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EPA chemical-review process sucks, says GAO (Grist 4/29/08)

It's not easy being green: two families test their lifestyles (MSNBC.com, 4/21/08)

Nalgene dumps estrogenic ingredient (Grist, 4/18/08)

Canada likely to label plastic ingredient toxic (New York Times, 4/16/08)

Chemical in plastic may harm human growth (Los Angeles Times, 4/16/08)

Health Canada Bisphenol A announcement imminent (CBC News, 4/15/08)

Health Canada primed to declare Bisphenol A toxic (Grist, 4/15/08)

Ignore self-serving industry studies and ban plastics chemical (The Mercury News, 4/14/08)

States vie to attract clean-tech industries (Christian Science Monitor, 4/11/08)

Studies that support use of Bisphenol A called into question (Globe and Mail [Toronto], 4/5/08)

Simplifying the pesticides risk equation: the organic option (The Organic Center, March 2008)

A turn to alternative chemicals (The New York Times, 3/26/08)

States alter rules of game on safety for toymakers (Wall Street Journal, 3/25/08)

The case against phthalates in children's toys (The Huffington Post, 3/24/08)

The autoimmune epidemic: bodies gone haywire in a world out of balance (AlterNet, 3/19/08)

Arsenic in children's organic pear juice puzzles investigators (Ottawa Citizen, 3/19/08)

Got chemical and pesticide residues in your milk? (Grist, 3/13/08)

Senate passes consumer safety bill that would reduce toxics in toys (Grist, 3/6/08)

Experts warn of environmental contaminants (King5.com [Seattle], 2/20/08)

Perchlorate in food (Environmental Science & Technology, 2/13/08)

Polyvinyl Want an Attacker? (Grist, 2/13/08)

Baby bottles leach toxic chemical (Center for Health, Environment & Justice, 2/7/08)

Study finds high levels of chemicals in infants using baby products (Los Angeles Times, 2/4/08)

Study sees hazards in baby powder and lotion (The Washington Post, 2/4/08)

Nalgene bottles pulled from shelves (Organic Consumers Association, 1/9/08)

Buyers at risk: Christmas season of toxic recalls (AlterNet, 12/19/07)

All I want for Christmas are some lead-free toys (AlterNet, 12/5/07)

Health risks of bisphenol A (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/2/07)

Early puberty's toxic causes and effects (San Francisco Bay Guardian, 11/21/07)

We can't shop our way to safety (AlterNet, 11/16/07)

Is it in us? Toxic trespass, regulatory failure and opportunities for action (isitinus.org, 11/8/07)

I'll have my cosmetics with a side of infertility, please (AlterNet.org, 10/25/07)

Good food, dangerous packaging (OrganicToBe.org, 10/25/07)

What's in your furniture? It's enough to make you sick (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/24/07)

Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids' bodies (CNN, 10/22/07)

The toxic chemistry of everyday products and what's at stake for American power (New book by Mark Schapiro, Chelse Green Publishing, September 2007)

Why are 80% of U.S. schools still using toxic pesticides? (Organic Consumers Association, 8/16/07)

The toxic chemistry of everyday products (AlterNet, 8/15/07)

Low birth weight linked to chemicals in consumer products (Organic Consumers Association, 8/15/07)

Kick the can: toxic, hormone-disrupting chemicals leaching from food can liners (Ecology Center, 08/08)

Chemicals in plastics may harm unborn babies (The Telegraph (U.K.), 7/31/07)

Pesticide link to autism suspected (Los Angeles Times, 7/30/07)

Eat fish, or avoid it? Scientists weigh in (Portland Press Herald, 7/24/07)

There's BDE in your britches (Grist, 7/19/07)

Hair tests detect higher mercury levels in anglers (7/18/07)

Does plastic make us fat? (Salon.com, 7/16/07)

Pollution risks to people slip through nets in tests on fish (Guardian (U.K.), 7/13/07)

PVC packaging violates state laws (Organic Consumers Association, 7/10/07)

Green Chemistry: Changing an industry (WorldChanging.com, 7/9/07)

Correlation between ag chemicals and fetal impacts (The New Farm, 6/15/07)

Environmental Health News

Flame retardant found in falcon eggs.

