Archive for 'Toxic chemicals'
Presidential bets dared vs. toxic cosmetics.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, environmentalists campaigned in Manila to urge presidential bets to protect maternal and child health against toxic chemicals, particularly those in cosmetics.
Full StoryBPA update.
Bisphenol-A may soon hit the list of known toxicants under California’s Proposition 65, the law that lets state regulators restrict the use of toxic chemicals and require warnings on product labels. What does the science say, and what are practical steps people and companies are taking to go BPA-free?
Full StoryExperts warn that any type of pesticide can be dangerous.
After two young sisters died after inhaling gasses from a chemical used by a pest-control company this week, Utahns are anxious to know if the products they use are dangerous. And the short answer is yes.
Full StoryEnvironmentalists urge pesticide study.
Environmentalists are pushing lawmakers to form a committee to study the effects of pesticides on children, but lawn care businesses object to the study, saying it would lead to a ban on chemicals important to their work.
Full StoryFeinstein calls for moratorium on toxic landfill expansion.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday called for a moratorium on expanding a toxic-waste landfill in the impoverished Central Valley enclave of Kettleman City.
Full StoryEPA issued warning after death of S. Dakota girl in 2001.
At least two other children have died in the U.S. since 2001 by inhaling phosphine gas in their homes, the same type of pesticide poisoning that is suspected in the deaths of two Layton sisters this week.
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