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Lead Story		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 ...
Topics: health, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

Orange Alert		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 ...
Topics: health, politics, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Tupperscare Parties		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 ...
Topics: health, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

Not in to It		02 Apr 2003	Daily Grist
Not in to It Far-flung Greenland doesn't seem like it would be a danger zone for hazardous chemicals, but researchers from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program have documented "unacceptable levels" of environmental toxics in the nation's Inuit population. The toxics include persistent organic pollutants, lead, cadmium, mercury, and other hazardous chemicals that are carried by wind and ocean curren ...
Topics: food and agriculture, Greenland, toxics (all these topics)

They Brought Bad Things to Life		02 Apr 2003	Daily Grist
They Brought Bad Things to Life Meanwhile, in another legal victory on the other side of the country, a federal court yesterday rejected General Electric's constitutional challenge to the U.S. EPA's power to force the company to clean up the Hudson River. From the 1940s to the 1970s, GE dumped 1.3 million pounds of PCBs into the upper Hudson, where 500,000 to 700,00 ...
Topics: business, Hudson River, New York, pollution and waste, toxics, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics)

Paint Misbehavin'		31 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Paint Misbehavin' Vexed by barnacles, algae, and other wee hitchhikers that attach themselves to the hulls of ships, the maritime industry has been fighting back with a paint that keeps hulls clean for one to five years by slowly releasing biocides that kill off unwanted organisms. Problem is, the critter-killing paint additives don't stay put -- they leach out into seawater where they can damage coral reefs and kill mollu ...
Topics: marine life, placemaking, toxics (all these topics)

I Could Have Had a C8		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 ...
Topics: health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Giving the Devil His DU		26 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Giving the Devil His DU As many people wonder about the long-term environmental effects of the war in Iraq, the U.N. has issued a report documenting the ongoing pollution problems posed by depleted uranium (DU) ammunition used by NATO forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the mid-1990s. The report, published by the U.N. Environment Programme, found DU contamination in groundwater and drinking water; in some locations, the air was also con ...
Topics: toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

Polluters Still Pay (at Least, for Senators)		26 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Read more about: toxics Polluters Still Pay (at Least, for Senators) The U.S. Senate yesterday voted down an amendment that would have helped fund the cleanup of Superfund sites by restoring a tax on polluting industries. The Democratic move to reinstate the tax was foiled by Republican senators with a 56-43 vote, with Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee being the only GOP lawmaker to defect from the party line. Since the tax expired in 1995, the Superfund has dwindled from $3.6 billion to an expec ...
Topics: toxics (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: health, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

Off Balance		18 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Off Balance Earning kudos from environmentalists, the Michigan Department of Agriculture has banned the use of Balance Pro on the state's 2.2 million acres of corn fields. Balance Pro is a powerful herbicide and a possible carcinogen that has contaminated surface and groundwater in other states, in some cases lingering in waterways 10 months after a single application. The Michigan decision marks another blow by the Great ...
Topics: Michigan, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, toxics, waste (all these topics)

Weapons of Mass Distruction		12 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Weapons of Mass Distruction A coalition of activists in four states sued the federal government yesterday over the U.S. Army's practice of incinerating chemical weapons. The coalition, led by the Kentucky-based Chemical Weapons Working Group, charges the Army with violating the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to consider less dangerous alternatives for disposing of the country's chemical weapons stockpile, including ...
Topics: pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics)

Taken to the Cleaners		11 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Taken to the Cleaners Under pressure from environmental organizations, the Florida legislature yesterday modified a bill designed to protect dry cleaners from being sued for toxic contamination. The original bill would have prevented people who owned land adjacent to dry cleaners from suing over groundwater contamination; the modified version would retain that provision but grant exceptions to those who sell, transfer, or ...
Topics: Florida, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

Defense Offensive		06 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
Defense Offensive Citing the specter of impending war in Iraq, the Bush administration asked Congress this week to exempt the Pentagon from a wide range of environmental laws. Congress rejected a similar request last year, but now, war looms and Republicans control both the House and the Senate. Under the plan proposed by the administration, the Pentagon would be exempt from the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, th ...
Topics: air pollution, politics, toxics (all these topics)

New Formula for Infants		04 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
New Formula for Infants For the first time, the U.S. EPA's proposed guidelines for assessing the dangers of pesticides and other carcinogens presume that such chemicals pose a higher risk to infants and children. The guidelines call on environmental regulators to assume that children who are two or younger be considered 10 times more susceptible to hazardous chemicals than adults, while older children be considered three times as susceptible ...
Topics: toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Paint Cans, Paint Can'ts On dealing with lead paint	Umbra Fisk	27 Feb 2003	Ask Umbra
Wise One, We have a conundrum. Our house is covered with cedar shingles, which some dope painted, presumably with toxic or lead-laden paint. The paint is flaking, and we need to either get rid of it completely or treat the flakes and paint over them. What is the least toxic (to our family and home environment), affordable way to either strip or repaint? Thanks, John Missoula, Mont. P.S. Bonus: Is there any reason no ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, toxics (all these topics)

The Rootworm of All Evil		26 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
The Rootworm of All Evil In a major win for the biotech industry, the U.S. government yesterday gave Monsanto the green light to sell corn that has been genetically modified to resist rootworm disease, the most significant threat to the crop. The effort to combat rootworm has been the single biggest reason farmers use pesticides, so the decision will be a test case of whether genetically modified crops will bene ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

No Kidding		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 ...
Topics: air pollution, health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Deplored of the Rings On wedding rings	Umbra Fisk	12 Feb 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Help! I am getting married soon and I need to know what I should do about rings. I know that mining for metals and gems is very destructive, and I am also concerned about supporting civil war in Africa through a diamond purchase. Is my only environmentally friendly option to forgo the engagement and wedding rings? Thanks, Kathleen, Oakland, Calif. Dearest Kathleen, Good for you for caring, and congratulations on you ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, mining, toxics (all these topics)

Have a Heart		12 Feb 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: education, Environmental Working Group, food and agriculture, green living, toxics (all these topics)

One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Dead Mississippi		12 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Dead Mississippi Six states whose waters feed the lower Mississippi River agreed this week to work together to reduce the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Fertilizers, sewage, and other nutrient-rich pollutio ...
Topics: ... Louisiana, marine life, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, oceans, rivers and watersheds, solid waste treatment and disposal, Tennessee, Texas, toxics (all these topics)

Chutes and Bladders		10 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
Chutes and Bladders Kids who romp around on wooden structures in playgrounds could face a higher risk of contracting lung or bladder cancer than those who don't come into contact with the equipment, the head of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday. Nearly all wooden playground equipment in the U.S. has been treated with the pesticide chromated copper arsenate, which can leave arsenic residue on k ...
Topics: health, outdoor recreation, toxics (all these topics)

No Credence to Clearwater Revival		06 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
No Credence to Clearwater Revival Stormwater runoff flowing into restored Seattle-area creeks and rivers appears to be killing salmon, according to a groundbreaking study by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. Eighty-eight percent of coho salmon studied last fall died within hours of swimming into a stream that was being inundated by runoff. Rainwater pours ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, toxics, Washington, water pollution (all these topics)

Quicksilver, Slow Kids		04 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
Quicksilver, Slow Kids World leaders urgently need to take action to cut down on mercury emissions to protect human health, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme. Mercury is released into the atmosphere naturally from rocks, soils, and volcanic eruptions, but mercury emissions have dramatically increased from pre-industrial levels due to human act ...
Topics: energy, globalization, health, pollution and waste, toxics, United Nations (all these topics)

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