Chemicals

USDA Pesticide, Fertilizer Data Now in Online Database [1]

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? [6]

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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June 30, 2011

TSCA Reform Series [7]

Several key issues have emerged as pivotal in ongoing efforts to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Progress on these complex issues is central to the success of TSCA reform. To foster further discussion of these critical topics, the Environmental Law Institute is convening a series of issue-specific lunchtime webinars during the summer and fall of 2011 that will provide a forum for focused dialogue among key players.

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Response To Homeowners' Lead Dust Concerns Highlights Holes in System [9]

When some Baltimore residents worried about lead in remodeling dust tried to get help from state, local, and federal agencies, all they got was the run-around. Their experience shows the system for protecting people from lead-based paint is badly broken.

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Consumer [10]

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Source: Baltimore Sun [13], 06/29/2011

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"Study: BPA Makes Male Mice Less Masculine" [14]

"A new study released Monday shows that exposure to a common ingredient in plastic bottles and packaging can cause male mice to act like females. The lead author of the study discusses its significance for humans."

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Source: PBS News Hour [15], 06/29/2011

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August 17, 2011 to August 19, 2011

International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation (ICEPR 2011) [16]

ICEPR is a series of international conferences held yearly to address environmental pollution and new advances in remediation. These conferences focus on all aspects of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology. International ASET and the University of Ottawa will be hosting this conference.

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Water & Oceans [17]

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Transportation [19]

Technology [20]

Science [21]

Pollution [22]

Policy [23]

Natural Resources [24]

Laws & Regulations [25]

Health [26]

Forests [27]

Fish & Fisheries [28]

Environmental Health [29]

Energy & Fuel [30]

Climate Change [31]

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Air [32]

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Canada [33]

"Canada Concedes Science Against Asbestos Is Sound" [34]

"The Canadian delegation at an international summit admitted Thursday it agrees with the work of a United Nations scientific panel that wants limits placed on the export of chrysotile asbestos, but Canada still won't back the move."

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Source: Postmedia [36], 06/24/2011

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"A New Hazard From Bisphenol A?" [37]

"Researchers report that certain bacteria convert BPA into compounds more deadly to fish than BPA itself."

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National (U.S.) [12]

Source: C&EN [38], 06/24/2011

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Plastics: All Kinds of News [39]

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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