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EPA bans dangerous pesticide after farm workers sue
Thursday, June 10, 2010 � by jg
Scientific American: The Environmental Protection Agency will ban the use of endosulfan, which “can pose unacceptable neurological and reproductive risks to farmworkers and wildlife and can persist in the environment.”
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Baby bottle plastic a “chemical of concern”
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 � by jg
New York Times: The EPA will take a closer look at Bisphenol A because of potential health and environmental impacts.
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Birth defects near hazardous waste landfill getting attention
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 � by jg
Fresno Bee: Residents of Kettelman City, California, are finally getting attention from federal officials for a rash of birth defects among children born just a few miles from a huge hazardous waste landfill.