"Long Island's 254 Superfund Sites Threaten Its Drinking Water"
"Long Island's sole source of drinking water lies beneath many of the most contaminated places in New York State."
Source: LI Newsday, 09/24/2013
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"California Lead-Paint Trial Winds To a Close"
"SAN JOSE -- Anticipating a cleanup cost estimated as high as $1.6 billion, local governments from across California made their final legal pitch Monday to hold the paint industry accountable for allegedly threatening children's health by spreading toxic lead paint through tens of thousands of homes."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 09/24/2013
Chemical Odor, Kids' Nosebleeds, Few Answers in South LA Neighborhood
"Monic Uriarte says she began having headaches and bouts of dizziness three years ago, about the time she and her neighbors began smelling a chemical odor on the streets and in their homes."
Source: LA Times, 09/23/2013
"Air Pollution Destroys Health of Texas Fracking Communities"
"KARNES CITY, Texas -- In the five years since the shale boom hit, the once-beautiful hills of south Texas have been transformed into a scarred, industrial landscape. The residents’ health is part of the collateral damage, according to the environmental watchdog group Earthworks. Their new study documents hazardous chemicals in the air and serious ailments reported by families living in close proximity to drilling operations."
Source: ENS, 09/23/2013
"Scientists Critical Of EU Chemical Policy Have Industry Ties"
"Seventeen scientists who have criticized plans in Europe to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals have past or current ties to regulated industries."
Source: EHN, 09/23/2013
"Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil"
"ALTON, Iowa — The puny, yellow corn stalks stand like weary sentries on one boundary of Dennis Von Arb’s field here. On a windy day this spring, his neighbor sprayed glyphosate on his fields, and some of the herbicide blew onto Mr. Von Arb’s conventionally grown corn, killing the first few rows."
Source: NY Times, 09/20/2013
"Women Living Near Pesticide-Treated Fields Have Smaller Babies"
"Women in Northern California farm towns gave birth to smaller babies if they lived within three miles of strawberry fields and other crops treated with the pesticide methyl bromide, according to researchers."
Source: EHN, 09/19/2013
"Efforts To Stop Lead Poisoning Could Be at Risk"
"Pediatricians and public health advocates are working to revive programs to protect children from lead poisoning, after what they describe as a series of devastating blows to their efforts."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/17/2013
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Lead to 23,000 Deaths a Year: CDC
"Federal health officials reported Monday that at least two million Americans fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and that at least 23,000 die from those infections, putting a hard number on a growing public health threat. It was the first time that federal authorities quantified the effects of organisms that many antibiotics are powerless to fight."
Source: NY Times, 09/17/2013
"Study: Rare Condors Harmed By Pesticide"
"SAN FRANCISCO — In the coastal redwood forests of central California, scientists trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the reproductive problems of dozens of endangered condors think they have uncovered the culprit: the long-banned pesticide DDT."
Source: AP, 09/16/2013
