Health

AMA Calls for Disclosure, Monitoring of Chemicals in Fracking Fluid [1]

The American Medical Association, the nation's largest professional association of medical doctors, advocates public policies that doctors believe will protect public health. On Jun 9, 2015, the organization said fracking operation information should go not only to doctors, but also to the public whose health may be at risk.

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Energy & Fuel [3]

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"We Need Antibiotics. They’re Not Profitable To Make. Who Pays?" [7]

The problem of growing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is being compounded by the decisions of many drug companies to stop developing and making new antibiotics. The reason: they are not making money.

Economy & Business [8]

Health [4]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [9]

Source: National Geographic [10], 05/29/2015

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What You're Not Supposed To Know About Secret Environmental Treaty [11]

The public is not allowed to know the terms of the draft Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact likely to come up for a Senate vote this year. Yet the Senate has already begun voting on terms for considering the treaty, which may allow other nations to override U.S. health, safety, and environmental protection laws. Fortunately, WikiLeaks has already published a leaked version of the environmental chapter of the TPP treaty.

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Environmental Health [12]

Environmental Politics [13]

Health [4]

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"Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Strain of Typhoid Spreads Worldwide" [16]

"An antibiotic-resistant "superbug" strain of typhoid fever has spread globally, driven by a single family of the bacteria, called H58, according to the findings of a large international study."

Environmental Health [12]

Health [4]

Public [6]

International [17]

Source: Reuters [18], 05/12/2015

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Americans Can't Know Whether Chemicals in Products They Use Are Unsafe [19]

As Congress limps toward revisions of the badly broken Toxic Substances Control Act, it's clear that only a small fraction of the roughly 84,000 chemicals in commerce in the U.S. have actually been tested for health effects. Now an environmental health group has rated some household cleaning products firms.

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Chemicals [20]

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"'Mysterious' Disease Kills 18 in Nigeria" [22]

"A 'mysterious' disease that kills patients within 24 hours has claimed at least 18 lives in a south-eastern Nigerian town, the government said."

Health [4]

Public [6]

Africa [23]

Source: AFP [24], 04/21/2015

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"How Emulsifiers Are Messing with Our Guts (and Making Us Fat)" [25]

A new study suggests that emulsifiers commonly added to foods may be contributing to obesity, metabolic syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease by interfering with microbes in the gut.

Food [26]

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Source: Civil Eats [27], 02/27/2015

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March 24, 2015

Implications of EPA's Coal Ash Rule on Regulated Entities and the Environment [28]

On December 19, 2014, EPA’s Administrator signed the first ever federal rule regulating the disposal of coal ash, determining it should be regulated as a solid waste. The Environmental Law Institute invites you to Washington, DC (or via teleconference) for an in-depth examination of the final coal ash rule. Panelists will explain the rule’s workings and answer questions.

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Policy [31]

Pollution [32]

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National (U.S.) [9]

February 26, 2015

Fertilizer or Solid Waste: How Far Does RCRA Spread? [34]

On January 14, 2015, the Eastern District of Washington held that Cow Palace Dairy, LLC is liable under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for managing manure in a way that poses a substantial and imminent endangerment to public health in violation of open dumping provisions — significant because it defines Cow Palace’s manure as solid waste under RCRA. The Environmental Law Institute invites you to join a dynamic discussion via webinar on the definition of solid waste under RCRA.

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Agriculture [35]

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February 16, 2015

DEADLINE: IRP Reporting Trip to Nepal [36]

The International Reporting Project (IRP) invites applications for an expenses-paid group reporting trip on health and development in Nepal, particularly in light of the upcoming end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the potential adoption of Sustainable Development Goals. Deadline to apply for the Apr 25-May 7, 2015 trip is Feb 16th.

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Asia [40]

Implications of EPA's Coal Ash Rule on Regulated Entities and the Environment [28]

Fertilizer or Solid Waste: How Far Does RCRA Spread? [34]

DEADLINE: IRP Reporting Trip to Nepal [36]

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