Chemicals

"Judge Tosses Chemical Weapons Incineration Suit"

"The Army on Wednesday won a court challenge to its plan to incinerate chemical weapons at storage sites around the country over objections from a watchdog group that says the practice releases toxic pollution."

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National (U.S.)

Source: NYTimes, 08/20/2009

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Herbicide Glyphosate Deadly to Liver Cells

"Very low doses of some types of the herbicide Roundup can disrupt human liver cell function; the formulations' toxicity may be tied to their 'inactive' ingredients rather than the active weed-killing ingredient glyphosate."

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National (U.S.)

Source: EHN, 08/19/2009

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"Astroturf Will Get the Lead Out"

"The manufacturer settles an environmental lawsuit with California over lead used to keep the artificial turf green. AstroTurf and other turf-makers insist their product is safe in California."

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National (U.S.)

Source: LA Times, 08/18/2009

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"Refining Chemical Cause of Concern"

"CORPUS CHRISTI -- A fire last month at a local Citgo refinery has focused attention on what is likely the most dangerous chemical used in the refining process."

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National (U.S.)

Source: Corpus Christi Caller, 08/17/2009

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"Selenium Suspected in Cattle Deaths Near Idaho Mine"

"Eighteen cattle likely died of selenium poisoning near a southeastern Idaho phosphate mine, the latest livestock deaths in a region rich in phosphates where a legacy of pollution has killed horses and hundreds of sheep since the 1990s."

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)

Source: AP, 08/17/2009

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BC Parents Seek Ban on Spraying Pesticides on School Playing Fields

"A Vernon parent is wondering why school playing fields are still being sprayed with pesticides as communities across the country have discontinued using chemicals to control weeds."

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Canada

Source: Vernon Morning Star, 08/17/2009

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"A Drifting Danger for Central Valley Schoolchildren"

"Despite regulations and laws to protect children, Fresno County authorities say school buses are still being exposed to pesticide clouds once or twice a year."

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California

Source: LA Times, 08/17/2009

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"Sacramento Judge Tentatively Rules Against Bid To List Styrene as Carcinogenic"

"A Sacramento judge sided with the styrene industry and against state environmental officials on Wednesday in ruling that the chemical doesn't have to be listed under Proposition 65 as a cause of cancer."

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California

Source: Sacramento Bee, 08/14/2009

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"Battle Over Chemical Used to Make Non-Stick Pans Heats Up"

DuPont will try to persuade New Jersey state drinking water regulators to go easy on cleanups of PFOA, a chemical used in non-stick pans -- even before the regulators hear scientific evidence from their own scientists.

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)

Source: ENS, 08/07/2009

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More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You?

The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.

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