"More Evidence Links BPA To Childhood Obesity"
"There's fresh evidence that the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, may play a part in childhood obesity."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 06/17/2013
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"Toxic Driveways? Cities Ban Coal Tar Sealants"
"Could your driveway be making you sick? Mounting research suggests it could. It's prompting more cities, states and businesses to ban a common pavement sealant linked to higher cancer risks and contaminated soil."
Source: USA TODAY, 06/17/2013
White House: Syria Crosses 'Red Line' Using Chemical Weapons
"Syria has crossed a 'red line' with its use of chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the United States to increase the 'scale and scope' of its support for the opposition, the White House said Thursday."
Source: CNN, 06/14/2013
Louisiana Chemical Plant Explosion Kills One, Injures at Least 77
"GEISMAR, La. -- A bomb-like explosion ignited a raging fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant early Thursday, killing one man and injuring dozens as terrified workers sought shelter from the sprawling flames."
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate, 06/14/2013
Scientist: Chemical Group Helps Organic Soils Store More Carbon
"Phil Robertson may be on the cusp of solving a long-standing mystery."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/13/2013
"Heavy Smoke From Delaware City Refinery Alarms Residents"
"Trouble in a major Delaware City Refinery unit sent dark smoke billowing from a stack at the plant early [Tuesday] morning, triggering calls to regulators from nearby residents."
Source: Wilmington News Journal, 06/12/2013
"Problems With a Key Hand-Cleansing Chemical"
"Think of all the things you've touched today - the door handles pulled, the elevator buttons pushed, the railings held, the coins counted. All of them were coated with germs. Afterward, so were your hands."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 06/10/2013
Interior Extends Comment Period on Fracking Rule by 60 Days
"U.S. regulators are giving the oil industry and other stakeholders more time to weigh in on a controversial proposal to stiffen standards for wells drilled on federal lands, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell pledged Thursday."
Source: FuelFix, 06/07/2013
As Evidence of Agent Orange in Okinawa Mounts, US Blanket Denial
"No bases visited, no vets interviewed for Pentagon probe into dioxin in Okinawa."
Source: Japan Times, 06/05/2013
"Study Finds Unsafe Mercury Levels in Fish From Delta Watershed"
"The first comprehensive study of rivers and streams in California has found that sport fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed have higher concentrations of mercury and PCBs than anywhere else in the state."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 06/03/2013
