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SRF Allotments based on Final Economic Recovery Appropriations (3/12/09) [1]

May 13/09 TipSheet redirect from SEJ.org

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"EPA's C8 Advisory Flawed, Researchers Conclude" [7]

"A last-minute health advisory issued by the Bush administration for water contaminated with the toxic chemical C8 may not be nearly stringent enough, according to a new scientific paper."
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Source: Charleston Gazette [8], 05/12/2009

Pesticide Carbofuran Banned for Food Crops [9]

"The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Monday banning the use of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops, saying it poses an unacceptable health risk, especially to children."
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Source: AP [10], 05/12/2009

"In Punjab, Crowding Onto The Cancer Train" [11]

Every night Train No. 339 pulls out of the shabby station in the Punjabi farm town of Bathinda. It has a chilling nickname -- "the cancer train" carries some 60 patients each night to the regional cancer hospital.
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Source: All Things Considered/NPR [13], 05/12/2009

UN Adds 9 New Chemicals to Global Ban [14]

Nine dangerous chemicals used in farming and industry will be added to a list of banned substances whose presence in the environment causes serious health risks, more than 160 government agreed on Saturday."
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Source: Reuters [15], 05/10/2009

Bayer Knew MIC Monitors Were Broken [16]

"INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Bayer CropScience managers knew methyl isocyanate monitors were broken last August when they restarted a pesticide unit where up to 37,000 pounds of the deadly chemical are stored, company officials have confirmed."
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Source: Charleston Gazette [18], 05/10/2009

Bhopal Victims Lobby Congress [19]

"Victims of the 1984 gas leak that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India took their battle Thursday to the US Congress, seeking pressure on Dow Chemicals."
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Source: AFP [20], 05/08/2009

RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site [21]

RTK NET's powerful tools make it easy to see which cities face the worst chemical risks, and what chemicals are involved.
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Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas [24]

House Energy Chair Waxman and Senate Commerce Chair Rockefeller call for investigation of whether Bayer could use safer chemicals at its Institute WV plant.
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Toolbox: EPA's Pesticide Emergency Exemptions Database [25]

There could be a story breeding behind the emergency pesticide exemptions — which could number in the hundreds — in your state.
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