"Senate Panel Approves Toxic Chemical Safety Bill"
"A Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday that would reform the federal government’s regulation of toxic chemicals for the first time in decades."
Source: The Hill, 04/29/2015
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"Forest Fire Threatens Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Zone"
"KIEV -- Emergency services were battling on Tuesday to prevent Ukraine's largest forest fire since 1992 from spreading towards the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said."
Source: Reuters, 04/29/2015
"Tyson Foods To Stop Giving Chickens Human-Used Antibiotics"
"Tyson, the country's biggest producer of chicken meat, says within 2 years, it expects to stop giving chickens antibiotics that humans also use. The decision echoes one by McDonald's last month."
Source: NPR, 04/28/2015
"U.S. Government Recommends Lower Level of Fluoride in Water"
"For the first time in more than 50 years, the federal government has recommended lowering the level of fluoride in drinking water."
Source: Newsweek, 04/28/2015
"What Do We Really Know About Roundup Weed Killer?"
"It’s probably in your garage and on your lawn. And it’s used on nearly every acre of corn and soy. But what risks does it pose?"
Source: National Geographic, 04/24/2015
"Home Depot Says It Will Phase Out Chemical Used in Vinyl Flooring"
"Facing pressure from consumer groups, Home Depot said it would discontinue use of a potentially harmful chemical in its vinyl flooring by the end of the year."
Source: NY Times, 04/23/2015
Study: Pesticide Hurting Health of Wild Bees - Not Honeybees - in Field
"A common type of pesticide is dramatically harming wild bees, according to a new in-the-field study that outside experts say may help shift the way the U.S. government looks at a controversial class of chemicals."
Source: AP, 04/23/2015
After 3 Decades, EPA Tightens Toxic Air Standard for Oil Refineries
"Lawsuit helped force an update of emissions standards for dangerous chemicals that went unchanged nearly 30 years."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/23/2015
Workers No Safer 2 Years After West, Texas, Blast: Report
"Do your first responders have the information they need in an emergency?"
Source: In These Times, 04/22/2015
"Invasive Species Reintroduce Toxic Chemicals To Green Bay Food Web"
"Although contaminants buried in the sediments of Green Bay may be out of sight, they should not be out mind, according to research published last month in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. Two invasive species – the quagga mussel and round goby – can allow a group of toxic chemicals deposited more than 45 years ago to reenter the food web, passing them to predatory fish and possibly people."
Source: Great Lakes Echo, 04/17/2015
