"Newark Homes Not So Sweet With Toxic Vapors Seeping Inside"
"This is a column about a horror show you pray will never happen to you."
Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 04/14/2014
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"Ohio Geologists Link Local Earthquakes Directly To Fracking"
"Geologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquakes in a geologic formation deep under the Appalachians to hydraulic fracturing, leading the state to issue new permit conditions Friday in certain areas that are among the nation's strictest."
Source: Aljazeera America, 04/14/2014
"Greenspace: Chemicals on Pet Collars Can Affect Children"
"Got fleas on your cat? Ticks on your dog? In deciding on a treatment - and yes, you do want to treat these little varmints - not all chemicals are equal."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 04/14/2014
"Autism Triggered in the Womb by 'Environmental Factors'"
"Autism can be triggered by abnormal levels of lipid molecules in the brain that affect the interaction between two key neural pathways in early brain development in the womb, researchers at York University have learned."
Source: ENS, 04/10/2014
"Are Secret, Dangerous Ingredients in Your Food?"
"Food manufacturers are routinely exploiting a 'legal loophole' that allows them to use new chemicals in their products, based on their own safety studies, without ever notifying the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new report by an environmental and consumer advocacy group."
Source: Wash Post, 04/09/2014
"Documents Show Pilot Failed To Disclose Herbicides Used On Timberland"
"The helicopter pilot at the center of an aerial herbicide-spraying controversy in Southern Oregon applied a far wider variety of toxic chemicals than what he originally reported, according to newly released documents."
Source: Jefferson Public Radio, 04/08/2014
"Trib Investigation Reveals Gaping Holes in Water Oversight"
"A chemical plant holding a 'minor' stormwater discharge permit caused a major drinking water disaster in Charleston, W.Va., in February. That incident raises questions about risks from thousands of industrial chemicals used daily along waterways such as the Ohio River — the source of drinking water for more than 5 million people from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill."
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 04/07/2014
"Is There Atrazine in Your Drinking Water?"
"For more than 50 years farmers across North America have been spraying atrazine, a pesticide, on crops, mainly corn, applying millions of pounds a year."
Source: Global News, 04/07/2014
"1/4 of Europe's Bumblebees, Vital To Crops, Face Extinction: Study"
"Almost a quarter of Europe's bumblebees are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitats and climate change, threatening pollination of crops worth billions of dollars, a study showed on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2014
"Report: Millions of Pounds of Chemicals Released in Virginia"
"Tons of toxic materials are being released by Fredericksburg-area industries, companies and military installations, according to a state report."
Source: Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, 04/02/2014
