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Toxic Chemicals Issues
"Land Farming" in Texas: Spreading Toxic Drilling Waste On the Land
In Texas, oil and gas officials say that spreading toxic drilling waste on the land makes the grass greener -- but farmers say that animals won't eat it. Read More...
Toxic Trade 2010: Drywall
If you've wondered how they're going to chase down the bad guys who sold toxic Chinese wallboard to homeowners and made them sick, here's how, from the Pharos Blog, the Scoop . But will most of the people affected ever be fully compensated for having to tear out and replace their poisoned walls? Read More...
Even Drill-Happy Texas Finds Most Gas Wells Release Toxic Chemicals
More than 90% of Texas' 13,000 gas drilling facilities are releasing toxic chemicals into the Big Sky, but Texas gas operators say it's all "routine and legal." Many of the wells are right next to homes, colleges and athletic fields. Read More...
People and Beluga Whales: We’re Both In Contaminated Waters
"Belugas living in the St. Lawrence Seaway developed the same cancers found among workers in the aluminum smelter that was contaminating the seaway." An interview with Sandra Steingraber, a biology professor and cancer survivor, talks about connecting our diseases and environmental chemicals. Read More...
Atrazine: DDT All Over Again
This detailed and thorough article on the widespread use of the weed-killer and hormone disrupting chemical, atrazine, reminds us that Rachel Carson's warnings against the poisoning of our landscape and ourselves should still be ringing in our ears. Read More...
Our Personal Environment II: What Gets Under Our Skin
We don’t only absorb what we eat. The skin that seems to shield us from the world is actually one big sponge, selectively absorbing almost everything with which it comes into contact. Most of us don’t take this into account. Maybe it’s just too much to think about, even though we put a lot... Read More...
Supreme Court Ruling Encourages Toxic Dumping into America’s Water Supply
The Supreme Court's mischief ruling parses the 30-year-old Clean Water Act so that it no longer covers many smaller water bodies, even if they feed major water supplies. Polluters are having a toxic dumping party at American's expense. Read More...