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Ingredients of Dispersants Used on Gulf Spill Are Secrets No More [1]

"U.S. EPA has quietly released a full list of ingredients in the two controversial dispersants BP PLC is using to combat the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, following weeks of complaints from members of Congress and public health advocates that the dispersant manufacturer had kept its complete formula a secret from the public."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [10], 06/10/2010
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"Wyoming Approves 'Fracking' Disclosure Rules" [11]

"CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state agency that oversees oil and gas development voted Tuesday to require energy companies to disclose what chemicals they're pumping underground to improve the flow of oil and gas into well bores."

Chemicals [3]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [12]
Source: AP [13], 06/09/2010
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Recall of Cadmium-Tainted Glasses by McDonald's Sparks Debate [14]

"As McDonald's today took the next step in recalling 12 million Shrek drinking glasses found to contain elevated levels of cadmium, both the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission sought to tamp down concerns about the risk of the hazardous metal increasingly replacing lead in popular products."

Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [15], 06/09/2010
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Manufacturing Plants Are Source of Drugs in Waterways [16]

Wastewater treatment plants can't mitigate the problem, which is compounded by other sources of water contamination, such as drugs that end up in landfills or flushed down toilets, and metabolites or unutilized drugs that pass through people who take the drugs.

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Economy & Business [18]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [19]
Health [20]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [5]
Environmental Health [7]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
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"Weed-Killer Roundup Has Made Weeds Harder To Kill" [22]

"Over-reliance on the popular weed-killer Roundup has sped the evolution of weed species resistant to the herbicide, forcing some farmers to return to costlier and less environmentally-friendly methods of controlling crop-destructive infestations."

Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Dayton Daily News [23], 06/07/2010
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"Special Report: Toxic America" [24]

Tonight CNN completes its two-day special report, "Toxic America," detailing some of the ways Americans are exposed to toxic chemicals, their effects, and what can be done to reduce human exposure.

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: CNN [25], 06/03/2010
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"'Dirty Dozen' Produce Carries More Pesticide Residue, Group Says" [26]

"If you're eating non-organic celery today, you may be ingesting 67 pesticides with it, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group."

Agriculture [27]
Chemicals [3]
Food [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: CNN [29], 06/03/2010
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [30]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [18]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Health [20]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Wildlife [33]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
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Public [8]
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June 21, 2010 to June 22, 2010

Chemical Toxicity Testing: The United States and Beyond [35]

In Washington, DC: Day One at the National Press Club, "The Future of Chemical Toxicity Testing in the U.S.: Creating a Roadmap to Implement the NRC’s Vision and Strategy" and Day Two at  Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies, "International Harmonization In Chemical Toxicity Testing: An EU Perspective on the Way Forward".

Professional Meetings [36]
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Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [19]
Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Science [38]
Environmental Health [7]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]

Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [40]

A new US Geological Survey report indicates about 105 million US residents drink water from contaminated systems, often at pollutant concentrations that potentially pose a human health risk.

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TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Health [20]
Water & Oceans [5]
Government [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
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