A top Environmental Protection Agency official told a Senate committee Tuesday that there was “a distinct possibility” that the agency would not limit the amount of perchlorate, a toxic ingredient of solid rocket fuel, that is allowable in drinking water.State officials and water suppliers across the nation have been waiting for the
EPA to set a standard for several years because perchlorate has contaminated the water supplies of at least 11 million people.
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Concluding that smog is likely to be killing many people, a national panel of experts advised the Environmental Protection Agency to consider the economic value of lost lives when comparing the costs and benefits of setting new air pollution rules.
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A controversial, estrogen-like chemical in plastic could be harming the development of children’s brains and reproductive organs, a federal health agency concluded in a report released Tuesday.
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Before bagged leafy greens wind up on your plate, they are washed, often three times, in a potent chlorine bath.
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Contractors renovating
U.S. homes built before 1978 must take special precautions to avoid exposing children to lead paint under a regulation announced Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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California | Local |
By Marla Cone |
December 8, 2007
In the wake of wildfires that caused unhealthful air from the
mountains to the sea, the region’s air quality board Friday expanded
the monitoring network that allows the public immediate access to
local smoke conditions.
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California | Local |
By Marla Cone |
December 5, 2007
Ash from wildfires in Southern California’s residential
neighborhoods poses a serious threat to people and ecosystems because
it is extremely caustic and contains high levels of arsenic, lead and
other toxic metals, according to a study by federal geologists
released Tuesday.
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California | Local |
By Marla Cone |
November 30, 2007
California farmers used 10 million fewer pounds of pesticides on
crops last year, but strawberry growers increased their reliance on
fumigants, which are considered among the most dangerous pest-killing
chemicals, according to a state report released Thursday.
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California | Local |
By Marla Cone |
November 29, 2007
California and 11 other states sued the
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency on Wednesday over a new regulation that exempts
thousands of companies from disclosing to the public details about
their use and emission of toxic chemicals.
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