"Metal Pollution Tied To Parkinson's Disease"
"People living near a steel factory or another source of high manganese emissions are at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, suggests a new study."
Source: Reuters, 10/28/2010
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"Australia Joins Other Countries in Banning Endosulfan"
"A[n Australian] federal government agency has banned pesticides that use the toxic chemical endosulfan, reversing earlier rulings that said it was safe if used correctly."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 10/14/2010
Getting U.S. Sugar Land Ready for Glades Restoration To Cost Millions
"A more than two-year odyssey of legal fights and political battles over buying U.S. Sugar farmland for Everglades restoration may ultimately prove easier than actually putting the land to use."
Source: Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 10/11/2010
"Scientists and Soldiers Solve a Bee Mystery"
A fungus tag-teaming with a virus seem to be the cause of the colony collapse disorder decimating domestic honey bees, according to a newly published paper by Army scientists in Maryland and bee experts in Montana.
Source: NYTimes, 10/07/2010
"Largest-Ever Pesticide Fine Imposed on 99¢ Only Stores"
"A federal judge has ordered 99¢ Only Stores to pay $409,490 in penalties for the sale of illegal unregistered and misbranded pesticides contained in household products."
Source: ENS, 09/16/2010
California: "Under Fire From Industry, Scientific Panel Is 'Gutted'"
"Five out of nine members of a scientific panel that advises [California] state on toxic chemicals have been fired in recent weeks, following disputes with the chemical industry and a conservative group that targets environmental laws."
Source: California Watch, 08/31/2010
"ADHD Risk May Be Tied To Pesticide Exposure Before Birth"
"Children whose mothers were exposed to widely-used pesticides such as malathion during pregnancy may be at increased risk of developing an attention disorder by age 5, a new study shows."
Source: MSNBC, 08/20/2010
"Across America, Bedbugs Are Biting"
"Without DDT and the other now-banned pesticides that kept bedbugs in check for more than 50 years, the United States is as vulnerable as parts of the world where the insects remain a plague."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 08/16/2010
E.P.A. Fines Monsanto $2.5 Million for Mislabeling GM Seed
"The Monsanto Company agreed to pay the Environmental Protection Agency a $2.5 million penalty for selling mislabeled bags of genetically engineered seed."
Source: AP, 07/09/2010
"Minnesota Releases List of 1,755 Harmful Chemicals"
"The Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday released a list of hundreds of chemicals that pose a potential health risk. The state's list includes 1,755 substances, among them lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. But it also includes many other organic chemicals that include pesticides, flame retardants, dyes and other chemicals used in industry or found in consumer products."
Source: Minn. Pub. Radio, 07/02/2010
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