"Scientists Call for Limits on Stain- And Water-Proofing Chemicals" [1]
"More than 200 scientists outline potential health concerns from fluorinated chemicals, urge replacements and tightened regulations ".
"More than 200 scientists outline potential health concerns from fluorinated chemicals, urge replacements and tightened regulations ".
"Even though Maryland has yet to permit any hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, emissions linked to the controversial drilling technique have been detected in the air in Baltimore and Washington, according to a new study."
"The waterway linking Gulf Coast oil with the refineries of Baton Rouge has brought great prosperity to Louisiana. But the people living in 'Cancer Alley' have a different story to tell."
"Male minnows exposed to a widely used diabetes drug ubiquitous in wastewater effluent had feminized reproductive parts and were smaller and less fertile, according to a new study."
"A Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday that would reform the federal government’s regulation of toxic chemicals for the first time in decades."
"KIEV -- Emergency services were battling on Tuesday to prevent Ukraine's largest forest fire since 1992 from spreading towards the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said."
"Tyson, the country's biggest producer of chicken meat, says within 2 years, it expects to stop giving chickens antibiotics that humans also use. The decision echoes one by McDonald's last month."
"For the first time in more than 50 years, the federal government has recommended lowering the level of fluoride in drinking water."
"It’s probably in your garage and on your lawn. And it’s used on nearly every acre of corn and soy. But what risks does it pose?"
"Facing pressure from consumer groups, Home Depot said it would discontinue use of a potentially harmful chemical in its vinyl flooring by the end of the year."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/scientists-call-limits-stain-and-water-proofing-chemicals
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[7] http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/may/fluorinated-chemicals-madrid-statement-science-health
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-links-air-pollution-baltimore-dc-fracking-outside-maryland
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic
[13] http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/blog/bal-study-links-air-pollution-in-baltimore-to-fracking-outside-maryland-20150430-story.html
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/toxic-gumbo
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast
[16] http://narrative.ly/poisoning-the-planet/toxic-gumbo/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/diabetes-drug-common-wastewater-feminizes-fish
[18] http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/apr/diabetes-fish-endocrine-disruption-hormones-metformin
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-panel-approves-toxic-chemical-safety-bill
[20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[22] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/240313-senate-panel-approves-toxic-chemical-safety-reform-bill
[23] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forest-fire-threatens-ukraines-chernobyl-nuclear-zone
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[26] http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/28/us-ukraine-fire-idUSKBN0NJ25F20150428
[27] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tyson-foods-stop-giving-chickens-human-used-antibiotics
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food
[30] http://www.npr.org/2015/04/28/402736017/tyson-foods-to-stop-giving-chickens-human-used-antibiotics?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
[31] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-government-recommends-lower-level-fluoride-water
[32] http://www.newsweek.com/us-government-recommends-lower-level-fluoride-water-325760
[33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/what-do-we-really-know-about-roundup-weed-killer
[34] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150422-glyphosate-roundup-herbicide-weeds/
[35] https://www.sej.org/headlines/home-depot-says-it-will-phase-out-chemical-used-vinyl-flooring
[36] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/business/home-depot-says-it-will-phase-out-chemical-used-in-vinyl-flooring.html?smid=tw-NYTHealth&seid=auto&_r=0
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[38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=229
[39] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=230
[40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=231
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=234
[42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=235
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=236
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=237
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics?page=415