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Assault and battery Chinese workers pay for our cadmium-battery habit	Tom Philpott	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, China, climate, consumerism, environmental justice, greenhouse-gas emissions, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Clorox + Wal-Mart = deeelight The latest green partnership	Katharine Wroth	14 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, consumerism, green living, health, shopping, toxics, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Manatee deaths down, lonely penguin count up by one	Andrew Sharpless	12 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: fishing, oceans, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Border in the Court U.S. Supreme Court refuses Canadian company's pollution suit appeal		08 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 5:42 AM on 08 Jan 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a Canadian mining company in a cross-border pollution case, in effect sustaining an earlier appeals court ruling holding the company liable for pollution under U.S. law. Just 10 miles north of the U.S. border in British Columbia, the mining company Teck Cominco has been operating a smelter that from 1892 until 1994 du ...
Topics: business, Canada, international politics, litigation, news, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Do They Suck? On Camelbaks	Umbra Fisk	07 Jan 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Recently, I've started to try to avoid plastics (especially plastic water bottles). For Christmas, my brother gave me a Camelbak-type water bottle. How safe is this? I assume it's as bad as most plastic water bottles. Timothy Kearney Issaquah, Wash. Dearest Timothy, Gifting quandary alert. But does it suck? Photo: iStockphoto Not all plastic water bottles are equal. In a larger context of avoiding plastic, we may occasionally ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, toxics (all these topics)

Hillary's poisonous NH cloud Clinton lobbied for tire burning near Granite State	Glenn Hurowitz	07 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air pollution, elections, Hillary Clinton, logging, New Hampshire, politics, presidential race 08, toxics (all these topics)

Those Dental Bills Will Kill You Health officials concerned about mercury pollution from crematories		26 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 4:54 PM on 26 Dec 2007 More and more Americans are electing to be cremated, teeth and all. Stay with us here: Many dental fillings contain mercury, and health officials across the U.S. are raising concerns that mercury emissions from crematories will have adverse health effects on those still living. In one Colorado county, officials won't allow a mortician to move in unless he install ...
Topics: air pollution, mercury, news, toxics (all these topics)

Norway to Go Norway will ban mercury		26 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 9:31 AM on 26 Dec 2007 Come Jan. 1, Norway will completely ban mercury in manufacturing, imports, and exports. "Mercury is among the most dangerous pollutants. Good alternatives to mercury exist already and it is therefore right to introduce this ban," says Environment Minister Erik Solheim, with due formality. Norway's standards exceed that of the European Union, which will ban mercury in thermometers in the first half of 2009 and in exp ...
Topics: European Union, mercury, news, Norway, progress, toxics (all these topics)

The Thin Lead Line U.S. House passes toy safety bill with tightened lead standards		20 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 7:35 AM on 20 Dec 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill yesterday aimed at improving the safety of toys sold in the country. The bill lowers the allowable lead level in children's toys, mandates independent testing, increases the budget of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and raises the cap on potential civil penalties for manufacturers from $1.25 million to $10 million ...
Topics: legislation, news, politics, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Fire in Florida Explosion at Florida chemical plant causes deaths, evacuations		19 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:47 PM on 19 Dec 2007 An explosion at a chemical plant that manufactures fuel additives and solvents has rocked the Jacksonville, Fla., area, forcing evacuations and causing an estimated three deaths. The blast at T2 Labs -- described by those at the scene as a "hellish inferno" and "a great ball of fire in the air" -- also knocked out two of three generating units at an electric utilit ...
Topics: Florida, insanity, news, toxics (all these topics)

Everything Old Is Newmont Again Mining giant Newmont cleared in Indonesian pollution suit, again		18 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 6:45 AM on 18 Dec 2007 An Indonesian court cleared a subsidiary of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. of wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed against the company by an environmental group. The group, Walhi, had sought cleanup and an apology from Newmont's subsidiary for dumping mine waste from a now-closed gold mine directly into Buyat Bay, allegedly killing fish and sickening area residents with ...
Topics: business, Indonesia, litigation, mining, news, toxics (all these topics)

Brush With Destiny On paint disposal	Umbra Fisk	17 Dec 2007	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, A friend of mine is a painter. He is concerned about the environment and has been trying to find out how to dispose of his paint buckets, extra paint, and other supplies in a way that is eco-friendly, but he's come up with nothing. We live in Chicago, and you would think that a huge city like this would have places to dispose of these kinds of things ... any advice? Erin Chicago, Ill. Dearest Erin, Uh, this question is r ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, toxics (all these topics)

This week in ocean news Killer farmed salmon and non-deadly sharks	Andrew Sharpless	16 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate science, climate, aquaculture, wildlife, fishing, oceans, toxics (all these topics)

