Publication Items

Cement Kiln Rule Proposal Possible in March [1]

EPA proposes a new rule addressing emissions of toxic chemicals from kilns that are fueled by coal or other typical fuels, or allegedly nonhazardous waste. You'll find this, as well as other environmental story ideas, in the latest issue of TipSheet.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Government [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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EPA Mulls Loosening Limits on Atrazine in Drinking Water [11]

Atrazine, one of the most commonly used pesticides on crops ranging from corn to trees, may not be as dangerous to humans as previously thought.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [12]
Chemicals [4]
Food [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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In Case of Railroad Accident, Open This File [14]

In 2000, 753 trains carrying hazardous substances had an accident and 35 released some of those hazardous substances to the environment.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [10]
- Read more about In Case of Railroad Accident, Open This File [14]
Coal Remining: One Way to Clean Up Acid Drainage? [15]

Acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines is the biggest water-quality problem in the Appalachian states.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
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Public [10]
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Report: Dry Cleaning Industry in Transition [17]

While a few of the country's nearly 40,000 dry cleaners are opting for alternatives to the solvent perchloroethylene, most are not.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Report: Dry Cleaning Industry in Transition [17]
Human Guinea Pigs Still Under the Microscope [18]

The Bush administration seems poised to accept the testing of potentially toxic pesticides on human subjects -- a practice that has raised ethical concerns.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Human Guinea Pigs Still Under the Microscope [18]
Common Chemical Affects Auto Mechanics [19]

Automotive technicians can suffer long-lasting nerve damage after occupational exposures to n-Hexane.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Common Chemical Affects Auto Mechanics [19]
Perchlorates Offer Early Test of EPA Openness [20]

Incoming EPA administrator Lisa Jackson faces an immediate test on perchlorate secrecy, as the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejects EPA's argument for FOIA exemption. Will EPA and the Justice Department appeal, even though Obama urges agency openness?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Government [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Perchlorates Offer Early Test of EPA Openness [20]
FDA Knew About Mercury in Corn Syrup — And Kept Silent [22]

In spite of one of its own scientists co-authoring a 2005 study finding toxic mercury in high fructose corn syrup, the Food and Drug Administration gave a green light to the corn industry's campaign advertising corn syrup as "natural."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Food [13]
Government [8]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about FDA Knew About Mercury in Corn Syrup — And Kept Silent [22]
Bioterrorism and Bioweapons [23]

Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many experts have become more concerned that terrorists may maliciously spread biological agents such as anthrax or smallpox.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [24]
Region:
National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [10]
- Read more about Bioterrorism and Bioweapons [23]

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