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EPA is considering registering acid copper chromate (ACC) as a wood preservative and replacement for arsenic wood treatments, for unrestricted residential, school, and playground uses across the U.S. ACC is made from hexavalent chromium or "Chrome 6," a known human carcinogen and drinking water contaminant. Chrome 6 was made infamous by the lawsuit brought by Erin Brockovich and the movie about the case, and is linked to health problems including kidney and liver damage, birth defects, and skin ulcers. Take Action Now! Tell U.S. EPA to deny the registration ACC. If ACC is allowed for use, millions of children will be exposed to this cancer-causing chemical when they come into contact with playground equipment, picnic tables, decks, or other treated surfaces. Safer alternatives to this dangerous chemical are widely available and already in use. Our children are just as vulnerable to cancer-causing chromium leaching from playground equipment and picnic tables as they are to arsenic, which EPA recently banned as a health threat. Replacing one deadly poison with another makes no sense. But the chromium industry and their lobbyist, former Senator Bob Dole, are pressuring EPA to approve ACC by January 20, 2007. Please contact EPA immediately and urge them to deny the registration of this cancer causing wood treatment chemical. Thank you! Resources: Beyond Pesticides: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/wood/alerts/ACC_ALERT12_11_06.pdf
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Herbicide-Resistant Weed Worries Farmers -By ELLIOTT MINOR - TIFTON, Ga. (AP) - The cotton industry is concerned about the discovery of a herbicide-resistant weed that spreads easily, can grow an inch a day even during droughts and could force farmers to return to older growing methods that were harsher on the environment. "It is potentially the worse threat since the boll weevil," said Alan York, weed scientist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, referring to the voracious beetle that devastated Southern cotton crops in the early 1900s and forced farmers to switch to alternatives such as peanuts.
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Initiatives aim to help local residents rediscover river -
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA ... It also has had severe contamination issues in the past, including pesticide discharges from a Memphis plant that were blamed for massive fish kills during the .. .http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/state/16313130.htm
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The Mid-South's hidden treasure -
commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis, TN, USA... But a commercial fishing ban at Memphis is based on old data from fish tissue samples that turned up traces of pesticide contamination. ...
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IPM Programs Slow Common Housefly's Resistance Building to ...
AgNews - TX, USA ... is that integrated pest management techniques greatly slow the development of resistance to pesticides, said Tomberlin ... "When you use insecticides broad-spectrum ... http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/ENTO/Dec2506a.htm
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GM in India: the battle over Bt cotton -
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - Basel, Switzerland ... causes losses worth US$555 million — despite yearly spraying of insecticides worth almost ... of the country's total crop area, yet half the pesticides used in ...
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Jones County residents up in arms over poisoned pets - News & Observer - Raleigh, NC, USA ... We love our animals, and that [poisoning] was hard ... Long said Lannate is a restricted-use pesticide, which means only certified pesticide applicators may legally ... http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/524097.html
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Slowing a tide of pollutants. A $12-million contraption is at the forefront of efforts to curb the torrent of pollutants, called "urban
slobber", that threaten the world's oceans. Los Angeles Times, California.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-oceans25dec25,1,1807687.story
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slobber", that threaten the world's oceans. Los Angeles Times, California.
http://www.latimes.
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Pediatricians fight to keep study alive. In private conversations across the country this holiday break, pediatricians are buttonholing their congressmen and making a heartfelt plea: Save the National Children's Study. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/health/chi-0612250095dec25,1,4828842.story
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Alarming lead level in kids' play area. Children using a popular playground in the mining town of Mount Isa are being exposed to soil with an alarmingly high level of lead contamination that could result in delayed brain development and reduced IQ levels. Sydney Australian, Australia. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20973975-23289,00.html
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Study links pesticide to learning disorder. A study by Columbia University scientists has established a link between learning disorders in children and a pesticide that has been used extensively on sweet corn, one of Palm Beach County's major crops. Palm Beach Post, Florida.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2006/12/2 5/m1a_pesticides_1225.html
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Locals seek to protect Wyoming Range from development. The Wyoming Range is under attack by the federal government that has offered tens of thousands of acres of public land, including national forest land, in the Wyoming Range for possible oil and gas exploration and drilling. Associated Press
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2006/12/25/news/wyoming/eb0661 cf5594bf9a8725724c00669d6b.txt
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Federal science is lacking on food contamination. Recurring outbreaks of illness from produce are "unacceptable", the government says. But the FDA hasn't done much of the basic research to prevent new occurrences. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required] http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-fda25dec25,1,2139935.story
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FDA may clear cloned food, but public has little appetite. The FDA is expected to release a recommendation that milk and meat from cloned animals should be allowed on grocery store shelves, but new polling data will show that the public continues to have little appetite for such food. Washington Post [Registration Required]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/24/AR2006122400561.html
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Capitalism 3.0 - A provocative new book, Capitalism 3.0, aims to diminish the power of corporations by establishing a new "commons sector" within the economy -- creating new institutions to form a countervailing force.
