"Wasteland"
"No one talks much about toxic Superfund sites anymore. But 49 million Americans live close to one."
Source: National Geographic, 11/21/2014
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More Backyard Pesticides Show Up in California Watersheds: Report
"Levels of a type of pesticide commonly used in backyard gardens and on farms have increased in urban and rural watersheds in California, the state said in a report released Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 11/21/2014
White House Threatens To Veto House Bills Limiting EPA Science
The White House is threatening to veto three bills changing how EPA uses science in its regulatory decisions. The House has already passed two of them.
Source: Pump Handle, 11/20/2014
Charlotte Struggles With Cleanup of PCBs from Major Dumping Incident
"CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte is still trying to recover from one of the worst catastrophes in the city's history."
Source: WSOC-TV, 11/18/2014
Triclosan: Soap Ingredient Can Trigger Liver Cancer in Mice: Scientists
"A chemical ingredient of cosmetics, soaps, detergents, shampoos and toothpaste has been found to trigger liver cancer in laboratory mice, raising concerns about how safe it is for humans, scientists said."
Source: Independent, 11/18/2014
"Investigation Begins Into 4 Workers Deaths At La Porte Plant"
"As eastside families mourn the deaths of four workers at DuPont's La Porte chemical plant in a toxic gas release early Saturday morning, federal investigators are gathering to begin probing for answers."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 11/17/2014
"Fracking Sand in Oilfields Stirs Up a Serious Health Risk for Workers"
"Health concerns about oil field fracking have been focused on the mixed brew of chemicals injected into wells. But it is another innocuous-sounding substance — sand — that poses a more serious danger to workers."
Source: Denver Post, 11/13/2014
"Texas Messes With Denton"
"A week after a historic vote to ban hydraulic fracturing (or fracking — the controversial drilling method that forces oil and gas from shale formations with pressurized water, sand and a host of chemicals), Denton, Texas, has been told the state will continue to issue drilling permits within the city limits."
Source: Aljazeera America, 11/12/2014
"California’s Strawberry Industry Is Hooked on Dangerous Pesticides"
"Paul Helliker had a job for Dow AgroSciences."
Source: Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 11/12/2014
"Toxic Landfill Gas Building Up at Lakeside Dump"
"COLUMBIA, SC — Hazardous chemical vapors are leaking through the top of an industrial waste dump along Lake Marion and are suspected of contaminating shallow groundwater near the surface of the 36-year-old site."
Source: Columbia State, 11/11/2014
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