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Most Plastic Products Found Toxic, But Alternatives May Exist [1]

Nearly 500 combined-plastic products tested induced estrogenic activity. Other plastic products did not, and would cost about the same to use in lieu of the EA-inducing products. But, there are other modes of toxicity besides EA, so product testing should include carcinogenicity, immune disruption, neurological damage, etc.
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EPA Vows To Improve IRIS Toxic Effects Database [6]

The more transparent Integrated Risk Information System would have shorter and clearer effects of hazard assessments and use more graphics and tables to present the data.
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Environmental Health [8]
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EPA Proposes Expanding Scope of TRI to Additional Industries [9]

The new industries would be Iron Ore Mining, Phosphate Mining, Municipal Waste Incineration, Industrial Dry Cleaning, Petroleum Bulk Storage, and Steam-Only Production from Fossil Fuels.
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Pollution [10]
Economy & Business [11]
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USDA Pesticide, Fertilizer Data Now in Online Database [12]

The Agriculture Department under President Obama has partly restored public access to the Agricultural Chemical Usage data by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. President Bush had cancelled the reports in 2008.
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Did OMB Strangle TRI Rule in Its Crib for Chemical, Wood Treatment Industries? [14]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had gone through an open rulemaking process on the "Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Articles Exemption Clarification Rule" but withdrew a final rule it had sent to President Obama's Office of Management and Budget for approval after OMB met privately with chemical, wood, and other industry lobbyists.
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Plastics: All Kinds of News [15]

Are you looking for a story of interest to consumers, retailers, manufacturers, lawyers, politicians, health officials, and editors of the business, politics, health, energy, science, and environment beats? Here are some starting points for coverage of plastics issues. Once you delve into this topic, other angles and sources will emerge.
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EPA Outs 150 Chemicals Claiming Trade Secret Status Under TSCA [19]

The chemicals, the identities of which had been withheld up till now based on companies' "confidential business information" claims, are used in products like oil dispersants, air fresheners, non-stick and stain-resistant materials, fire-resistant materials, nonylphenol compounds, perfluorinated compounds, and lead.
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USFS Releases Court-Ordered EIS for Fire Retardants [21]

Information sessions and webinars on possible health and environmental effects of aerial-applied chemicals used to fight wildfires will be held in various locations around the country during the 45-day public comment period that ends June 27, 2011.
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Environmental Health [8]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
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Forest Fire Retardants Not Always the Hero [26]

The most commonly used slurry mixtures can be toxic to fish, aquatic invertebrates, and algae, can harm rabbits, birds, and humans, and can reduce vegetative diversity and boost the growth of weeds. Slurries and foams are mostly water, but they also include ammonium fertilizer, detergent, and other ingredients.
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Forests [22]
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EPA Suspends Chemical Reporting After Industry Complaints [27]

Reporting of potentially toxic chemicals in commerce under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)will not be required during the next reporting period, which runs from June through September.
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