Lead

Lynne Peeples

Lead Poisoning Prevention Funds Slashed, Costly Consequences For Children's Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Federal Funding, Toxic Chemicals, Lead, Lead Poisoning, Cdc, Learning Disabilities, Violence, Adhd, Attention Deficit Disorder, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Children's Health, Green News

When Devon Owens checked his then 2-year-old daughter, Dallas, into the hospital last year, he wasn't sure what to expect. He just knew that routine m...

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China Lead Pollution Reportedly Poisons Over 100 Children

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: China Lead Pollution, Lead Pollution, Lead, Video, China Pollution, Reuters, China Environment, Renhua, Dongtang, Guangdong, Green News

BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's manufacturing heart of Guangdong has poisoned 160 c...

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Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Lead, Hybrids, Arctic, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Epa, Mercury, Asthma, Jobs, Mercury Poisoning, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Coal-Fired Plants, Clean Energy, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

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Toxic Free Trade Targets Children

Dr. Gary Ginsberg | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Toxic Waste, Heavy Metal, Free Trade, Lead, Battery, Recycling, Mexico, Green News
Dr. Gary Ginsberg

The free ride that free trade offers toxics can be stopped by putting up some barriers. There is no reason why inherently dangerous waste should be allowed transport overseas for cheap disposal or recycling.

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Thieves Steal 40 Year-Old Sculpture For Metal

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Barbara Hepworth, Lead, Public Art Theft, Metal Theft, Public Art, Sculpture Theft, Copper, Dulwich-Park, Public Sculpture, Sculpture, Bronze, London, Theft, Metal, Arts News

The growing trend of stealing public sculptures for their precious metal has hit a Barbara Hepworth sculpture that has made Dulwich park in London its...

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America's Moms Are Watching U.S. Senate: Pass the Safe Chemicals Act!

Jessica Alba | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Mercury, Toxic Chemicals, Toxic Chemicals and Children, Lead, Asbestos, Safe Chemicals Act, Consumer Protection, Formaldehyde, Parents News
Jessica Alba

Every kid has the right to be safe in her home. Every mom has the right to know that the products she buys for her child are free of toxic chemicals. We have hope and faith in our political system to fix this problem, and we are counting on our U.S. Senators to get it done.

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Global Phase-out of Lead in Gasoline Succeeds: Major Victory for Kids' Health

Peter Lehner | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Lead, Gas, Gasoline, World Health Organization, United Nations, Clean Cars, Unep, Brain Damage, Leaded Gasoline, Clean Energy, Diesel, Air Pollution, Nairobi, North Korea, Children, Children's Health, Green News
Peter Lehner

Even small amounts of lead can lower a child's IQ level and shorten attention span. Children with lead in their blood are also more likely to become aggressive, violent and delinquent.

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How To Conquer Fear

MeiMei Fox | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Lead, Leadership, The Life Out Loud, Fear, Conquering Fear, Fearlessness, Healthy Living Health News, Leadership and Fearlessness, Personal Fears, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Overcoming Fear, Healthy Living News
MeiMei Fox

I asked Katia Verresen if she had any techniques that she'd be willing to share for helping people to stand in their fear and face down their doubts.

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Is There Lead In My Phone Case?

Turnstyle | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Infants, Poison, Lead Poisoning, Lead, Education, UC Santa Cruz, Children, Child, Health, Environment, Science, Parenting, Cener for Environmental Health, Healthy Living News
Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Clean Air Act (1990), Lead, Tsca, Nitrosating Compounds, Lead-Based Paint, Pcbs, Ozone-Depleting Substances, Dioxin, Asbestos, Chemicals, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Disease, Health, Fully Halogenated Chlorofluoralkanes, Erin Brockovich, Hazardous Waste, Hexavalent Chromium, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Cancer, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Ozone Hole, Ozone, Chromium, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Bill Chameides

Of the some 80,000 chemicals manufactured and used in the United States, the EPA has issued regulations to control just five "existing" and four "new" chemicals. Today, we'll learn a little about each of them.

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Morfin: a Progressive Tug

Cali Slaughter | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Lead, Progressive, Pilsen, Fisk Coal Plant, Chicago, Clean Power Ordinance, Temoc Morfin, Danny Solis, Campaign, Run-Off, Perez Elementary School, 25th Ward, Politics News
Cali Slaughter

Beyond the hard results, countless factors enter into the electoral process to create lasting change in the way politics are conducted.

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Keeping a Strong Safety Net in Place for Children

Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Lead, Politics, Consumer-Database, Children, Cpsia, Congress, Consumers, Business, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Politics News
Inez Moore Tenenbaum

We understand that Congress must be mindful of the effect of regulations on the business sector. However, the reversal of several of the core provisions of the CPSIA would likely diminish the health and safety of our nation's consumers.

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Local Lead: Pollution Around Chicago School Reminds Us What Is at Stake in DC's Clean Air Act Fight

Henry Henderson | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Nrdc, Lead, Fisk Coal Plant, Natural Resources Defense Council, Perez Elementary School, Pilsen, Michael Hawthorne, Fisk Generating Station, Epa, Chicago, Clean Power Ordinance, Air Pollution, Coal, Clean Air Act, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

Removing the ability to enforce laws already on the books and funding cuts are all part of the playbook being employed to beat down the EPA right now. It is short-sighted, wrong-headed and stupid.

