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Report: EPA failing to stop sprawl runoff. The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to stem the pollution washing into waterways from cities and suburbs, the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday, and should radically change how the federal government regulates stormwater runoff. Associated Press
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008272441_stormwater16m.html

Pyrethroids are ubiquitous in California’s urban streams. In the first documentation of the urban presence of synthetic pyrethroids for a large region of the U.S., researchers now confirm that these widely used chemicals are common in California’s urban stream sediments. Environmental Science & Technology
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/html/es802697m.html

Pesticide triggers a food chain cascade. A new study shows how sublethal concentrations of malathion can indirectly hurt frog populations by altering the food chain in aquatic ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/html/es802779y.html

Is China ready for GM rice? In an effort to avoid a food crisis as the population grows, China is putting its weight behind genetically modified strains of the country's staple food crop. Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081015/full/455850a.html

Chinese toy firms forced to close. More than half of China's toy exporters have been forced out of business this year, according to official figures. Last year there were several large-scale product recalls as Chinese toys failed to meet international safety standards. BBC, United Kingdom.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7670351.stm

FDA seeks data on medical devices, drugs containing BPA. The FDA on Wednesday said it wants help identifying what medical devices, drugs and other products it regulates contain Bisphenol-A, a potentially harmful chemical commonly found in plastic containers such as baby bottles. Wall Street Journal [Subscription Required]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122409377059237095.html

E-Waste: The dirty secret of recycling electronics. Lax rules and weak enforcement allow scrap companies to profit by sending junked computers, printers, and TVs overseas. Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_43/b4105000160974.htm?chan=top%20news_top%20news%20index%20-%20temp_news%20%2B%20analysis

Poison concerns for Inanda Dam. People living around Inanda Dam, one of Durban's main water supply dams, have been warned not to eat the dam's fish or locally grown vegetables after alarming evidence of significant mercury poisoning in the dam's food chain. Durban Mercury, South Africa.
http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=vn20081015060041465C679276

Tainted beans from China sicken three. The Hachioji health department said it detected 6,900 parts per million of the organophosphate insecticide dichlorvos in the beans, which is 34,500 times the government standard for imports. Kyodo News, Japan.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081016a1.html

Weighing the cost of gold rush. The soaring value of gold has pushed more impoverished people in Benguet to small-scale mining for a livelihood. Manila Today, Philippines.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/16/08/weighing-cost-gold-rush-benguet

DuPont pollution causing health risk? Residents fretting about DuPont’s pollution below their homes got to tell state health officials about their health conditions and their intimate fears Wednesday as the state intensified its collection of information. Bergen County Record, New Jersey.
http://www.northjersey.com/environment/environmentnews/DuPont_pollution_causing_health_risk.html

Learning from cancer map of the world. Understanding the types of the disease and where they strike can help us see just how much diet, climate and lifestyle affect our health. London Independent, United Kingdom.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/learning-from-cancer-map-of-the-world-960103.html

Alien invasion: Non-indigenous spiders thriving across Britain. It has emerged that numerous species of non-indigenous spider, some venomous, are spreading across England at an alarming rate thanks to rising temperatures. London Independent, United Kingdom.
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/alien-invasion-nonindigenous-spiders-thriving-across-britain-961409.html

Businesses cite high costs in toxic-regulation plan. A state proposal that would more strongly regulate the disposal of toxic products has unnerved many Oregon businesses. Business Journal of Portland, Oregon.
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/10/13/story21.html?b=1223870400%5E1714630

What lies beneath. The exploitation of massive Marcellus Shale natural-gas deposits in the NE U.S. sounds like a dream. But environmental groups and some industry insiders warn that local communities and state regulators could be blindsided by the environmental consequences of the gas boom. Environmental Science & Technology
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i20/html/es802190h.html

DEC to shield water in gas boom. Anticipating an energy boom, the state Department of Environmental Conservation wants more authority over water to control a controversial natural gas drilling technique called hydrofracking. Albany Times Union, New York.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=729907&category=REGION

Infant deaths drop in U.S., but rate is still high. Infant deaths in the United States declined 2 percent in 2006, but the rate is still well above that of most other industrialized countries. New York Times [Registration Required]
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/health/16infant.html

Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive. Obama and McCain promise to seek, not censor, government science advice and to restore the White House science adviser's office. Associated Press
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-10-15-mccain-obama_N.htm

World wakes up to food challenge. The unprecedented spike in food price rises in January was led by steadily increasing demand, particularly from hundreds of millions of newly rich in the rapidly growing economies of Asia, who wanted to eat better food than their parents had been able to afford. BBC, United Kingdom.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7672536.stm

Ethiopia's 'green famine' takes its toll. Millions of people in Ethiopia -- a country with a long history of extreme food shortages -- are at renewed threat of hunger as a result of failed and delayed rains. Agence France-Presse
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ethiopias_green_famine_takes_its_toll_999.html

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