SEJ's 23rd Annual Conference Agenda — Thursday
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"Do Soaps With Triclosan Do More Harm Than Good?"
"Critics call on FDA and EPA to review popular anti-microbial's safety in light of new science."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 02/11/2013
"Park Service Memo Reveals Depth of Budget Cuts"
"The effects of the so-called sequestration budget cuts on the federal government are revealed in a Jan. 25 memo to National Park Service staff written by Park Service Director Jon Jarvis."
Source: Idaho Statesman, 02/05/2013
EPA Allows Drinking Water Reports Online — But Can Consumers Hack It?
EPA bowed to industry, ruling in a January 3, 2013 memo that local drinking water utilities no longer have to notify their customers of contamination in writing. "The memo fails to set clear standards for electronic notification and delivery and makes it likely that segments of the public will have less access to these reports," the Center for Effective Government wrote in response to the EPA memo.
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"Customers Have Paid More Than $1 Billion for Idle San Onofre Plant"
"The California Public Utilities Commission held an initial meeting Tuesday in an investigative process that could eventually result in ratepayers getting a refund for a portion of the bills they have paid during the San Onofre nuclear plant's year-long outage."
Source: LA Times, 01/10/2013
"Home Builders Lobby Weakens Drywall Legislation"
"Last week, federal lawmakers trumpeted the passage of the Drywall Safety Act of 2012 as a bipartisan victory for thousands of homeowners harmed by contaminated drywall."
Source: ProPublica, 01/09/2013
"'Plastic Micro Beads' To Be Removed From Soap"
"If you use exfoliating soaps, you might not know those little beads may be made of plastic -- or think about what happens to them when they go down the drain."
Source: CNN, 01/08/2013
"How Dangerous Is the Lead in Bullets?"
"The most ubiquitous danger at firing ranges has a lot to do with bullets but nothing to do with getting shot."
Source: Mother Jones, 01/07/2013
Washington State Proposal Would Require Genetically Modified Label
"Any food sold in Washington state and made with genetically engineered crops would have to be labeled under a ballot initiative submitted Thursday."
Source: AP, 01/04/2013
"Triclosan Fears Lead To Alternative Soaps"
"CleanWell's hand soaps promise to slay germs, and foam and ooze - just as soap should. But unlike many antibacterial soaps, the ones from this young San Francisco company and a growing number of other manufacturers lack a potentially harmful chemical: triclosan."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 01/03/2013
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