"Organic ... or Not"
"These foods are not always what consumers think they are. Some are not chemical or pesticide free. Health benefits are questionable. Only certain thing? They cost more."
Source: Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal, 01/05/2010
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"Push Is on To Speed Phaseout of Flame Retardant"
"Maryland advocates for a ban on a toxic flame retardant that accumulates in the environment and has been linked to cancer and brain development problems intend to pursue an earlier phaseout of the chemical than the timeline currently spelled out in a recent federal agreement."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 01/05/2010
New Findings Track Vietnam War's Toxic Legacy
"A Canadian firm says U.S. use of defoliants in Vietnam has left perilous dioxin levels, but that the issue is solvable."
Source: LA Times, 01/04/2010
"Use of Potentially Harmful Chemicals Kept Secret Under Law"
"Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision."
Source: Wash Post, 01/04/2010
"EPA May Propose C8 Rules -- in 2012"
"The Obama administration announced Wednesday it might write rules to limit the manufacture, processing and use of C8 and related perfluorinated chemicals, but would not propose any such regulations until at least 2012."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 12/31/2009
"N.J. Environmental Groups Against Drilling Along Delaware River"
"Environmental groups gathered along the Delaware River Wednesday to call on the Delaware River Basin Commission to protect the Delaware from toxic chemical contamination related to natural gas drilling."
Source: Newsroom Jersey, 12/31/2009
"FDA To Miss Third Deadline on BPA Ruling"
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will miss its third self-imposed deadline on letting consumers know whether it is safe to use products made with bisphenol A, a chemical ingredient in the lining of most food and beverage cans."
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/30/2009
"Morton's Practices Questioned"
Chemical company executives withheld from the Illinois EPA detailed information about a 1978 chemical spill as plans were being made to clean it up.
Source: Northwest Herald, 12/29/2009
"Toxic Chemicals in Water Wells Have Grundy County Residents on Edge"
"Toxic chemicals have crept into the drinking water in a corner of rural Grundy County [Illinois], stoking fears and raising suspicions about who is to blame."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/29/2009
"Half of Kids Jewelry Tested Contains Pure Lead: Health Canada"
"OTTAWA -- Half of the children's jewelry items tested at the government's product safety laboratory last year were made of almost pure lead."
Source: Canwest, 12/23/2009
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