Toxics

Protecting Our Communities From a Chemical Disaster

Philip Radford | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Environment, Epa, Environmental Justice, Toxics, Politics, Clean Energy, Obama, Christine Todd Whitman, Greenpeace, Administrator Lisa Jackon, Clean Air Act, Toxic Chemicals, Bhopal, Nejac, Green News
Philip Radford

President Obama has sent clear signals that he will pursue initiatives that he can move forward within existing laws and without the need to wrestle with Congress. Now is the time for the president to take action to protect communities from the threat of chemical disasters.

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Stop the Toxic Insults: They Aren't Helping

Mary Brune | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Toxic, Toxic Substances Control Act, Toxics, Toxins, Bpa, Green News
Mary Brune

Until Congress stands up to the chemical industry lobby and does the right thing by reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act, parents everywhere will continue to read books about the issues, educate themselves about safer alternatives and take action. That's not hysterical. That's heroic.

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Orange Juice Shows Us the Toxic Side of International Trade

Dr. Gary Ginsberg | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Pesticides, Fungicide, Birth Defects, Orange Juice, Brazil, Fda, Toxic Chemicals, Dr. Oz, Toxics, Chemicals, Dr. Oz Show, Green News
Dr. Gary Ginsberg

The U.S. has identified safer ways to limit mold growth on citrus in Florida and California. The U.S. should demand the same from our overseas suppliers.

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EPA Doesn't Give Full Picture on Toxics Pollution

Corbin Hiar | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics, Epa, Toxics Release Inventory, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Air Toxics, Clean Air Act, Green News
Corbin Hiar

The EPA has unveiled its analysis of a database containing information on the disposal or release of 650 potentially dangerous chemicals used by almost 21,000 facilities. But this provides only a snapshot of the pollution produced by American industry.

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What Dow Doesn't Want You to Know About Your Water (VIDEO)

Anna Lappe | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Environment, Toxics, Greenwashing, Dow, Dow Chemical, Video, Green News
Anna Lappe

I believe in inclusiveness and engagement in discussing the future of our water, but I also believe we must pursue those principles within a context that is honest. To do otherwise is to participate in what is popularly called "greenwashing."

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Peter King Ignores Poison Gas Disaster Threat to New York City

Philip Radford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemical Security, Congress, New York, Toxics, Green News, New York City, Climate Change, Environmental News, Green, Environment, Sustainability, Green Energy, Animals, Energy, Global Warming, Green News
Philip Radford

Peter King appears more interested in political posturing and appeasing chemical industry lobbyists than tackling real terrorist threats like the risk of a poison gas disaster in New York.

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The EPA -- Judge Them by Their Enemies

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemcial Industry, Environmental Protection Agency, House, Toxics, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, Epa, Perchlorate, Right Wing, Safe Drinking Water Act, Lisa Jackson, Drinking Water, Corn Ethanol, Senate, Green News
John DeCock

The EPA may be the most effective agency in the Obama administration and they are delivering on their legal mandate to protect the environment and human health.

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A Dozen Threats to Your Water on the 38th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Sewage, Pesticides, Toxics, Agriculture, Pollution, Water Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Precautionary Principle, Stormwater, Clean Water Action, Climate Change, Clean Water Act, Fertilizers, Coal Ash, Runoff, Green News
John DeCock

Pollution prevention, efficiency, conservation, reuse, doing things locally and in a distributed and decentralized manner are all core principles for moving forward with water and other natural resources.

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From Burning River to Burning Ocean, the Fight for Clean Water Continues

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Quality, Politics, Cuyahoga-River, Toxics, Water Pollution, Agriculture, Clean Water, Oil, Blog Action Day, BP Oil Spill, Ethanol, Veetc, Pollution, Coal, Nukes, Big Oil, Water, Clean Water Act, Green News
John DeCock

That we sacrifice the availability and the integrity of clean water every single day for generating energy is an enormous and largely unknown national tragedy.

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Sick Flight Attendant Finally Gets Her Pay Day

Telegraph | Charles Starmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Airlines, Toxics, Flight Attendants, Travel News

The ruling could be a landmark case for the airline industry. Joanne Turner, a flight attendant for East-West Airlines, was five months pregnant wh...

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Being Clean and Pretty Has Toxic Costs

Nena Baker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Hormone Disruptors, The Body Toxic, Cosmetics, Cancer, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Food and Drug Administration, Toxics, Healthy Living News
Nena Baker

Adults in the United States use an average of 10 personal-care products a day. That translates to exposures to more than 126 unique chemicals.

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Reducing Toxic Air Behind Schedule at EPA, Americans at Risk

Trip Van Noppen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inspector General, Benzene, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice, Toxics, Mercury Pollution, Mercury, Environment, New York Times, Toxic Air, Pollution, Air Pollution, Air Toxics, Home News
Trip Van Noppen

Report from agency's Inspector General exposes unlawful delay The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fallen far behind in one of its most impor...

