"Plan for Fracking's Waste Pits Could Save Millions of Birds"
"Federal agency aims to save the 500,000 to 1 million birds that die in the industry's vats of oily residue each year."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/18/2015
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"Army's Eco-Friendly Quest Breeds More Deadly Bullet"
"The Army set out to develop lead-free bullets to protect the environment. The finished product achieved that goal -- and produced the most lethal rifle round to date."
Source: Greenwire, 06/17/2015
"American Medical Association Blasts Secret Shale Records"
"The American Medical Association, citing growing concerns about monitoring and tracking long-term human health impacts caused by shale gas development, is calling for the public disclosure of all chemicals used in the extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking.'
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 06/16/2015
"US EPA Forced To Decide This Month on Pesticide’s Fate"
"A California appeals court ruled this week that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has until the end of this month to decide whether or not to ban a widely used pesticide linked to a number of health problems."
Source: EHN, 06/12/2015
"Monsanto, Angling For Global Pesticide Dominance, Woos Syngenta"
"Selling seeds and pesticides used to be a sleepy, slow-moving business. That was, until about 20 years ago, when the chemical company Monsanto introduced genetically modified crops and started buying up seed companies. Ever since, companies in this industry have been maneuvering like hungry fish in a pond, occasionally dining on pieces of each other, hoping to survive through size and speed."
Source: NPR, 06/12/2015
"DDT Cleanup Continues for Mid-Michigan Town"
"ST. LOUIS, Mich. — During recent summers birds were found littered around the town, poisoned with a long-banned pesticide."
Source: EHN, 06/11/2015
Ontario Restricts Pesticides Blamed for Decline of Bee Populations
"The Ontario government has unveiled North America’s first agricultural restrictions on a widely used class of pesticides blamed for the decline in bees and other pollinators."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 06/10/2015
"Studies Link Childhood Lead Exposure, Violent Crime"
"After growing up poor in a predominantly African-American neighborhood of Cincinnati, the young adults had reached their early 20s. One by one, they passed through an MRI machine that displayed their brains in sharp, cross-sectioned images."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 06/08/2015
"Toxic Chemicals Found in Child Car Seats"
"The very seats designed to provide safety for small children have been found to be at risk for containing toxic chemicals, according to an updated study released today by Healthystuff.org. Still, despite the concerns raised by this study, using a properly installed child safety seat is the best way to transport a child by car."
Source: Consumer Reports, 06/05/2015
"River of Death"
"An 8-year-old boy falls into one of Mexico’s most contaminated rivers. Eighteen days later, he’s dead. Fusion investigates how factories--many of them U.S. owned--get away with illegally dumping toxic chemicals into one of the country’s main waterways, with potentially deadly consequences."
Source: Fusion, 06/05/2015
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