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An EPA Potboiler: Clean Air Retreat?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead, Economics, Regulation, Dioxin, Pollution, Clean Air Act, Arsenic, Soot, Fossil Fuels, U.S. Congress, Health, Boilers, Mercury, Particulate Matter, Air Pollution, Pollutantsmajor Source, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Bill Chameides

The EPA has been under concerted attack by members of the new Congress. Makes me wonder: are EPA's new, weakened rules on hazardous air pollutants intended as a peace offering -- or white flag -- to their opponents?

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'Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars' Actually Toxic

NPR | By Scott Hensley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Food Recalls, Lead, Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars, Lead Recalls, Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars Recall, Food News

Turns out the marketer of some candy bars sold under the Toxic Waste brand wasn't joking. The Food and Drug Administration says Candy Dynamics of Ind...

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Feds Dismiss Recall Of Lead-Laced Glasses Over Technicality

AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Lead, Cadmium, Regulation, Chinese Imports, Product Safety, Cspc, Vandor, Drinking Glasses, Wizard of Oz, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recall, Children's Health, Consumer Protection, China, Home News

LOS ANGELES — A federal agency reversed itself Friday and said lead-laced Wizard of Oz and superhero drinking glasses are, in fact, for adults &...

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Obama's Busy Week Ahead

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Leadership, Lead, Pentagon, Dont Ask Dont Tell, House, Treaty, President Obama, Catfood Commission, Democrat, Start, Obama, Congress, Democratic, Nuclear, Deficit Commission, Lame Duck, Democrats, Nukes, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Republican, Deficit, Unemployment, Dadt, Tax, Chris Weigant, Tax Cuts, Arms Reduction, Senate, New Start, Wikileaks, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Everyone in Washington has a few busy weeks ahead, until the 111th Congress wraps up business and heads off into the sunset, but President Obama will be at the center of this whirlwind.

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Tests Show Toxic Metals In Children's Products Exceed Federal Limits By 1000 Times

AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead, Cadmium, Toxic Products, Recalls, Toxic Glasses, Lead Glasses, Cadmium Glasses, Superman, Wonder Woman, Tin Man, The Wizard of Oz, Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, Burger King, McDonald's, Home News

LOS ANGELES — Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" ...

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Rainbow Apparel Vendors Cited as More Lead-Tainted Jewelry Found

Joanna Lin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead, Rainbow Apparel, California, Children, Health, Los Angeles, Jewelry, California Watch, Los Angeles News
Joanna Lin

The California attorney general's office on Monday cited CVS/pharmacy and two Rainbow Apparel vendors for selling jewelry with illegal levels of lead. The items contained as much as 62 percent lead.1

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New Orleans Food Farms Struggle With Toxins and Red Tape

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dillard University, New Orleans, Arsenic, Lead, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Pollution, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Urban Farming, Tulane University, Poultry, Louisiana State University, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Large-scale, community farming in the city requires soil and water testing and an array of permits. But that's not stopping gardeners in New Orleans.

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Leadership Insights: Eliminate Endless Circular Arguments

Paul David Walker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lead, Leadership, MacArthur Genius Grant, Living With Meaning, Flow, Thought Leaders, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Healthy Living News
Paul David Walker

Some leaders spend much of their time arguing and persuading their teams of the right direction, and others radiate a humble confidence that attracts ...

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Lead-Tainted Jewelry Found on Retailer's Shelves Despite State Warnings

Joanna Lin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead, Illegal, California, Toxic, Children, Health, Rainbow Apparel, Jewelry, Los Angeles, California Watch, Los Angeles News
Joanna Lin

As Americans consume more and more products from China and other countries with weaker consumer safety regulations, the case of Rainbow Apparel shows the persistence of lead contamination.

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Toxic Ashtrays in Our Communities

Javier Sierra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Puerto Rico, Lead, Sierra Club, Javier Sierra, Mercury, Coal Ash, Coal, Dirty Coal, Big Coal, Green News
Javier Sierra

Behind Puerto Rico's beaches, palm trees, white sand and abundant sunlight hours lurks a threat to the health of almost 100,000 residents -- hundreds and thousands of tons of toxic coal ash.

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City Playgrounds Tackle Toxic Soil and Equipment

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mayor Landrieu, New Orleans, Lead, Arsenic, Health, Parks, Environment, Pollution, kaBoom!, Soil, Contamination, Tulane University, Epa, Playground, Topsoil, Green News
Susan Buchanan

New Orleans city and school leaders want to remove contaminants from playgrounds, where even the most benign-looking spots can harbor arsenic on swing sets and lead and arsenic in soil.

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The Clean Air Act at 40: Still Vulnerable to Polluters' Falsehoods

John Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Lead, Coal Industry, Epa, Clean Energy, Pollution, Clean Air Act, Global Warming, Green News
John Adams

Forty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Air Act of 1970. Nearly every Clean Air Act program that we now take for granted was bitterly opposed by industry. That same pattern holds true today.

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