"Toxicology: The Learning Curve"
"Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced."
Source: Nature News, 10/25/2012
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"Pesticides Put Bumblebee Colonies at Risk of Failure"
"Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, a study showed on Sunday."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2012
"Government Has Little Authority To Stop Unsafe Cosmetics"
"Hair stylist Natalija Josimov combed the straightening solution through her client's hair. She snapped on the blow dryer, and a plume of white vapor wrapped them in a toxic cloud."
Source: EHN, 10/19/2012
"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
"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