Judges for Sale - "It is no longer shocking that special interests have proved adept at corrupting Congress and state legislatures by using humongous campaign contributions to win government favors. Now, though, these same special interests are turning their attention, wallets, and political firepower to buying up state judges..."
Judges Strike Down A Ban on Corporate-owned Farms in Nebraska - In 1982, citizens of Nebraska voted to prohibit corporations from farming in their state. Earlier this month, a group of unelected judges voted to overturn the will of the Nebraska citizenry and give corporations the same rights as the individual humans who operate family farms.
Environmentalists Start A Green Business To Rebuild the Gulf Coast - Yesterday the environmental movement entered a new phase when the Healthy Building Network completed construction of its first "green building" to start replacing homes lost during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Environmentalists running a local green business, serving a local need -- this is new. You can help.
Shutdown of EPA Libraries Worries Scientists, Advocates - As part of his legacy to future generations, President Bush is dismantling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's library system, destroying an irreplaceable resource developed at considerable expense over 35 years.
Are Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Affecting Humans?- Industrial chemicals are turning male fish into females. Are humans being affected? Some scientists say Yes. "This is a transgenerational problem that is undermining the integrity of humans," says Dr. Theo Colborn.
U.S. Laws Allow the Sale of Products Banned in Other Countries - Chemical-laden goods outlawed in Europe and Japan are openly sold in the U.S.
Judges for Sale - "It is no longer shocking that special interests have proved adept at corrupting Congress and state legislatures by using humongous campaign contributions to win government favors. Now, though, these same special interests are turning their attention, wallets, and political firepower to buying up state judges..."
Judges Strike Down A Ban on Corporate-owned Farms in Nebraska - In 1982, citizens of Nebraska voted to prohibit corporations from farming in their state. Earlier this month, a group of unelected judges voted to overturn the will of the Nebraska citizenry and give corporations the same rights as the individual humans who operate family farms.
Environmentalists Start A Green Business To Rebuild the Gulf Coast - Yesterday the environmental movement entered a new phase when the Healthy Building Network completed construction of its first "green building" to start replacing homes lost during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Environmentalists running a local green business, serving a local need -- this is new. You can help.
Shutdown of EPA Libraries Worries Scientists, Advocates - As part of his legacy to future generations, President Bush is dismantling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's library system, destroying an irreplaceable resource developed at considerable expense over 35 years.
Are Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Affecting Humans?- Industrial chemicals are turning male fish into females. Are humans being affected? Some scientists say Yes. "This is a transgenerational problem that is undermining the integrity of humans," says Dr. Theo Colborn.
U.S. Laws Allow the Sale of Products Banned in Other Countries - Chemical-laden goods outlawed in Europe and Japan are openly sold in the U.S.
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EPA rule change seen as setback for effort to curb North American toxics. Efforts to curb pollution in North America have taken a blow from a U.S. decision this week to exempt thousands of facilities from having to publicly report their toxic releases. Canadian Press - http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/061222/x122213A.html
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EPA eases rules for industry. Arizona residents just lost the right to know exactly what some of their industrial neighbors are releasing into the environment. Phoenix Arizona Republic, Arizona.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1223toxics1223.html
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State's smog controls upheld. California won two major victories Friday in an ongoing battle with the Bush administration to preserve the state's strongest-in-the-nation smog controls. Sacramento Bee, California.
