"BPA-Free Plastics Going On Trial In Texas"
"Scientists and lawyers are scheduled to debate the safety of certain 'BPA-free' plastics this week in a U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas."
Source: NPR, 07/16/2013
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Full Extent of Heavy Metal Contamination in Exxon Spill Still Unknown
"Levels of manganese, a neurotoxin, in the cove and in a nearby creek were 10, 20 or nearly 30 times above the EPA's safety standard for tap water."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/16/2013
"Many Mishaps Among Drillers, But Few Fines"
"If Kristi Mogen causes a crash on the road, she knows she'll probably get a ticket and have to pay a fine. So she's frustrated that Wyoming officials didn't fine Chesapeake Energy Corp. for an April 2012 blowout near her home outside Douglas, Wyo. The ruptured gas well spewed gas and chemicals for three days, forcing her and her neighbors to evacuate their homes." ...
Source: EnergyWire, 07/16/2013
"Chemical Board to Rebuke Unacceptable Delay on U.S. Rules"
"The Obama administration’s lack of action to impose recommended changes to make refineries, chemical factories and sugar plants safer is set to get a public rebuke from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/16/2013
Autism Anguish: "A Mom's Crusade Could Help Unravel Scientific Mystery"
The incidence of autism has increased in recent decades, but scientists are still struggling to understand what causes the developmental disorder. Now they are starting to suspect "environmental epigenetics" may play a key role in its origin.
Source: EHN, 07/15/2013
"FDA Bans BPA in Baby Formula Packages"
"The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to ban the use of a chemical linked to health problems in infant formula packaging."
Source: The Hill, 07/12/2013
"New Limits for Arsenic Proposed by F.D.A."
"WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years after an outcry about arsenic in apple juice touched off by a segment on 'The Dr. Oz Show,' the federal Food and Drug Administration is proposing a new limit on acceptable levels."
Source: NY Times, 07/12/2013
"Pepsi To Drop 4-MEI As Ingredient From Colas Nationwide"
"Days after environmental watchdog group Center for Environmental Health cried foul on the levels of a controversial caramel coloring in Pepsi, soda giant PepsiCo announced its intention to phase out the ingredient nationwide by February 2014."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/12/2013
"The Science Of Twinkies: How Do They Last So Darned Long?"
"We have to confess: When we heard that Twinkies will have nearly double the shelf life, 45 days, when they return to stores next week, our first reaction was -- days? Not years?"
Source: NPR, 07/11/2013
Eastman Sues 2 Small Labs for Saying Its Plastics May Be Unsafe
"On its face, Eastman Chemical’s lawsuit against two small Texas labs that have said its plastics may be unsafe for consumption looks like a David and Goliath kind of fight (in fact, that’s how the labs are describing it). Corporate giant attempts to silence scientists -- including a professor at the University of Texas at Austin -- from publicizing research that runs counter to its commercial interests."
Source: Inside Higher Ed, 07/10/2013
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