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Berry Bad News EPA approves carcinogenic pesticide		08 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 1:45 PM on 08 Oct 2007 Just when we think the U.S. EPA might have some sense, it goes and approves a carcinogenic pesticide, ignoring scientists' warnings that "pregnant women and the fetus, children, the elderly, farmworkers, and other people living near application sites would be at serious risk." As a substitute for ozone-depleting fumigant methyl bromide, California and Florida strawberry growers and other farmers will w ...
Topics: agriculture, California, Florida, health, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Lose five pounds fast! A no-makeup diet is healthier for you and the planet	Sarah van Schagen	06 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: fashion, health, toxics (all these topics)

The Age of Ban Senate passes asbestos ban, Democrats want to rid toys of lead		05 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 5:38 PM on 05 Oct 2007 Hey, you with the asbestos-contaminated attic: The Senate has unanimously passed a measure to ban importation, manufacture, processing, and distribution of products containing asbestos. Forty other nations have already banned the cancer-causing mineral, which is found in more than 3,000 consumer products in the U.S. Speaking of things that should have happened a long time ago, Democrat ...
Topics: green living, health, legislation, news, parenting, politics, toxics, US Senate (all these topics)

The Lead Badge of Discourage More toys recalled due to lead, including Boy Scout badges		05 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 7:15 AM on 05 Oct 2007 Over 1.5 million more children's toys and accessories were recalled in the U.S. on Thursday due to high lead levels. We had put our money on toy cars being among the next items recalled, but we stand corrected. Whoever said blocks, squeeze lights, wagons, Frankenstein cups, key chains, journals, water bottles, or lead-painted Boy Scout badges wins. All the parents and kids wh ...
Topics: business, news, toxics, United States (all these topics)

The environmental justice braintrust A dispatch from the Congressional Black Caucus conference	Grist	03 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: environmental justice, legislation, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

You Missed a Spot On household help and homemade cleansers	Umbra Fisk	01 Oct 2007	Ask Umbra

Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green cleaning, health, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

DDT, Yeah You Know Me Study suggests link between DDT exposure and breast cancer		01 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 1:04 PM on 01 Oct 2007 Women exposed to the pesticide DDT as children are five times as likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Draw your own conclusions. source:� Los Angeles Times From the Archives Veg Out. Today is World Vegetarian Day. Lejeune Bugged. U.S. Navy must notify N.C.-based Marines of exposure to contamin ...
Topics: agriculture, health, news, scientific research, toxics (all these topics)

Lejeune Bugged U.S. Navy must notify N.C.-based Marines of exposure to contaminated water		01 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 10:14 AM on 01 Oct 2007 Some 1 million Marines stationed at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune between 1958 and 1987 drank, cooked with, and showered in toxic water; under a defense reauthorization bill amendment recently approved by the Senate, the U.S. Navy would be required to, um, let them know. The federal government closed the base's wells in the mid-'80s after confirming they were contaminated w ...
Topics: Department of Defense, health, news, North Carolina, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)

Go Forth and Be Underwhelmed Thoughts on surviving life after Brood Awakenings	Amy Linn	28 Sep 2007	Grist Feature

Topics: environmental movement, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Iodide and Gone to Heaven EPA delays approval of nasty pesticide		28 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 3:06 PM on 28 Sep 2007 Delightfully defying our dire predictions, the U.S. EPA will (again) delay approval of nasty pesticide methyl iodide, after 54 scientists wrote a letter expressing shock that the agency was even considering giving such a toxic chemical the thumbs-up for agricultural use. source:� Associated Press From the Archives Dimmockery. British citizen sues government over distributi ...
Topics: agriculture, news, progress, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Sludging Along U.S. agencies don't prioritize public in toxin-affected communities		28 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:27 AM on 28 Sep 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy found high levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide in the soil of suburban Versailles, Pa., and has neglected to inform local officials. The U.S. EPA was lackadaisical about cleaning up toxic paint sludge left by automaker Ford in Trenton, N.J., and disregarded complaints from the community. Luckily, those failures of the U.S. government to protect and infor ...
Topics: Department of Energy, health, jackassery, New Jersey, news, Pennsylvania, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Into the Drink California may require labels on bottled water, EPA strengthens lead-in-water regulations		27 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 5:08 PM on 27 Sep 2007 Bottled-water companies would have to disclose the source of their H2O under a bill that has passed through the California legislature and awaits the pen of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill would require companies to list the minerals, chemicals, and bacteria present in bottled water, as well as whether it came originally from a well, aquifer, spring, or ...
Topics: California, food, green living, health, news, regulation, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Girl, You'll Be a Woman Too Soon Ecologist Sandra Steingraber explores the eco-causes of early puberty	Sandra Steingraber	26 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from "The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know," written by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., and published by the Breast Cancer Fund. In the full report (downloadable here), Steingraber reviews several causes of and contributors to early puberty, including environmental factors. ...
Topics: health, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics)

