"Studies Link Low IQ To Prenatal Pesticide Exposure"
"High levels of pesticide exposure in pregnant women have been linked to lower IQs in their children, according to three separate US studies."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 04/22/2011
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Poor, Mexican-American CA Kids Have High Levels of Flame Retardants
"Mexican American school children in California are contaminated with seven times more flame retardants than children in Mexico and three times more than their own mothers, according to a new study. The 7-year-olds in the Salinas Valley had more of the chemicals in their bodies than almost all other people tested worldwide."
Source: EHN, 04/20/2011
"Repelling Bugs With The Essence Of Grapefruit"
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control are trying to develop a new product that both repels and kills insects. Called nootkatone, it is found in Alaska yellow cedar trees and citrus fruit. Consumers may prefer it to DEET, and that may mean a chance to lower the chances of insect-borne disease.
Source: NPR, 04/19/2011
"EPA Considers Ban on Dangerous Chemicals in Spray Foam Insulation"
"The U.S. EPA is considering a ban or restriction on consumer insulation and sealant products containing a family of chemicals known as diisocyantes."
Source: ENS, 04/19/2011
Chemicals Dumped in Pennsylvania Mine Haunt Residents
"If you didn’t know, there are about 70,000 gallons of oil and industrial waste pooling beneath the city of Pittston. That’s about 10 of the petroleum tankers you’ve seen at your local gas station."
Source: Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, 04/18/2011
"Potent New Rat Poisons Killing California Wildlife"
"Over the years, rat poison has spared [California] residents untold filth and disease. But a new generation of highly toxic, long-lasting poisons is killing not only rats, mice and ground squirrels, but whatever feeds on them, too."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 04/18/2011
"G.O.P. Push in States to Deregulate Environment"
State governors elected amid the Tea Party fervor are setting about dismantling laws and rules that protect people from environmental pollution, saying they are too burdensome on business.
Source: NY Times, 04/18/2011
"Democratic Report: Carcinogens Injected Into Wells"
"Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House Democrats said Saturday."
Source: AP, 04/18/2011
"In Minnesota, Copper Mining Runs Afoul of Wild Rice"
"Wild rice is sacred to the Ojibwe of Minnesota, but that may not be enough to protect it from the promise of jobs that a new copper-nickel mining industry would bring to the state."
Source: AP, 04/15/2011
"Fate of Old Coal Plants May Hinge on New Toxic-Cutting Technology"
"With the Obama administration moving to impose tougher limits on toxic air pollution as well as emissions that lead to smog and acid rain, it's betting the private sector can add a new technology to the utility industry's arsenal."
Source: Greenwire, 04/14/2011