The eggs of peregrine falcons nesting in California's big cities have been found to be contaminated with the highest levels ever found in wildlife of a flame retardant used in consumer products.

Peregrine falcons in California's urban areas are contaminated with toxic chemicals.

State scientists have found that peregrines in Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Francisco contain the highest levels of flame retardants found in any living organism worldwide.

Governor hopefuls urge investigations.

Three major-party gubernatorial candidates called Thursday for an aggressive investigation into the causes of cancer that occurs in some Delaware communities above the state average.

Parents worry about BPA.

A new concern is how BPA could affect young children, and some parents are deciding not to take any chances. Many are buying glass baby bottles, which can be found readily online but are not so common in Quad-City area stores.

Scientists find toxic chemicals in penguins.

An alphabet soup of toxic chemicals may be seeping into the oceans as glaciers melt through global warming.

Study reveals 48 chemical pollutants found in pets.

A recent study conducted by an environmental group concluded that cats most likely have more mercury in their systems than most people, and dogs were found to have twice as much chemicals from stain resistant carpets and sofas.

Breast milk contains C8, study concludes.

C8 and related chemicals used in nonstick pans and stain-resistant fabrics have been found in human breast milk, according to the first major U.S. study to examine breast-feeding as a possible exposure route.

Unwelcome guest: PBDEs in indoor dust.

Researchers have known for years that house dust is a major exposure route for lead and certain pesticides. Now attention is turning to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

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Closer to Home

Hazardous chemicals crop up in unlikely people (Village Soup, 6/14/07)

Frightening findings (Editorial in Village Soup, 6/13/07)

Environmental group sounds alarm about toxic chemicals (WCSH-TV. 6/12/07)

Study in Maine finds modern living carries toxic price (Morning Sentinel, 6/12/07)

Study shows everyday items expose all of us to pollutants (Kennebec Journal, 6/12/07)

Study finds 36 toxic chemicals in bodies of Mainers tested (Portland Press Herald, 6/12/07)

Toxins found in systems of 13 Mainers (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 6/12/07)

Tests on 13 Mainers find industrial chemicals (Bangor Daily News, 6/12/07)

Ashes, ashes (American Chronicle, 6/12/07)

UM Study eyes potatoes as source of plastics (Bangor Daily News, 6/6/07)

You see potato, they see potential, as a bioplastic (Portland Press Herald, 6/6/07)

Opportunities seen for Maine in making potatoes into plastics (Associated Press, 6/6/07)

Maine potatoes could be used to make plastic (WCSH6.com, 6/5/07)

Rachel Carson's legacy endures (Portland Press Herald, 5/27/07)

Maine to phase out flame retardant (Portland Press Herald, 5/25/07)

Measure to ban Deca advances in Augusta (Bangor Daily News, 5/18/07)

Ban chemicals found in baby bottles, toys. (Op-Ed by Representative John Hinck, Portland Press Herald, 5/2/07)

So Young. So Toxic. (Lewiston Sun Journal, 4/29/07)

Legislative committee backs ban on deca. (Bangor Daily News, 4/26/07)

Volunteers take to streets to warn of lead paint risk (Portland Press Herald, 4/21/07)

Protect health, not a cash cow [brominated flame retardants] (Op-Ed by Sharon Tisher. Bangor Daily News, 4/20/07)

Ad blitz targets proposed flame retardants ban (Portland Press Herald, 4/19/07)

Questions about Deca should lead to a ban (Portland Press Herald, 4/11/07)

Industry ad ignites Deca bill backers (Bangor Daily News, 4/10/07)

Bill to ban fire retardant debated by lawmakers (Bangor Daily News, 4/6/07)

State should ban flame retardant (Kennebec Journal, 3/26/07)

ME & NH peregrines have highest levels of Deca ever reported (Natural Resources Council of Maine, 3/21/07)