Health

Workshop: Understanding the Connections between Coastal Waters and Ocean Ecosystem Services and Human Health [1]

This free National Academies Institute of Medicine workshop in Washington DC will bring together members of the ecology, ecosystem services, and health communities to gain a better understanding of the connections between coastal waterways and ocean processes and public health risks and benefits. A live webcast of the workshop will also be available for those who are unable to attend in person.

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Water & Oceans [4]

Science [5]

Pollution [6]

Policy [7]

Planning & Growth [8]

People & Population [9]

Natural Resources [10]

Laws & Regulations [11]

Health [12]

Food [13]

Fish & Fisheries [14]

Environmental Studies [15]

Environmental Health [16]

Biodiversity [17]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]

Enviros Urge EPA Not To Weaken Drinking Water Reports [19]

Fifteen environmental and public health groups say EPA had not allowed sufficient time for public review, only put relevant information into its docket at the last minute, and emphasized easing a "burden" utilities had lived with for years at the expense of protecting the public.

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WatchDog TipSheet [20]

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Water & Oceans [4]

Laws & Regulations [11]

Health [12]

Government [21]

Activism [22]

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Public [3]

Read more about Enviros Urge EPA Not To Weaken Drinking Water Reports [19]

"U.S. Concern Over Compounders Predates Outbreak of Meningitis" [23]

"A year before people began dying of meningitis caused by a tainted drug from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, the Food and Drug Administration worried that compounders across the country might be selling another substandard drug, one possibly made with unapproved Chinese ingredients."

Economy & Business [24]

Health [12]

Laws & Regulations [11]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [25]

Source: NY Times [26], 10/23/2012

Read more about "U.S. Concern Over Compounders Predates Outbreak of Meningitis" [23]

Researchers, Health Groups Urge Congress Not To Black Out Carcinogens Report [40]

More than 70 scientists from research and health groups wrote House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders September 4, 2012, urging them not to cut funds for the biennial Report on Carcinogens, which showed that formaldehyde and styrene can cause cancer.

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WatchDog TipSheet [20]

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Health [12]

Government [21]

Environmental Politics [41]

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Read more about Researchers, Health Groups Urge Congress Not To Black Out Carcinogens Report [40]

Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [47]

The Food and Drug Administration is so far refusing to name a Southwestern Indiana farm that voluntarily recalled its cantaloupes after a Salmonella outbreak last month that killed two people and sickened some 150.

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WatchDog TipSheet [20]

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Health [12]

Food [13]

Agriculture [38]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]

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Public [3]

Read more about Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [47]

House Considers Quashing Report on Carcinogens [49]

For years, scientists at the National Toxicology Program have published the "Report on Carcinogens," which lists chemicals known to (or believed to) cause cancer. The "12th Report on Carcinogens" was released on June 10, 2011 — will there be a 13th? Some House Republicans want to stop updating and publication of the report.

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WatchDog TipSheet [20]

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Health [12]

Government [21]

Chemicals [36]

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Public [3]

Read more about House Considers Quashing Report on Carcinogens [49]

Climate Change Adaptation Forum Focusing on Food Security and Traditional Plant Use [50]

This forum is for community‐level practitioners, academics, government representatives and community leaders who work in the area of climate change adaptation in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada and Tribes in the United States.

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Public [3]

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Technology [31]

Science [5]

Policy [7]

Planning & Growth [8]

Natural Resources [10]

Health [12]

Government [21]

Forests [33]

Food [13]

Fish & Fisheries [14]

Environmental Health [16]

Disasters [51]

Climate Change [35]

Biodiversity [17]

Agriculture [38]

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Canada [52]

Japan Nuclear: "Lead Shields Masked Radiation Readings Up To 30%" [53]

"Lead radiation shields forced on workers at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to cover their dosimeters masked radiation readings by about 30 percent."

Disasters [51]

Health [12]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]

Public [3]

International [45]

Source: Asahi Shimbun [54], 08/10/2012

Read more about Japan Nuclear: "Lead Shields Masked Radiation Readings Up To 30%" [53]

Workshop: Understanding the Connections between Coastal Waters and Ocean Ecosystem Services and Human Health [1]

Enviros Urge EPA Not To Weaken Drinking Water Reports [19]

"U.S. Concern Over Compounders Predates Outbreak of Meningitis" [23]

SXSW Eco Conference on Sustainability [27]

Researchers, Health Groups Urge Congress Not To Black Out Carcinogens Report [40]

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress [42]

Two Dead as FDA Refuses To Name Farm That Recalled Melons [47]

House Considers Quashing Report on Carcinogens [49]

Climate Change Adaptation Forum Focusing on Food Security and Traditional Plant Use [50]

Japan Nuclear: "Lead Shields Masked Radiation Readings Up To 30%" [53]

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