"Are Parabens And Phthalates Harmful in Makeup And Lotions?"
"Should you worry about the chemicals in your makeup, lotion, shaving cream, soap and shampoo? The answer is a clear maybe."
Source: Wash Post, 09/02/2014
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"Colorado Researchers Probe Parkinson's Disease Causes, Treatments"
"The corn rows are high and tassled, pumpkins are gaining girth and, amid these signs the fall harvest is near, evidence is growing that farmers and others who live or work around pesticides are at greater risk for neurogenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease."
Source: Denver Post, 09/02/2014
"Large ‘Dead Zone’ Signals More Problems for Chesapeake Bay"
"It began forming in May, when heavy spring rains loaded the rivers and creeks with fertilizer washed from farms and suburban lawns. It grew rapidly over the summer, as a broth of chemicals, animal waste and microbes simmered in the warm, slow-moving waters of the Chesapeake Bay."
Source: Wash Post, 09/01/2014
"Judge Tosses Challenge To Flame Retardant Rules"
"Consumers nationwide are closer to being able to buy furniture made without toxic, ineffective flame retardants after a California judge on Friday threw out a legal challenge from the chemical industry."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 09/01/2014
Analysis: "AP Profile Of Koch Bros Whitewashes Their Fossil Fuel Ties"
"Extensive reporting from the Associated Press on the Koch brothers' financial background and political influence glossed over the duo's ties to the fossil fuel industry and ignored their efforts to dismantle action on climate change."
Source: Media Matters, 08/29/2014
"Food Producers to Offer Data on Chemical Additives"
""Big food producers are moving to try to head off criticism of how they use additives, with a main industry group saying it plans to give more information to regulators about how companies determine the safety of the thousands of chemicals and other ingredients in processed foods."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/28/2014
"DuPont Agrees To $1.3M in Chemical Leak Fines"
"DuPont Co. has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 million in fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve violations the EPA cited after a string of 2010 chemical leaks, including one that killed a worker at the company’s plant in Belle, EPA officials announced Wednesday."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 08/28/2014
"Syria Likely Used Chlorine Gas 8 Times in April: UN"
"GENEVA -- U.N.-mandated human rights investigators said Wednesday that they believed the Syrian government dropped the chemical agent chlorine on civilian areas on eight different occasions in April."
Source: AFP, 08/27/2014
"Tyson Foods’ Missouri Problem Risks Millions in Government Contracts"
"Tyson Foods could lose around $500 million in government contracts if found guilty in and ongoing criminal probe by the Environmental Protection Agency over the recent release of toxic chemicals at a plant in Monett, Mo."
Source: City Wire, 08/27/2014
"Osprey Whisperers: Deciphering Decades of Clues From the Sea Hawk"
"PITT MEADOWS, British Columbia – On an early spring morning the Pitt River flows so calmly that the peaks of the Coast Range seem to pause to admire themselves in its glassy waters. A motorboat lifts a wake, and the docks of the marina moan. Still tucked in for the winter, the pleasure boats stir then rock themselves back to sleep."
Source: EHN, 08/26/2014
