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"Crime Scene Cleanup" in Kelly AFB Toxics Case [1]

New evidence indicates the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fails to protect communities from dangers such as the now-disappearing plumes of toxic groundwater carrying cancer-causing chemicals far beyond the Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio, TX.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Chemicals [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Military [6]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
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FDA Mulls Putting Public's Health Above Companies' Trade Secrets [9]

NYT: "The goal is to open up a system in which the agency failed to inform the public that a widely prescribed heartburn drug was especially toxic to babies; that a diabetes medicine and a painkiller increased heart attack risks; and that antidepressants increased suicidal thoughts and behavior in children and teenagers."
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Chemicals [3]
Health [10]
Government [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [8]

New Jersey DEP Proposes Gag Order on Science Info [13]

The Newark Star-Ledger reports a move by a top New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection official to prevent public disclosure of scientific information that should be public until political appointees without science credentials and press officers have approved it.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Chemicals [3]
Government [11]
Science [14]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
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Public [8]

"California Senate Approves Ban on BPA in Plastics" [16]

California's Senate narrowly passes a ban on BPA, a chemical that threatens child development, in baby bottles and sippy cups. Industry groups are mounting a big PR and lobbying blitz to stop it in the state Assembly.
Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
California [17]
Source: LA Times [18], 06/03/2009

"FDA Reviewing Decision on Safety of BPA" [19]

After a letter from key Congressmen, the FDA is reviewing its Bush-era decision that BPA, a chemical used in baby bottles and food containers, is safe.
Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [20], 06/03/2009

The Beat: Leaking Gas Tanks And Chemical Pollution Are Common Focus [21]

Ever wonder what lies beneath your feet – what's down there in the ground on which we walk? The Toledo Blade's Tom Henry has an editor who asked that question and the result was an interesting look at what the government is doing – or not doing – to clean up gasoline spills from leaky underground tanks.

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"Groups Ask EPA to Ban Lead Tire Weights" [22]

"The federal government should ban the use of lead weights, those fingertip-size chunks of metal that balance the tires of cars and trucks, says a petition filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week."
Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [23], 06/01/2009

"Strategy Being Devised To Protect Use of BPA" [24]

"Manufacturers of cans for beverages and foods and some of their biggest customers, including Coca-Cola, are trying to devise a public relations and lobbying strategy to block government bans of a controversial chemical used in the linings of metal cans and lids."
Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: WashPost [25], 06/01/2009

PBDE Byproducts Seem Ubiquitous in U.S. Waters [26]

The flame-retardant chemicals known as PBDEs are virtually ubiquitous in U.S. waters. New research shows that when PBDEs are exposed to wastewater treatment, they can generate dioxins.
Chemicals [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: ES&T [27], 05/29/2009

Feds Boost Lead-Reduction Effort in Houses [28]

About $100 million in funding is earmarked for 53 projects in 20 states and the District of Columbia by the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
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