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"Door Opens to Health Claims Tied to Agent Orange"

"Under rules to be proposed this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to add Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease and hairy-cell leukemia to the growing list of illnesses presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant used widely in Vietnam."

Source: NYTimes, 10/13/2009

"Marcellus Question: Who Will Pay To Monitor Gas Drilling?"

New York "is asking local government agencies to regulate key aspects of the natural gas industry, raising yet more questions about who will pay for manpower to oversee multinational energy companies setting up shop in Southern Tier's backyards."

Source: Binghamton Press, 10/12/2009

"Pollution an Enduring Legacy at Old Missile Sites"

"As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in some of these communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution from chemicals used to clean and maintain the weapons."

Source: AP, 10/12/2009

"Concerned About BPA: Check Your Receipts"

Carbonless copy papers, used for most credit card receipts, are coated with a powdery layer of Bisphenol A, an endocrine disruptor.

Source: Science News, 10/09/2009

"Experts Debate Ways to Reform 1976 Toxics Law"

"An overhaul of federal toxics regulations will require prioritizing tens of thousands of chemicals currently in the marketplace, representatives of industry and advocacy groups agree. At issue: the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act."

Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2009

EPA Plans To Restudy Atrazine Risks in Drinking Water

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to conduct a new study about the potential health risks of atrazine, a widely used weedkiller that recent research suggests may be more dangerous to humans than previously thought."

Source: NYTimes, 10/07/2009

"DDT Deposit off Southern California Will Be Capped"

"Clean sand and silt will be used to cover a vast deposit of the pesticide DDT and toxic compound PCB on the ocean floor off Southern California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday."

Source: AP, 10/06/2009

"Plastic Chemical Linked to Female Aggression"

"A new study adds to the growing concern that prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A could harm children's development. In the study of 249 pregnant women, the first to examine the effects of BPA on children's behavior, researchers found that girls whose mothers had the highest levels of BPA during pregnancy were more aggressive and hyperactive at age 2 than other girls."

Source: USA TODAY, 10/06/2009

"Spills, Looming Regulations Spur Natural Gas Industry Toward Disclosure"

"The natural gas industry is moving to disclose information about chemicals used in controversial extraction technologies in the wake of spills at drilling sites in Pennsylvania and as New York is proposing new regulations."

Source: NYTimes, 10/02/2009

NY: "State Issues Rules on Upstate Natural Gas Drilling Near City’s Water"

"After months of deliberations, state environmental regulators on Wednesday released long-awaited rules governing natural gas production in upstate New York, including provisions to oversee drilling operations near New York City’s water supplies."

Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2009

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