BPA More Toxic Than Previously Thought
Scientists this week will present papers detailing new harmful effects of bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-mimicking chemical used in baby bottles and many food cans.
Source: Science News, 06/11/2009
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"Court Won't Hear Suit on Camp Lejeune Water"
"The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Marine's lawsuit blaming the government's dumping of toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for his son's illnesses."
Source: AP, 06/10/2009
"EPA's Jackson Outlines Changes To Scientific Review Process"
"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson at a Senate hearing Tuesday outlined several changes to the agency's scientific review and assessment processes that reverse protocols enforced during the Bush administration."
Source: Dow Jones, 06/10/2009
"Parkinson's: The Pesticide Link"
"Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease."
Source: onearth, 06/09/2009
"Judge Disallows Environmental Review of Chevron Refinery Expansion"
"The Environmental Impact Report for a major expansion at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California is inadequate, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge has ruled in a case brought by environmental, community, and public health groups."
Source: ENS, 06/08/2009
"Are Perfluorochemicals Widespread in Biosolids?"
"Scientists are scrambling to get a handle on the levels of perfluorochemicals in treated municipal sewage sludge as further details emerge about the unexpected discovery of these compounds in fields near Decatur, Ala."
Source: ES&T, 06/04/2009
EPA Studies Used-Tire Playground Risks
"The federal government is reconsidering whether sports fields and playgrounds made from ground-up tires could harm children's health after some Environmental Protection Agency scientists raised concerns,"
Source: AP, 06/04/2009
"California Senate Approves Ban on BPA in Plastics"
California's Senate narrowly passes a ban on BPA, a chemical that threatens child development, in baby bottles and sippy cups. Industry groups are mounting a big PR and lobbying blitz to stop it in the state Assembly.
Source: LA Times, 06/03/2009
"FDA Reviewing Decision on Safety of BPA"
After a letter from key Congressmen, the FDA is reviewing its Bush-era decision that BPA, a chemical used in baby bottles and food containers, is safe.
Source: AP, 06/03/2009
"Toxic Mud, Heading to Texas, Stirs Town"
The toxic, PCB-laced sediment now being dredged from the Hudson River has to go somewhere -- a landfill in Texas.
Source: NYTimes, 06/01/2009
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