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"BP Faces Record Fine for ’05 Refinery Explosion" [1]

"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will announce the largest fine in its history on Friday, $87 million in penalties against the oil giant BP for failing to correct safety problems identified after a 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers at its Texas City, Tex. refinery, federal officials said Thursday."

Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [5], 10/30/2009

Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure [6]

EPA is warning about possible risks from PCBs in the caulking at some schools and older buildings. Are there some in your community?
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [8]
Health [2]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

"Environmental Factors in Birth Defects: What We Need to Know" [9]

"Dozens of red flags suggest that a wide range of pollutants are playing a role in millions of birth defects that strike worldwide every year. But little is being done to understand or control exposures."
Health [2]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: EHP [11], 10/02/2009

"US Should Watch for Animal Disease, Institute Says" [12]

"The United States needs to lead a global effort to protect people from new outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases that originate in animals, such as swine flu, AIDS and SARS, health experts said on Tuesday."
Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Reuters [13], 09/24/2009
December 7, 2009 to December 10, 2009

Environmental Stressors in the Developmental of Origins of Disease [14]

Baby risks can morph to adult disease
Professional Meetings [15]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [8]
Health [2]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
Environmental Health [18]
March 7, 2010 to March 11, 2010

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting [19]

Hazards in the Environment
Professional Meetings [15]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [20]
Chemicals [8]
Environmental Studies [21]
Health [2]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
Environmental Health [18]

"Swimming Pool Chlorine Raises Asthma, Allergy Risks: Study" [22]

"Swimming in chlorinated pools may increase the risk of a child getting asthma and respiratory allergies like hay fever, according to a Belgian study."
Health [2]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Reuters [23], 09/15/2009

"Beaches May Be Safe Harbor for MRSA" [24]

"Drug-resistant staph bacteria have been found on public beaches in Washington state, and beaches in other states may harbor the superbug too."
Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: WebMD [25], 09/15/2009

SciDev.Net's Climate Change & Insect-borne Disease [26]

[26]
September 10, 2009: SciDev.Net (The Science and Development Network) published a spotlight on the impact of climate change on the spread of insect-borne disease that considers how countries can prepare for these changes.
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [27]
Health [2]
Biodiversity [28]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Region: 
Asia [29]
Africa [30]
Middle East [31]
South America [32]
Central America & the Caribbean [33]

Government Clinical Trials Database Is Missing Data [34]

The Sunlight Foundation's Real Time Investigations blog explains the problems with a registry containing information on more than 78,000 clinical trials.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [2]
Government [36]
Policy [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

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