"Is There Atrazine in Your Drinking Water?"
"For more than 50 years farmers across North America have been spraying atrazine, a pesticide, on crops, mainly corn, applying millions of pounds a year."
Source: Global News, 04/07/2014
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"1/4 of Europe's Bumblebees, Vital To Crops, Face Extinction: Study"
"Almost a quarter of Europe's bumblebees are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitats and climate change, threatening pollination of crops worth billions of dollars, a study showed on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2014
"Report: Millions of Pounds of Chemicals Released in Virginia"
"Tons of toxic materials are being released by Fredericksburg-area industries, companies and military installations, according to a state report."
Source: Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, 04/02/2014
"States Target Toxic Chemicals as Washington Fails To Act"
"In Vermont, the Senate has just passed a bill potentially empowering the Green Mountain State to ban chemicals it deems harmful to consumers. Some 3,000 miles away, in Washington State, environmental reformers weren’t as successful: A bill to ban six toxic flame retardants died in the Senate, beaten back by industry opposition and politicians’ cries of state overreaching."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 04/02/2014
"New Study Finds Elevated Cancer Rate in Flower Mound"
"A study by a University of Texas at Austin researcher raises concerns about whether current gas drilling regulations protect public health and questions a state study that found no link between cancer rates and gas drilling in Flower Mound."
Source: Dallas Morning News, 04/01/2014
Chemical Valley: The Coal Industry, the Politicians, and the Big Spill
Politically, coal and chemicals are sacred cows in West Virginia.
Source: New Yorker, 04/01/2014
"Emergency Crews Face Toxic Challenge in Washington State Mudslide"
"Recovery teams struggling through thick mud up to their armpits and heavy downpours at the site of a devastating landslide in Washington state are facing yet another challenge - an unseen and potentially more dangerous stew of toxic contaminants."
Source: Reuters, 04/01/2014
"Minnesota's Vapor Trail: Tracking Toxic Gases in Basements"
"Discovery that contamination in soil can vaporize and seep into homes has prompted a statewide review of polluted sites."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/31/2014
"Toxic Lead Widespread In World's Largest Paint Market"
"Bright yellows, reds, blues and greens coat a day care center's walls, fence, slide and swing. More colorful paints peel from tables inside a kindergarten classroom."
Source: Huffington Post, 03/26/2014
"Toxic Chemical Dioxane Detected In More Water Supplies"
"West Virginia's drinking water crisis earlier this year highlighted an unsettling truth about tap water: Treatment plants test for only a fraction of the chemicals in use."
Source: NPR, 03/26/2014
