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Environmental Health News
( Links to articles in today's press about environmental health. Many more links available today at www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org )
Pet flea treatments can be dangerous, more safety steps in the works, EPA says.
Warning that the powerful poisons can endanger some dogs and cats, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require new instructions and labeling for on-spot flea products, which include the popular Frontline and Advantage brands.
Most power plants still spewing toxic mercury, report says.
Many of America's coal-fired power plants lack widely available pollution controls for mercury, and mercury emissions recently increased at more than half of the country's 50 largest mercury-emitting power plants, according to a report Wednesday.
Coal's toxic sludge.
Each year, coal plants in the U.S. churn out nearly 140 million tons of coal ash – more than 900 pounds for every American – generating the country's second-largest stream of industrial waste.
Report: EPA's focus on kids' environmental health lapses.
During the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency's commitment to keeping children safe from toxic chemicals has lapsed, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office.
Berkeley scientist’s herbicide studies raise corporate hackles.
Accusations are flying over the latest University of California, Berkeley study on the effects of a widely-used weed killer on amphibian sexuality. And Tyrone Hayes, who conducted the study, believes it is only the tip of the iceberg.
As China’s pollution toll grows, protesters and media push back.
Protests over the illnesses caused by China's industries have resulted in a crackdown on polluters. Leading the charge has been the state-run media, which the central government is using to gain control over corrupt authorities and commercial enterprises.
Another Gulf War syndrome?
Throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, contractors have dumped hundreds of tons of refuse into giant open-air trenches, doused the piles with fuel, and left them to burn. In the past 17 months, more than 500 veterans have contacted Disabled American Veterans, a national nonprofit serving vets, to report illnesses they blame on the burn pits.
Nanosilver: Do we know the risks?
Following calls by health and environmental watchdog groups for a crackdown, the Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to announce formally, in the federal registry, that it will take a look at its regulatory procedures for nanosilver.
Denver Water workers expose 'toxic cemetery' at foothills treatment plant.
Retired Denver Water workers say they are coming clean about the hazardous waste they buried near dozens of homes and schools 20 years ago.
Dupont to face 100 lawsuits for Pompton Lakes contamination.
Last week, the New York-based law firm Weitz and Luxenberg began filing the first of more than 100 individual lawsuits against DuPont and the Royle Systems Group that formerly operated out of the borough.

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