium trade, according to a new report from the U.N. Environment Programme. One of the most destructive harvesting methods involves stunning tropical fish with a near-lethal dose of sodium cyanide, which can harm not only fish but c ...
Topics: Asia, marine life, oceans, toxics, United Nations (all these topics)

Nettling Question Nettle Fabric Could Be Eco-Friendly Replacement for Cotton		01 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Nettling Question Nettle Fabric Could Be Eco-Friendly Replacement for Cotton Fabric made from stinging nettles could be the next big thing in eco-friendly fashion. The process of growing nettles is much gentler on the Earth than growing cotton, which generally entails high use of water and pesticides. (Almost a quarter of the world's pesticides are sprayed on cotton plants.) In contrast, nettles don't ...
Topics: food and agriculture, green living, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Strip-tease Republicans Drop Renewable Requirement from Energy Bill		30 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Strip-tease Republicans Drop Renewable Requirement from Energy Bill A measure that would require large utilities to produce 10 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2019 has been stripped out of a big energy bill by Republican congressional negotiators. Yesterday, 53 senators, including eight Republicans, called for the provision to be reinstated, but to no avail. In ano ...
Topics: politics, renewable energy, toxics, United States, water pollution (all these topics)

MTBE Promises Energy Bill Likely to Include Liability Protections for MTBE Makers		26 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
MTBE Promises Energy Bill Likely to Include Liability Protections for MTBE Makers The makers of a gasoline additive that can contaminate groundwater will almost certainly be protected from liability issues under the terms of the nation's energy bill, negotiators of the legislation announced yesterday. Methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, has been added to gasoline since the 1990s to reduce e ...
Topics: business, political groups, politics, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

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