Environmental Toxins

• Ohio EPA Cautions Against Illegal Burning
• Environmental Group Sues EPA
• EPA's Chemical Screenings Questioned
• Health Advisory Issued for Detroit Lake East of Salem
• Infection Kills Infant in Toronto
• McPhail Did Not Test School for PCE
• California Demands State's Auto Emissions Be Allowed
• EPA Study Shows Idling Worse Than Restarting Engine
• Schwarzenegger Criticizes EPA for Tailpipe Emissions
• Chemical Causes Cancer When Ingested
• Deadly Fish Virus Found in Lake Winnebago
• EPA Searches for Better Asbestos Removal Technology
• Meth Toxins Leave Family Homeless
• Investigating Environmental Toxins from 9/11
• EPA Increases Dioxin Info
• Bush Wants Reduction in Greenhouse Gases
• Prenatal Exposure to Toxins Linked to Immune Dysfunction Later in Life
• EPA Proposes Fines for Newburyport Chemical Maker
• Duct Emissions from Concrete Plant May Prove Dangerous
• Asbestos Kept Off List of Toxic Substances
• Eat More Fish, Despite Toxins
• EPA Suggests New Refinery Rules
• $1.95 M Settlement Reached in Martinsville Well Contamination Case
• Vietnam Victims Sue US Dioxin Firms
• Los Angeles Tops List of Polluted Places
• Study Finds Toxins in Turf
• New Research Looks at Possible Environmental Causes of Autism
• Mining Company Cleared in Pollution
• Methylmercury Moves Up The Food Chain
• Congress Looks at Food Safety Cases
• Baghdad's Drinking Water Polluted
• EPA Proposing Lawnmower Emission Limits
• EPA Disapproves of Coal-Methane Bill
• Environmental Issues Affect Us All
• Study Looks At Environmental Impact of Ethanol
• Cured Meat Can Cause Lung Damage
• Project Seeks to Eliminate Day Care Toxins
• Benzene, MTBE Found in Ground Water
• EPA Decides About 11 Contaminants
• Environmental Toxins Sicken Children
• New York's Toxic Burden Shifts to Queens
• Environmental Toxin Can Act As Estrogen
• Federal Regulators Urged to Limit Trans Fats
• Hundreds Protest EPA's Plan
• Supreme Court Rules Greenhouse Gases Must Be Considered Pollutants
• High Beef Consumption Can Affect Sons' Fertility
• Marrow Disease Not Epidemic
• Is Obesity Linked to Environmental Toxins?
• Nissan Versa Tops the List of Interior Toxins
• Kalamazoo Concerned with EPA Plan
• Lawsuit Filed Against EPA Over Mercury
• Chemical Leak in Hadleigh
• EPA Testing Gives Approval to Nonroad Diesel Equipment
• Lead Paint Dangers Continue
• Lawmakers Could Sabotage Houston Efforts to Clean Up
• Officials Watch Former Plant for Water Contamination
• California Law Seeks to Ban Furniture Foam
• Gas Station Linked to MTBE Leak
• DCE in Water Could Be Consequence of TCE Breakdown
• PCBs Found in Excrement of Hatchery Fish
• The Top Environmental Toxins
• NRDC Sues EPA for Not Banning Toxic Pesticides
• Study Links Allergy Risk and Exhaust
• Oklahoma Town is Toxic Waste Site
• Five Western States Plan to Reduce Emissions
• County with DuPont Plant Has High Cancer Rate
• Lunchbox Safety Tests Questioned
• Industry Leaders Endorse Fight Against Climate Change
• Court Throws Out Award Against Philip Morris
• Fetal Exposure to Environmental Toxins Can Cause Obesity
• Lawsuit Filed Over Peanut Butter
• EPA Gives Grant to Clean School Bus Project
• Proposed Benzene Reduction in Houston
• Peanut Butter Recalled
• DuPont to Appeal Verdict
• Secondhand Smoke Damages the Heart
• Low-Level Toxicants Harm Brain
• Proposed Power Plant May Increase Pollution
• Women in Polluted Areas at Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
• Pace of Toxic Site Cleanup Criticized
• Wood Smoke is Carcinogenic
• Residents Say Ethanol Plant Could Poison Town
• EPA Sampling Air Above Plume
• EPA Scientist Want Tighter Smog Limits
• Utah Pollution
• Highway Exhaust Stunts Lung Growth
• Alabama Man Affected by Benzene Dies
• Study Launched to Study Link Between Lead Exposure, Brain Development
• Mercury Found in Every Fish Tested
• Union Wants City to Pay for PCB Tests
• Harlem Leaders Angry Over Bus Fumes
• Home Builder Sued for Water Violations
• EPA Intends to Ban Sale of Potent Rat Poison
• Toyota Recalls 533,000 Trucks for Failed Ball Joints
• Irish Fish Toxin Levels Safe
• Doughnut Makers Likely Next Target of Trans-Fat Battle
• Dell Faces Class Action Lawsuit
• Maine Joins States Challenging EPA Mercury Rules
• EPA Funds Project to Combat Household Pests More Safely
• Simple Radon Test Can Prevent Lung Cancer
• Senators Push Standard for Perchlorate
• Bus Companies Settle EPA Air and Water Charges
• EPA's Decision on Pesticides in Water Worrisome
• Benzene Lawsuit Filed in Hartford
• Another Baby Death Linked to Bacterial Outbreak
• Norovirus Responsible for Olive Garden Problems
• Kraft Escapes Benzene Lawsuit
• Opponents of Plastic Pipes Win Battle
• Americans Overwhelmingly Opposed to EPA's Plan to Cut Back Toxic Reporting
• EPA Avoids Mercury Limits on Cement Kilns
• Asbestos Case Nets $19 k in Filing Fees
• Lettuce Responsible for Taco Bell E. coli?