Spare the Ozone and Despoil the Riled EPA may soon approve toxic alternative to ozone-depleting pesticide, despite criticism		26 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 7:11 AM on 26 Sep 2007 To replace the toxic, ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide -- a favorite of stubborn U.S. berry growers -- the U.S. EPA is reportedly set to soon approve an alternative that doesn't deplete ozone but is "one of the more toxic chemicals used in manufacturing" according to opponents, including six Nobel Prize-winning chemists. ...
Topics: agriculture, news, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

Down the Pike California officials will poison lake to target nonnative fish		24 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 1:56 PM on 24 Sep 2007 We're not gung-ho about invasive species, but somehow poisoning an entire lake to get rid of them seems counterintuitive. Nonetheless, California's Lake Davis will get that treatment from state Fish and Game Department officials tomorrow, in the latest attempt in 15 years to rid the reservoir of nonnative northern pike. source:� Los Angeles Times From the Archi ...
Topics: California, news, toxics, wildlife (all these topics)

Turf wars I stole that headline from this NYT article	Sarah K. Burkhalter	24 Sep 2007	Gristmill

Topics: sports, toxics (all these topics)

Fall From Grace Charges reinstated against company that allegedly exposed small town to asbestos		21 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 1:56 PM on 21 Sep 2007 The long-running legal battle over whether chemical company W.R. Grace knowingly exposed thousands of residents of Libby, Mont., to asbestos has taken an upswing: an appeals court has reinstated environmental and conspiracy charges against the company, which were thrown out by a federal judge last year. Next stop, trial; if convicted, Grace could be fined up to $280 ...
Topics: litigation, mining, Montana, news, toxics (all these topics)

To Freak or Not To Freak? How four green parents deal with the plastics scare	Katharine Wroth	20 Sep 2007	Grist Feature

Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

Watch Out for the Sugar, Sugar Everglades still polluted, says EPA analysis		20 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 2:57 PM on 20 Sep 2007 Pollution in the Everglades remains significant despite billions of dollars spent on cleaning and restoring the park over the last decade, according to new analysis from the U.S. EPA. On the bright side, erosion has stabilized and mercury levels in the tiny mosquitofish have dropped; on the, um, not-bright side, mercury levels still accumulate in higher-up-the-food-chain fish enough to r ...
Topics: Florida, national parks, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Two Words: No Plastics A guide to buying non-plastic baby products	Katy Balatero	20 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Worried sick about plastic -- or even feeling a teeny bit queasy? Here are a few alternatives for common baby items, and resources for where to buy 'em. (And don't forget, you could always make your own.) Squeaky clean and PVC-free. Photo: iStockphoto Bathtubs Non-plastic baby tubs seem to be hard to find; probably the best you can do here is to use a nylon mesh sling or recyclable polypropylene Tummy ...
Topics: green living, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Why coal is the enemy of the human race: Reason no. 836,372 Mercury moves from coal plant to fish dinner as fast as its name implies	JMG	19 Sep 2007	Gristmill

Topics: coal, energy, fishing, food, mercury, toxics (all these topics)

Lead-ers of Tomorrow Lead levels in toxic toys were off the charts		19 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:04 AM on 19 Sep 2007 In reaction to the recent lead-painted-toy recalls, no doubt some laissez-faire non-parents shrugged it off -- when pretty much everything is tainted with toxins, what's a little lead in paint? Except that, well, it was more than just a little lead. Some of the toys recalled by Mattel this summer contained 180 times the legally allowable level of the heavy metal, while some kids' jewelry sold by ...
Topics: green living, health, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Sex Education A primer on chemicals, fertility, and reproduction	Emily Gertz	18 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Illustration: Keri Rosebraugh Feeling unusually infertile lately? You're not alone: according to a December 2005 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 12 percent of American couples reported having a hard time conceiving a child and bearing it to term in 2002, up 20 percent from the 6.1 million couples reporting such "impaired fecundity" in 1995. Although the re ...
Topics: green living, health, parenting, sex, toxics (all these topics)

Pick Your Poison Pesticides up to no good, says new research		18 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 5:08 PM on 18 Sep 2007 A decrease in pesticide availability led to an associated decrease in suicide rates in Sri Lanka, researchers publishing in the International Journal of Epidemiology have concluded. In 1995 and 1998, restrictions were put into place on importation and sales of highly toxic pesticides in Sri Lanka; in 2005, the country's suicide rate was half what it had been in 1995. "Changes in the availability o ...
Topics: agriculture, health, news, Sri Lanka, toxics (all these topics)

Put the Cure in Mercury Mercury contamination in fish declines when emissions go down		18 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 2:41 PM on 18 Sep 2007 Mercury contamination of waterways and marine life doesn't have to be an ongoing problem -- all we have to do is limit industrial mercury emissions. Easy! After a seven-year experiment in a Canada lake, researchers publishing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concluded that mercury concentrations in fish would decline relatively quickly if their ecosystem w ...
Topics: coal, fishing, food, health, news, toxics (all these topics)

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