Gone in a Lash Minnesota will ban mercury in cosmetics		14 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 5:10 PM on 14 Dec 2007 On Jan. 1, Minnesota will become the first state to ban mercury from mascara and other cosmetics. Which begs the question: Why the hell is there mercury in mascara in the first place? From the Archives I Was the Walrus. Walruses trampled as a result of climate change -- no, seriously. What Is It Good For? War ain't good for the planet, says new report. Are You From Tennessee? 'Cause ...
Topics: green living, news, toxics (all these topics)

Toxics cause cancer Pollution's effects linger, long after compounds are banned	Clark Williams-Derry	14 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: health, toxics (all these topics)

Sears of Joy Sears and KMart will phase out PVC, Wal-Mart accused of eco-naughtiness		13 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:36 PM on 13 Dec 2007 Big-box behemoths Sears and Kmart have agreed to phase out nasty plastic PVC from all products in their 3,800 stores. While admirable, the announcement merely makes those stores the lemmings of PVC abandonment; IKEA, Wal-Mart, and Target have all previously agreed to go PVC-free. In other big-box news, the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency has accused Wal-Mart of sour ...
Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, greenish companies, logging, news, shopping, toxics, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Health for all The environmental health/justice nexus	Erik Hoffner	13 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: health, toxics, environmental justice (all these topics)

And to all a good fright ... California yanks kids' jewelry from stores	Katharine Wroth	13 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: California, consumerism, green living, toxics (all these topics)

Letting Goad White House pressured EPA to ease toxics reporting requirements, GAO says		13 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 7:15 AM on 13 Dec 2007 Congress' investigative arm, the Government Accountability Office, has concluded that the Bush White House pressured the U.S. EPA to ease toxics reporting requirements for businesses. The Toxics Release Inventory was born in 1986 and serves as a community right-to-know tool, requiring that companies report annually on their toxic pollution. However, the EPA, apparently under p ...
Topics: Government Accountability Office, news, politics, toxics, US EPA, White House (all these topics)

A Thorn in Our Sulfide U.S. EPA considers regulating hydrogen sulfide, industry not into the idea		11 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 2:29 PM on 11 Dec 2007 It may be shocking to learn that a gas with the odor of rotten eggs is actually not good for you, but sure enough: the U.S. EPA is considering regulating hydrogen sulfide, a nasty-smelling gas that emanates from oil refineries, paper mills, landfills, CAFOs, and any other place where organic material containing sulfur decomposes. Hydrogen sulfide is known to be dead ...
Topics: air pollution, health, jackassery, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Chem Again On bleach	Umbra Fisk	10 Dec 2007	Ask Umbra
Greetings, I recently was infected with MRSA. It got better. As part of my treatment I'm supposed to use bleach in my laundry and around the house to help kill the bacteria. While I'm brunette, I feel like the stereotypical blonde about bleach. What are the environmental impacts of this chemical? Thanks, Emily Indiana Editor's Note: Oh, how Umbra would love to answer this question -- but she's been kidnapped! Please donate to Grist by 11:59 p.m. P ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, toxics (all these topics)

Go Tell It on the Mountain Canadian outdoor-goods retailer won't sell plastic water bottles		10 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 9:59 AM on 10 Dec 2007 Mountain Equipment Co-op, Canada's largest outdoor-goods retailer, has yanked Nalgene bottles and other polycarbonate plastic containers from its shelves, concerned about toxic bisphenol A leaching from the plastic. MEC -- the Canadian equivalent of U.S.-based retailer REI -- has been one of Canada's largest sellers of the bottles. Canada's health agency is currently stud ...
Topics: business, Canada, green living, news, toxics (all these topics)

My toxic water bottles Ignorance isn't bliss, it's just better than knowing	Eric de Place	08 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: health, toxics (all these topics)

Sterile Soil, Dirty Hands An EPA-approved pesticide is worse than the one it's replacing	Tom Philpott	06 Dec 2007	Victual Reality
"The soil is, as a matter of fact, full of live organisms. It is essential to conceive of it as something pulsating with life, not as a dead or inert mass." -- Albert Howard, The Soil and Health, 1947 Strawberry fields poisoned forever? Photo: iStockphoto In October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted temporary approval for use of methyl iodide, a highly to ...
Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, food, toxics, US EPA, Victual Reality (all these topics)

Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game Green group tests toys for toxins, publishes results online		05 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 2:34 PM on 05 Dec 2007 You may remember that a child's plaything or two has been recalled for high lead levels recently -- and by a plaything or two, we mean millions. So it's a tad troubling that in testing 1,268 toys, the Michigan-based Ecology Center found that 35 percent contained lead, mercury, cadmium, and/or arsenic -- and only 23 of the toxic toys had been recalled. Seventeen perce ...
Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

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