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Money Flows As Elections Loom [1]

The newly upgraded and expanded MAPLight.org will help you make connections between lobbying and campaign contributions and the actions of members of the US House and Senate, including their votes on specific bills and issues.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [6]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
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EPA Releases HERO Risk Assessment Database [9]

The Health and Environmental Research Online database compiles references to scientific studies that EPA uses in making regulatory decisions.

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
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Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [6]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
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Senate Trio's Climate Bill Said To Hide Info on Fracking Poisons [11]

A March 23, 2010, Greenwire article reports that the draft Kerry-Lieberman-Graham climate bill may include language to keep potentially toxic ingredients from gas drilling secret from the public whose health may be harmed by them.
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Technology [15]
Environmental Health [16]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
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States Push Congress, EPA To End Toxic Trade Secrets [17]

Do commercial products we have body contact with contain toxic chemicals? In too many cases, states and environmentalists are saying, the federal government forbids consumers from knowing.
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [18]
Chemicals [19]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [6]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
- Read more about States Push Congress, EPA To End Toxic Trade Secrets [17]
OSHA Sampling Data Still Unavailable [20]

A former Occupational Safety and Health Administration official requested the data under the Freedom of Information Act in 2005, but was denied. He sued, won in 2007, and now has the data, but OSHA has still not released the data to the public.
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [19]
Health [4]
Government [6]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
- Read more about OSHA Sampling Data Still Unavailable [20]
Enviros Seek Disclosure of Household Cleaning Product Ingredients [21]

A court case involving a 1971 NY law may force manufacturers to make public unlisted toxic chemicals in products like stain remover, dish soap and laundry detergent. The cleanser industry says the action is "unwarranted, and that fears about health risks are misinformed," according to the AP.
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [19]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Environmental Health [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Enviros Seek Disclosure of Household Cleaning Product Ingredients [21]
Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives [22]

Every year, an estimated 20,000 Americans die of lung cancer caused by exposure to radon — a naturally occurring radioactive gas that often finds its way into indoor air. So now's a good time to look at the ways radon impacts your audience and how people can protect themselves.
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TipSheet [2]
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Chemicals [19]
Consumer [23]
Health [4]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
- Read more about Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives [22]
20% of Chemicals in Commerce Claim To Be 'Trade Secrets' [24]

Washington Post reporter Lyndsey Layton writes about the thousands of chemicals exempted from EPA screening for potential harm to the environment and public health — and the three-decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that renders it possible, in the interest of protecting manufacturers' bottom lines.
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WatchDog TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [18]
Chemicals [19]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [6]
Environmental Health [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Journal Publishes Series on Health Effects of Climate Change [25]

A consortium of US and British agencies, universities, and organizations published a series of studies in The Lancet that analyzed a number of specific situations involving climate change and health impacts, in countries rich and poor. Concurrently, a group of doctors from around the world launched the International Climate and Health Council.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Health [4]
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International [26]
National (U.S.) [7]
Europe [27]
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Public [8]
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Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands [28]

The synthetic compound dinitrotoluene, contaminating military sites, industrial settings, and other areas, is used primarily to make polyurethane products found in goods such as bedding and furniture, as well as in explosives, ammunition, dyes, and air bags.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [19]
Health [4]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
- Read more about Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands [28]

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