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Lead Poisoning

Mattel Lead Suit Settled; Toy Maker Will Pay "Tens Of Millions" For Tainted Toys Made In China

The Wall Street Journal | John Kell | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Toys, Lead Poisoning, Palin Gop @Y:US-News, Mattel, 14 Million Toys, Federal Toy-Safety Standards, El Segundo, China-Made Lead Toys, Fisher-Price, Product Recalls, Mattel Lawsuit, Lead Toys, Class-Action Lawsuit, China, Made in China, Recalls, Recall, Business News

Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price unit agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2007 recall of millions of toys made in China that were fou...

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A Bitter Taste

Javier Sierra | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Justice, Epa, Clean Water, Environment, Obama Administration, Enforcement, Anapra New Mexico, Lead Poisoning, Safety of Perchlorate in Water, Environmental Violations, Nytimes Toxic Water, Green News
Javier Sierra

At the end of the 31st annual Hispanic Heritage month, Latinos in the US are still waiting to celebrate a crucial victory --getting rid of the toxic water that poisons so many of our communities.

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America's Most Toxic Town (VIDEO)

Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Toxic Town, Most Toxic Town in America, Mining, Picher-Oklahoma, Environment, Video, Green News

Picher, Oklahoma is so toxic as a result of lead and zinc mining that the government started a buyout program four years ago to get residents to move ...

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Green News Report - September 3, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Accce, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Clean Coal, Wind Energy, Green News Report, China, Project Kaisei, Geoengineering, California Wildfires, Climate Change, Green News, Duke Energy, Mercury, Wolves, Endangered Species, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Business, Overfishing, Solar Power, Global Warming, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California burning; Killing wolves; Recycling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch... PLUS: A Fracture in the Clean Coal Coalit...

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Faith Can Move Mountains

Javier Sierra | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Sierra Club, Environmental Justice, Asarco, Mariana Chew, El Paso, Smelter, Ciudad Juarez, Green News
Javier Sierra

The smelter spewed hundreds of thousands of tons of highly toxic substances such as lead, arsenic and cadmium, into the atmosphere and the communities that lived in its shadow.

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Wedgwood Teacups, Child Labor, and Lead Poisoning

Dan Agin | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Child Labor, Lead Poisoning, Wedgwood, Children, Safety, Pregnancy, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Hazardous Products, Waterford, Lead Paint, Kids, Health, Pregnant Women, Poor, Waterford Wedgewood, Sweatshops, Business News
Dan Agin

There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.

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