"Endocrine Disruptors: The Manufacture Of A Lie."
"The European Commission has developed its own evidence to avoid an overly stringent regulation of these hazardous substances."
Source: Le Monde/EHN, 12/02/2016
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"EPA To Consider Banning Asbestos, Other Chemicals"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prioritized 10 chemicals, including asbestos, that could be banned under a new chemical safety law."
Source: The Hill, 11/30/2016
"Oil and Water: 11,700 Gulf Oil Spills Since BP Raise New Fears"
"Recent discoveries of illegal, unreported oil discharges and systematic dumping of chemicals from rigs and platforms have raised new fears about environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico, more than six years after the worst oil spill in U.S. history."
Source: WWL-TV, 11/28/2016
"The Strange Case of Tennie White"
"Did the EPA Prosecute and Jail a Mississippi Lab Owner Because of Her Activism?"
Source: The Intercept, 11/28/2016
"In Canada, a Direct Link Between Fracking and Earthquakes"
"In the debate over fracking of oil and gas wells, opponents often cite the risk that the process can set off nearby earthquakes. But scientists say that in the United States, fracking-induced earthquakes are not common."
Source: NY Times, 11/23/2016
ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq: Report
"The Islamic State has used chemical weapons, including chlorine and sulfur mustard agents, at least 52 times on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq since it swept to power in 2014, according to a new independent analysis."
Source: NY Times, 11/22/2016
"Trump's Top Environmental Adviser Says Pesticides Aren't Bad for You"
"To lead the transition of the Environmental Protection Agency, President-elect Donald Trump settled on notorious climate change denier Myron Ebell. The decision rattled climate activists ... Farm chemicals, too, would likely flow unabated if Ebell's agenda comes to dominate Trump's EPA."
Source: Mother Jones, 11/17/2016
"EPA Reconfigures, Reschedules Glyphosate Panel"
"EPA has added epidemiological expertise to a scientific advisory panel (SAP) that will meet next month to consider the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate. The previously postponed meeting is now scheduled to take place Dec. 13-16 in Arlington, Virginia."
Source: Agri-Pulse, 11/17/2016
"Will Our Food be Safe Under Trump?"
"On the campaign trail, Donald Trump railed against what he called the 'FDA food police' and 'inspection overkill.' He has said he’d dramatically overhaul and limit federal government regulations. Now, big questions have arisen about how far he’ll go to scale back the incremental work done in recent years to keep pesticides, GMOs, and additives out of the food supply."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/17/2016
"Tests Show Monsanto Weed Killer in Cheerios, Other Popular Foods"
"Independent testing on an array of popular American food products found many samples contained residue levels of the weed killer called glyphosate, leading the nonprofit organization behind the testing to call for corporate and regulatory action to address consumer safety concerns."
Source: USRTK/Huffington Post, 11/16/2016
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