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    Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • 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.