Chemicals

"A Safety Kink in Hair Relaxing?" [1]

"AS more women began clamoring for the latest sensation in hair care, the so-called Brazilian hair-relaxing treatments, the Neil George Salon in Beverly Hills, Calif., added a cabana with open sides and a fabric roof to isolate the process from the salon itself. 'I couldn’t stand the fumes,' said Neil Weisberg, an owner."

Chemicals [2]

Consumer [3]

Public [4]

National (U.S.) [5]

Source: NYTimes [6], 11/05/2010

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"EPA Denies Petition To Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle" [7]

"The Environmental Protection Agency denied on Thursday a petition by several environmental groups to ban lead in fishing tackle, two months after rejecting the groups' attempt to ban it in hunting ammunition."

Chemicals [2]

Fish & Fisheries [8]

Public [4]

National (U.S.) [5]

Source: AP [9], 11/05/2010

Read more about "EPA Denies Petition To Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle" [7]

November 7, 2010 to November 11, 2010

SETAC North America 31st Annual Meeting [10]

Credentialed journalists are invited to apply for complimentary press registration to attend the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry's North America 31st Annual Meeting.

Professional Meetings [11]

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Public [4]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [2]

Region:

Northwest (OR WA) [12]

Got TMDLs? Sneak Peek of New Pollutant Loading Tool Could Raise Ruckus [13]

EPA in-house tool may be released to public within months. It will give reporters themselves the ability to estimate the cumulative impacts of pollution on water bodies.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Water & Oceans [15]

Technology [16]

Pollution [17]

Government [18]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about Got TMDLs? Sneak Peek of New Pollutant Loading Tool Could Raise Ruckus [13]

MY-RTK Lets Users Probe Toxic Emissions from Their Smartphones [19]

myRTK lets you thumb in an address or ZIP code and get back a map or list of Toxics Release Inventory facilities on your feature phone or smart phone.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Technology [16]

Pollution [17]

Government [18]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about MY-RTK Lets Users Probe Toxic Emissions from Their Smartphones [19]

EPA Gives Public an Environmental Justice Mapping Tool: EJView [20]

This new tool allows any user online to create custom study areas based on a wide range of variables: address, ZIP code, county, city, township, facility, watershed, or geographic coordinates. Other environmental data can then be mapped onto that study area.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Technology [16]

Pollution [17]

People & Population [21]

Health [22]

Government [18]

Environmental Health [23]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about EPA Gives Public an Environmental Justice Mapping Tool: EJView [20]

TRI Offers New "Comparative Query" Tool [24]

The beta tool allows anyone to compare TRI information from a facility to air pollution data from the same facility or a related one. For example, an investigator could find inconsistencies in the amount of pollution reported by a facility under the two separate laws.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Technology [16]

Pollution [17]

Government [18]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about TRI Offers New "Comparative Query" Tool [24]

Envirofacts Warehouse Gets Geographic Makeover, Update [25]

This newly powerful, easy-to-use mapping tool can help environmental journalists find and report great local and regional stories.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Technology [16]

Pollution [17]

Government [18]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about Envirofacts Warehouse Gets Geographic Makeover, Update [25]

As TRI Goes Electronic, Speed Records Fall [26]

The new record for getting raw data reported by industry to the general public: 28 days. Nearly 95 percent of reporting companies filed their reports electronically.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Technology [16]

Pollution [17]

Government [18]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about As TRI Goes Electronic, Speed Records Fall [26]

Cool Tools for Reporters Showcased at 2010 TRI Meeting [27]

The WatchDog attended EPA's annual training conference for government workers on the Toxics Release Inventory, Nov. 1-3, 2010. See a preview of the showcased offerings, which have extra emphasis on environmental justice and EPA data tools ranging far beyond TRI.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Technology [16]

Government [18]

Chemicals [2]

Visibility:

Public [4]

Read more about Cool Tools for Reporters Showcased at 2010 TRI Meeting [27]

SETAC North America 31st Annual Meeting [10]

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