http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/97424.html
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Exxon fine for oil spill is slashed on appeal. A federal appeals court has again slashed the punitive damages awarded to thousands of Alaskans who suffered the Exxon Valdez oil spill's effects, dropping the penalty to $2.5 billion from $4.5 billion. Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. http://www.adn.com/front/story/8512028p-8405070c.html
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Tainted eggs raise alarm over farm runoff. Wild bird eggs collected in the San Joaquin Valley contained high levels of selenium. The discovery raises worries about a project that would greatly expand use of the area. Los Angeles Times, California.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-selenium23dec23,1,4960119.story
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Lottery in a make-up bag. There's a battle being waged over the environmental and health impacts of synthetic chemicals used in beauty products and toiletries. Canberra Times, Australia. http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?story_id=542116
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Superbug linked to antibiotic used on farms. The use of antibiotics on farms should be reduced because of suspected links with a superbug in humans, an organic food group claimed yesterday. Glasgow Herald, Scotland.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/77371.html
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Nuke plant leaks, school district hurt. School officials in Will County say they feel like they've been harmed twice, first by a
radioactive tritium leak and then by what they view as a tax break for the offender--in part because of the contamination. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0612230171dec23,1,6185603.story
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Water quality agreement faces uncertain future. A decision on revising the agreement between the US and Canada on protecting the Great Lakes probably won't come until 2008, despite increasingly urgent warnings from scientists and advocacy groups. Associated Press - http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/16304112.htm
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Sewage leaks bedevil crucial link in Great Lakes chain. After years of simmering discontent, something of a political border war broke out last summer over responsibility for sewage fouling a river connecting two Great Lakes. Associated Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/16304117.htm
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Polluted lake example of slow progress in water quality agreement. Two decades ago, Torch Lake was placed on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement list of the region's 43 most contaminated sites. Officials hope in 2007 to certify the lake's fish no longer have tumors. Associated Press [35][related stories] http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/16304116.htm
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Biologists baffled as millions of penguins vanish. Millions of the birds are disappearing in a "sinister and astonishing" phenomenon that is baffling biologists, who suspect global warming. Edinburgh Scotsman, Scotland.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1905342006
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Schwarzenegger remakes himself as environmentalist. Schwarzenegger is quickly fashioning himself into one of the most aggressively pro-environment governors in a state known for leading the nation on that issue. Washington Post [Registration Required] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122201476.html
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High environmental price of a very merry Christmas. As many as six million Christmas trees, enough to stretch end to end from London to the North Pole and back, will be incinerated or dumped into landfill sites in Britain once the festive season is over. London Independent, England. http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2097768.ece
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Federal study finds cloned meat products are safe. A study concludes that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is safe to eat and should be allowed to enter the food supply without any special labeling. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required] - http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-clones23dec23,0,4054324.story
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EPA eases rules for industry. Arizona residents just lost the right to know exactly what some of their industrial neighbors are releasing into the environment. Phoenix Arizona Republic, Arizona.
http://www.azcentra
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State's smog controls upheld. California won two major victories Friday in an ongoing battle with the Bush administration to preserve the state's strongest-in-
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Exxon fine for oil spill is slashed on appeal. A federal appeals court has again slashed the punitive damages awarded to thousands of Alaskans who suffered the Exxon Valdez oil spill's effects, dropping the penalty to $2.5 billion from $4.5 billion. Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. http://www.adn.
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Tainted eggs raise alarm over farm runoff. Wild bird eggs collected in the San Joaquin Valley contained high levels of selenium. The discovery raises worries about a project that would greatly expand use of the area. Los Angeles Times, California.
http://www.latimes.
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Lottery in a make-up bag. There's a battle being waged over the environmental and health impacts of synthetic chemicals used in beauty products and toiletries. Canberra Times, Australia. http://canberra.
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Superbug linked to antibiotic used on farms. The use of antibiotics on farms should be reduced because of suspected links with a superbug in humans, an organic food group claimed yesterday. Glasgow Herald, Scotland.
http://www.theheral
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Nuke plant leaks, school district hurt. School officials in Will County say they feel like they've been harmed twice, first by a
radioactive tritium leak and then by what they view as a tax break for the offender--in part because of the contamination. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. http://www.chicagot
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Water quality agreement faces uncertain future. A decision on revising the agreement between the US and Canada on protecting the Great Lakes probably won't come until 2008, despite increasingly urgent warnings from scientists and advocacy groups. Associated Press - http://www.twinciti
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Sewage leaks bedevil crucial link in Great Lakes chain. After years of simmering discontent, something of a political border war broke out last summer over responsibility for sewage fouling a river connecting two Great Lakes. Associated Press
http://www.twinciti
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Polluted lake example of slow progress in water quality agreement. Two decades ago, Torch Lake was placed on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement list of the region's 43 most contaminated sites. Officials hope in 2007 to certify the lake's fish no longer have tumors. Associated Press [35][related stories] http://www.twinciti
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Biologists baffled as millions of penguins vanish. Millions of the birds are disappearing in a "sinister and astonishing" phenomenon that is baffling biologists, who suspect global warming. Edinburgh Scotsman, Scotland.
http://thescotsman.
