Minnesota 1st State To Ban Antibacterial Chemical Triclosan From Soap
"It's widely used nationwide as a germ-killing ingredient in soaps, deodorants and even toothpaste, but it's being banned in Minnesota."
Source: AP, 05/21/2014
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"Probe Finds Scant Oversight of Chemical Plants"
"The government has no way of fully knowing which U.S. chemical facilities stock ammonium nitrate, the substance that exploded last year at a Texas fertilizer plant and killed 14 people, congressional investigators say. Outdated federal policies, poor information sharing with states and a raft of industry exemptions point to scant federal oversight, says a new report obtained by The Associated Press."
Source: AP, 05/21/2014
Stirring Up Forgotten Lead: Smelters Across US at Risk
"When a mile-wide tornado roared through Joplin, Mo., it killed 158 people and injured thousands. And it also kicked up toxic remnants from the city’s industrial past that are still haunting its residents on the third anniversary of the disaster."
Source: EHN, 05/21/2014
"N.C. Bill Would Make It a Felony To Disclose Fracking Chemicals"
"People who disclose confidential information about hydraulic fracturing chemicals in North Carolina would be subject to criminal penalties and civil damages, under a bill in the state Legislature."
Source: EnergyWire, 05/19/2014
Nevada Company To Pay Record Fine for Dumping Cancer-Causing Chemicals
"One of the world’s largest titanium manufacturers has agreed to pay a record $13.8 million penalty for producing and dumping banned cancer-causing chemicals at its Henderson factory."
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, 05/16/2014
"Fewer Honeybees Died Over the Winter, a Report Says"
"Honeybees could be on their way back, according to a new federal report."
Source: NY Times, 05/16/2014
"EPA Targets Refinery Emissions"
"Oil refineries would be required to cut emissions and begin monitoring levels of toxic air pollutants at their fence lines with neighboring communities under standards proposed Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: LA Times, 05/16/2014
"Hazardous Flame Retardants Ubiquitous in Preschools"
"Flame retardants are ubiquitous at preschools and day care centers, potentially exposing children to chemicals that are hazardous to their health, UC Berkeley researchers wrote in a study published Thursday."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 05/15/2014
"Panel To Study at Agent Orange Residue Exposure"
"The Veterans Affairs Department has long resisted disability claims from service members who said chemical residue left in Vietnam War-era planes that were used to spray defoliants over Southeast Asia caused them severe illnesses, including cancer. This summer, a panel of independent scientists will try to determine whether those veterans could have been exposed to the toxins in defoliants, including Agent Orange, at a level that would be dangerous to their health."
Source: AP, 05/15/2014
"Oil Giant Citgo Gets Off Easy in Criminal Case"
"A foreign oil company convicted of polluting a Texas community's air with dangerous chemicals has gotten off easy in a criminal case that could undercut the prosecution of environmental crimes in the United States. The case revolves around Venezuelan-owned Citgo Petroleum’s decade-long violation of the federal Clean Air Act at its refinery in Corpus Christi."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 05/14/2014
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