BPA May Cause Heart Disease in Women
"A study released this week by researchers at the University of Cincinnati says that exposure to bisphenol A may increase heart disease in women."
Source: AlterNet, 06/22/2009
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"Illnesses Come to Light in Claims Against Disney"
"As their attorneys shuffle between four similar lawsuits that allege the Walt Disney Co. has for decades contaminated groundwater with cancer-causing chromium 6 and other toxic chemicals, stories of ill health from the plaintiffs are beginning to emerge."
Source: Glendale News Press, 06/16/2009
"EPA Chemical Database Rules a Political Hazard, Critics Say"
"Obama has invited politics into scientific task to update the catalog and assess the danger of industrial chemicals, some say."
Source: LA Times, 06/16/2009
"Report Cannot Link Lejeune Water to Diseases"
A National Research Council report says it may be impossible to know whether contaminated drinking water at the Camp Lejeune Marine base caused birth defects and illness among people seeking $33.9 billion in claims.
Source: Raleigh News & Observer, 06/15/2009
"Iowa Air Pollutants Push Federal Limits"
"The air across Iowa is so polluted that the state is perilously close to violating new federal limits aimed at protecting human health."
Source: Des Moines Register, 06/15/2009
Canada Beats US, Mexico at Toxics Reporting
"The United States and Mexico might consider emulating Canada when it comes to public reporting of industrial pollutants that are released into the air or water or transferred for disposal or recycling, suggests a new report."
Source: Canadian Press, 06/12/2009
BPA More Toxic Than Previously Thought
Scientists this week will present papers detailing new harmful effects of bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-mimicking chemical used in baby bottles and many food cans.
Source: Science News, 06/11/2009
"Court Won't Hear Suit on Camp Lejeune Water"
"The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Marine's lawsuit blaming the government's dumping of toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for his son's illnesses."
Source: AP, 06/10/2009
"EPA's Jackson Outlines Changes To Scientific Review Process"
"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson at a Senate hearing Tuesday outlined several changes to the agency's scientific review and assessment processes that reverse protocols enforced during the Bush administration."
Source: Dow Jones, 06/10/2009
"Parkinson's: The Pesticide Link"
"Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease."
Source: onearth, 06/09/2009
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