"Is Drug-Resistant Staph A Work Hazard for Farm Workers?"
A new study suggests that farm workers who work with hogs are much more likely to be carrying certain strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Source: National Geographic, 05/04/2015
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"House Passes $35B Bill for Energy Department, Water Projects
"House Republicans Friday passed the second of 12 spending bills for the upcoming budget year, a $35 billion measure funding the Energy Department and popular water projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers."
Source: AP, 05/04/2015
"Central Valley's Growing Concern: Crops Raised With Oil Field Water"
"The use of treated oil field water to raise Central Valley crops raises questions about food chain safety".
Source: LA Times, 05/04/2015
Lead Paint Poisons Poor Chicago Kids as City Spends Less on Cleanup
"Alarming levels of brain-damaging lead are poisoning more than a fifth of the children tested from some of the poorest parts of Chicago, even as the hazard has been largely eliminated in more prosperous neighborhoods, a Tribune investigation has found."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 05/04/2015
"GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Gut EPA"
"A House Republican wants to cut 13 programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including all of its grants and its ability to regulate ground-level ozone and carbon dioxide."
Source: The Hill, 05/04/2015
"Scientists Call for Limits on Stain- And Water-Proofing Chemicals"
"More than 200 scientists outline potential health concerns from fluorinated chemicals, urge replacements and tightened regulations ".
Source: EHN, 05/04/2015
"Stung By Derailments, U.S. and Canada Rewrite Crude-By-Rail Regs"
"U.S. and Canadian officials unveiled regulations [Friday] that would effectively overhaul the entire fleet of U.S. crude oil tank cars in five years."
Source: Greenwire, 05/04/2015
"Kinder Morgan Pipeline Leak Reaches 300,000 Gallons in South Carolina"
"More than 300,000 gallons of gasoline have leaked from Texas-based energy company Kinder Morgan’s pipeline in Belton, S.C., since a structure failure in December, according to the Savannah Riverkeeper."
Source: Savannah Morning News, 05/01/2015
Study Links Air Pollution in Baltimore, DC To Fracking Outside Maryland
"Even though Maryland has yet to permit any hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, emissions linked to the controversial drilling technique have been detected in the air in Baltimore and Washington, according to a new study."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/01/2015
"Obama Signs Energy Efficiency Bill Into Law"
"President Obama on Thursday signed into law a measure that is intended to improve energy efficiency in buildings and stop efficiency rules for certain water heaters."
Source: The Hill, 05/01/2015