• California Construction Pollution Killed 1,100 in 2005
• New York City Bans Trans Fats
• Taco Bell E. Coli Scare
• 18 Year Old Leukemia Patient Sues Over Benzene Poisoning
• Cadbury's Benzene Recall
• High Schools find Radioactive Materials
• EPA Will Allow Some Pesticide Use in Water Without Permit
• Taco Bell Says Onions Responsible for E. Coli
• Should the EPA Regulate Carbon Dioxide Levels?
• The Search for the E. coli Source
• USDA: Bayer's GMO Rice is Safe
• HoneyBaked Foods Recalls Meat
• New Car Smell Dangerous?
• Publix Sued Over Benzene in Soda
• Salmonella on the Rise in Chicken Meat
• Particles in Exhaust Damage Health
• EPA Says Pollutants are Down
• New York May Temper Trans Fat Ban
• Scientists Working on Lung Cancer Breath Test
• Soil to be Removed Under Chipotle Site
• State Ends Test to Find Poisonous Waste at Bridge Site
• Virus Linked to Cancer Caused by Asbestos
• Ingredients in Makeup Dangerous?
• Industrial Toxins Responsible for Brain Damage?
• Portland Air High in Benzene
• New Air Systems Don't Clear Smoke
• Smoking Hookah is Trendy, Unhealthy
• U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Appears Over
• KFC Switches to Trans Fat-Free Oils
• Looking for E. coli Answers
• Mayo Study Could Lead to Safer Pesticides
• MBTA Fined for Failing to Clean Toxins
• First Spinach Lawsuit Filed in Ohio
• Firm Faked Recycling
• EPA Investigates Indiana Landfill Containing Toxic Chemicals
• Democrats Challenge EPA Pesticide Rule
• Houston's Air Needs Cleaning
• E. Coli in Lettuce Now?
• Vacuum Sealers Lock in Germs
• Effects of Dioxin Still Seen in Vietnam
• Forcing Automobile Makers to be Environmentally Conscious with Laws
• BP Sued
• FDA Broadens Access to Lead Screening Test
• Santa Clara Water Supply Contaminated?
• CSX Workers Fear Lung Damage
• "Nano-Napkin?"
• New York to Ban Trans-Fats?
• Spinach Safe Again
• Teachers Warned of Pin Danger
• GM Crops May Cause Disease
• Study Confirms Ammunition as Source of Lead Poisoning in Condors
• Chemicals in Air Fresheners May Damage Lungs
• No Toxic Chemicals Yet Found in China River Spill
• Folsom Condo Owners Upset Over Toxic Mold
• Alaskan Fish Low in PCBs
• Can Environmental Toxins Worsen Lung Disease?
• Sex Toys Contain Toxins
• No Ban on BFRs
• Consumer Reports Finds Benzene in Some Beverages
• Were the Ground Zero Toxins Known?
• Maine MTBE Controversy
• Citizens Gas to Pay $280,000 for Violations
• Environmental Toxin Causes Heritable Diseases
• Delay for Grace Asbestos Trial?
• Fewer Cases of Lead Poisoning in NYC
• "Asbestos Ship" Causes Conflict
• Apple Eco-Unfriendly?
• Toxins Left by Hurricane Pose Threat
• Santa Monica Water Treatment Plant Opening Delayed
• Rising Mercury Levels a Threat to Tribes?
• Childhood PCB Exposure May Weaken Vaccinations
• Compensation increase for mesothelioma patients
• Are Children's Lunchboxes Toxic?
• Compensation increase for British mesothelioma patients
• Creosote Removal in Puget Sound
• Study Links Exposure to Pesticides with Parkinson's Disease
• The Recent Spate of Flooding in the US May Create Hazardous Conditions
• Mesothelioma Treatment Denied to Afflicted in the UK
• The EPA May Further Regulate Lead Paint Exposure
• Dupont Denied Writ of Certiorari in Benlate Fungicide Case