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Schwarzenegger remakes himself as environmentalist. Schwarzenegger is quickly fashioning himself into one of the most aggressively pro-environment governors in a state known for leading the nation on that issue. Washington Post [Registration Required] http://www.washingt
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High environmental price of a very merry Christmas. As many as six million Christmas trees, enough to stretch end to end from London to the North Pole and back, will be incinerated or dumped into landfill sites in Britain once the festive season is over. London Independent, England. http://news.
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Federal study finds cloned meat products are safe. A study concludes that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is safe to eat and should be allowed to enter the food supply without any special labeling. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required] - http://www.latimes.
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Cleanup plans due in Copley next year -
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH, USA ... The contamination has polluted nine residential wells in the area. In 1994, the EPA installed air strippers with filters to remove ...........
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The Surprising Toxic Effects of Vegetable Oils - When it comes to knowing which vegetable oil is best and safest to cook with, many restaurants and so-called health experts don't seem to understand basic biochemistry. That's because even the "safe" vegetable oils used by restaurants and recommended by experts convert to seriously damaged breakdown products that have been linked to heart disease and neurological disorders. These include the fatty acid-derived toxin 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE). According to researchers, HNE collects in high amounts in polyunsaturated oils that have linoleic acid, which include: Corn - Canola - Soybean - Sunflower -
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Excerpt.........One out of every six children has a developmental disability, usually involving the nervous system. Treating NDDs is difficult and costly to both families and society. In recent decades, a gathering amount of evidence has linked industrial chemicals to NDDs. Lead, for example, was the first chemical identified as having toxic effects to early brain development, though its neurotoxicity to adults had been known for centuries................
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press11072006.html
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Shorelines may be in greater peril than thought. Previous estimates of how much the world's sea level will rise as a result of global warming may have seriously underestimated the problem, according to new research. New Scientist, England.
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn10799-shorelines-may-be-in-g reater-peril-than-thought.html
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Sarnia's big boom. A fiery 3 a.m. explosion that yesterday rocked a Sarnia, Ontario oil refinery -- and startled scores of residents out of their sleep -- rattled the city and raised concerns over how such incidents are handled. London Free Press, Canada.
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2006/12/15/2805412-sun.html
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Company offers bandaid solutions to a polluted town. In Peru's Andean highlands, there is no shelter for the victims of a smelter's toxic emissions. Inter Press Service - http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35846
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Tighter rule on hazardous rail cargo is ready. Seeking to make rail shipments of chlorine and other hazardous chemicals less vulnerable to attack, the Homeland Security Department intends to announce a proposed rule on Friday. New York Times [Registration Required] - http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/15/us/15rail.html
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Concerns of chelation therapy, autism. Lead chelation therapy reduces lead exposure problems but could create lasting effects for children treated for autism, say New York researchers. United Press International
http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20061214-011826-1996r
http://environment.
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Sarnia's big boom. A fiery 3 a.m. explosion that yesterday rocked a Sarnia, Ontario oil refinery -- and startled scores of residents out of their sleep -- rattled the city and raised concerns over how such incidents are handled. London Free Press, Canada.
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Company offers bandaid solutions to a polluted town. In Peru's Andean highlands, there is no shelter for the victims of a smelter's toxic emissions. Inter Press Service - http://www.ipsnews.
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Tighter rule on hazardous rail cargo is ready. Seeking to make rail shipments of chlorine and other hazardous chemicals less vulnerable to attack, the Homeland Security Department intends to announce a proposed rule on Friday. New York Times [Registration Required] - http://www.nytimes.
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Concerns of chelation therapy, autism. Lead chelation therapy reduces lead exposure problems but could create lasting effects for children treated for autism, say New York researchers. United Press International
http://www.upi.
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