Mixed Results in New EPA Report on Toxics and Children
"We’ve come a long way since the days when kids played in clouds of DDT, gas stations sold leaded gasoline, and smoking near youngsters was commonplace."
Source: NPR, 01/31/2013
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"EPA Bans D-Con Rodent Poison, Citing Safety Concerns for Children"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned 12 rodent poisons made by the United Kingdom-based Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because the products failed to abide by safety regulations, the agency announced Wednesday."
Source: LA Times, 01/31/2013
British Gardening Chains Drop Pesticides Blamed for Killing Bees
"Pesticides blamed for killing bees have been removed from the shelves of Britain's biggest gardening chains, prompting calls for similar chemicals widely-used on farms to be banned completely."
Source: Telegraph, 01/30/2013
PFOS: "3M Pollution Study Finds Mixed Results
"Levels of PFOS, a chemical manufactured by 3M Co. for a variety of commercial uses until about 10 years ago, have improved significantly in the Mississippi River between Hastings and St. Paul -- except for the area around the company's Cottage Grove plant, where they have worsened."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 01/29/2013
"Boom in Mining Rare Earths Poses Mounting Toxic Risks"
"The mining of rare earth metals, used in everything from smart phones to wind turbines, has long been dominated by China. But as mining of these key elements spreads to countries like Malaysia and Brazil, scientists warn of the dangers of the toxic and radioactive waste generated by the mines and processing plants."
Source: YaleE360, 01/29/2013
10 Years After Toxic Plume, Morgan Hill Community Works for Normalcy
"MORGAN HILL -- Ten years ago this month, community leaders were shocked by the discovery that a company that manufactured road flares here had disposed of toxic chemicals improperly, creating a 10-mile-long underground plume of perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 01/28/2013
"PepsiCo Drops Brominated Chemical From Gatorade"
"PepsiCo Inc. will remove a controversial chemical that is added to orange Gatorade in response to customer complaints. Outcry over the chemical, known as brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, had been building over the past year."
Source: EHN, 01/28/2013
"Citgo to Settle New Hampshire Gas-Additive Lawsuit"
ExxonMobil is the last defendant in a landmark lawsuit in New Hampshire over contamination of drinking water withthe gasoline additive MTBE. Citgo is in talks to settle out of court.
Source: Bloomberg, 01/25/2013
"BPA Ban Approved for Maine Food Packages"
"A state board votes to bar the chemical from baby products' containers. The Legislature has the final say."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 01/25/2013
"Common Pesticides 'Can Kill Frogs Within An Hour'"
"New research suggests the chemicals are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the global decline of amphibians."
Source: Guardian, 01/25/2013
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