"378 Peruvian Workers Sickened By Pesticide"
"Hundreds of Peruvian farm workers, the majority of them women, became sick after inhaling a pesticide sprayed on a nearby field, the state-run Andina news agency reported."
Source: CNN, 10/18/2012
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"Poisoned: Asthma, Cancer, and Death Prowl a Miami Neighborhood"
Residents of a neighborhood just east of Hialeah have been experiencing cancer and asthma in what they see as unusual amounts. They live in an area with many industries that pollute with toxic dust and chemicals. Those companies often flout enforcement efforts by the county.
Source: Palm Beach New Times, 10/17/2012
Feds Fail To Pursue Recalls of Kids' Jewelry Laced With Toxic Cadmium
"LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after they found cadmium-tainted jewelry on store shelves, despite their vow to keep the toxic trinkets out of children's hands, an Associated Press investigation shows."
Source: AP, 10/16/2012
Soccer Moms Play It Safe, Keep Kids Off Fields Over Chemical Concerns
"Cedar McGourty-Batchelor won't be playing soccer this Saturday. Neither will his first-grade teammates from Riverview Elementary School -- nor, for that matter, any other kids in Durango, Colo."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/15/2012
"Pollution Issue Divides Desert Town as Deadline Nears"
"Residents of Hinkley, made famous by 'Erin Brockovich,' weigh an offer by PG&E to buy homes near chromium-tainted water. Animosity is high between residents wanting to sell and those opting to stay."
Source: LA Times, 10/15/2012
"Pesticides Blamed By Report for Illnesses"
"Pesticides pervade the environment, from the air we breathe to the food we eat, and they are making children sicker than they were a generation ago, a new report warns."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/10/2012
"Canada's Ozone Science Group Falls Victim To Government Cuts"
"Budget cuts to the ozone monitoring department were $13.3m this year, the 25th anniversary of the Montreal protocol."
Source: Guardian, 10/10/2012
"South Korean Chemical Plant Spill Labeled 'Special Disaster Zone'"
"The South Korean government on Monday designated the area around a chemical spill in the southeastern city of Gumi a special disaster zone, after more than 3,000 people were injured. On 27 September, an explosion at the Hube Globe chemical plant released about eight tonnes of hydrofluoric acid, which can damage lungs and bones and affect the nervous system. The leak killed five workers and injured 18 others, according to the state-run Yonhap news agency."
Source: Nature, 10/09/2012
Illinois: Coal Plant Owner Faces New Heat Over Coal Ash
"Already under pressure to curb noxious air pollution, the owner of four coal-fired power plants in Illinois is facing new legal complaints about toxic chemicals and heavy metals leaching from decades-old waste ponds."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 10/05/2012
"Texas Pollution Victims Seek Millions From Citgo"
"Fifteen residents of Corpus Christi, Texas -- so sickened by pollution they have been deemed crime victims -- are asking a federal judge to force Citgo Petroleum Corp. to set up multimillion-dollar trust funds to cover medical and relocation costs, in a case with national ramifications."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 10/05/2012