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New Jersey Chemical Plant Puts 12 Million at Risk, Threatens Most Lives in New York City

Philip Radford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Voinovich, Toxic Chemicals, Senator Lautenberg, Dow Chemical, Terrorism, Clorox, Senator Lieberman, Chemicals, Greenpeace, New York City, Toxics, Green News, Green, N.Y, New York, Green News
Philip Radford

Imagine a low-lying cloud of lethal chlorine gas spreading your home town, stretching 15 miles past your childhood playground, your place of worship, or your friends' homes.

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Countdown to Earth Day: Chemical Reform is Closer Today!

Gina Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Tsca, Chemicals, Toxic Substances Control Act, Toxics, Health, Green News
Gina Solomon

The original Earth Day of 1970 ushered in a decade of progress in protecting public health and the environment. Landmark laws like the Clean Air Act a...

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In The Public Interest: Get toxic chemicals off our dinner table

Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Estrogen, In the Public Interest, Baby Bottles, Toxics, Children, Bpa Baby Bottles, Public Interest, Bisphenol A, U.S. PIRG, Childhood Nutrition, Obesity, Pirg, Feinstein, Senate, Healthy Living News
Elizabeth Hitchcock

We ask a lot of questions about food. What's the fat content? How much sugar? Is there enough fiber? What about trans fats? Is this the brand of (...

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Michael, What the Dell? Design out Toxics!

Daniel Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Technology, Toxics, Greenpeace, Electronics, Dell, Technology News
Daniel Kessler

On Tuesday, Greenpeace held a protest at computer giant Dell's headquarters for the company's backtracking on its public commitment to eliminate key toxic chemicals in its products by 2009. There is still time for Dell to do the right thing.

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9 Deadly House Plants (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Green Living, Green, Gardening, Toxics, House Plants, Green News

Got a curious kid or hungry pet? Many potted plants and cut flowers that people love to keep around the home are actually quite poisonous if ingested...

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In The Public Interest: States Take Important First Steps on BPA

Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Estrogen, In the Public Interest, Baby Bottles, Children, Toxics, Bpa Baby Bottles, Bpa, Bisphenol A, Public Interest, Childhood Nutrition, U.S. PIRG, Obesity, Pirg, Food News
Elizabeth Hitchcock

Ask any new parent about their child's first steps. It's as if they took a walk on the moon instead of toddling from the sofa to the ottoman. In the ...

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Toxins Impair Children's Neurological Development -- And A 10-Step Program To Stop It

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Lead, Children, Toxics, Triclosan, Environment, Safer-Chemicals-Healthy-Families, Adhd, Bpa, Autism, Children's Health, Phthalates, Healthy Child Healthy World, Health, Healthy Living News
Christopher Gavigan

Three new studies from just the past week add to the growing laundry list of evidence linking every day toxic exposures and neurodevelopmental impacts in children.

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Nuclear Energy: Toxic, Expensive and Not Carbon Neutral

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic, Carbon Emissions, Toxics, Nuclear Power, Uranium Mining, Clean Water, Government Subsidies, Cancer, Depleted Uranium, Nukes, Carbon Neutral, Green News
John DeCock

People, corporations and even environmental groups want to ignore the carbon emitted from nuclear power because to do otherwise makes the challenge of reducing carbon harder.

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Killing Our Water: The Hidden Cost of Dirty Energy

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coal Sludge, Mountaintop Removal, Toxics, Nuclear Power, Climate Change, Dead Zone, Blog Action Day, Mountain Top Removal, bad09, Ethanol, Coal, Global Warming, Green News
John DeCock

Perhaps the biggest challenge in changing human behavior to address the reality of climate change is connecting impacts to every day life.  But t...

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The Adventure of the Strangled Gulf

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fertilizer, Agribusiness, Pesticides, Ethanol, Ocean Dead Zones, Toxics, Dead Zone, Green News
John DeCock

I requested of Holmes an elucidation as to how residents of the rural Midwestern United States could be responsible for a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. "It's elementary," he said with aplomb.

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First Do No Harm: Connecting The Dots Between Environmentalism And Health Care Reform

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Epa, Clean Water Act, Environment, Health Care Reform, Mercury, Hate Speech, Air Pollution, Pollution, Health Care, Green News
John DeCock

If we live in poverty and industry uses our neighborhoods to site their most toxic operations, how do we pay for the illness those operations cause?

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EPA Decides to Take a New Look at Atrazine

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Drinkingwater, Simplesteps, Atrazine, Toxics, Midwest, Health, Ecosytems, Pesticide, Frogs, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will initiate a review of the health and environmental effects of atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States.

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A New Chapter In The Erin Brockovich/Hexavalent Chromium Story

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Green, Environment, Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium, Pollution, Green News
John DeCock

Our primary concern now is that further delay by the state not only puts those drinking Hexavalent Chromium at risk, but delays clean up of water supplies and fails to hold polluters accountable.

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