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Thirdhand smoke forms lasting cancer-causing residue.
People may face a risk from indoor tobacco smoke in a way that’s never been recognized before, a new study finds. Tobacco smoke contamination lingering on furniture, clothes and other surfaces – dubbed thirdhand smoke – may react with indoor air chemicals to form potential cancer-causing substances. Bloomberg News. 9 February 2010.
Weed killer atrazine may be linked to birth defect.
Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, a new study finds. Reuters. 9 February 2010.
Venting gas can be fatal.
The purging of gas from pipes has been a common theme in at least seven serious industrial accidents since 1997 according to the Chemical Safety Board, which has been critical of the hodgepodge of local regulations that allow the procedure to be conducted dangerously. Others have, too. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
Tritium hot zone expands.
The Department of Health said late Monday there appears to be "a very large area" at the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor contaminated with radioactive tritium, and contamination levels continue to rise. Rutland Herald, Vermont. 9 February 2010.
Dismantle the NJ DEP? Christie camp has environmentalists worried.
It's a blueprint for devastation," said William "Captain Bill" Sheehan, executive director of Hackensack Riverkeeper, expressing his opinion of the provisions suggested by Governor Chris Christie's Department of Environmental Protection. Newsroom Jersey, New Jersey. 9 February 2010.
Governor's budget could reduce DEC pollution monitoring, critics charge.
While Gov. David Paterson's proposed 2011 budget would increase staff overseeing gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, it would cut almost twice as many staff regulating other environmental cleanups, such as those in the Superfund and Brownfield programs. Ithaca Journal, New York. 9 February 2010.
Dish imposes gas drilling moratorium.
After only a few minutes of discussion, town leaders declared a 90-day moratorium on issuing new drilling permits inside town limits, citing concerns about emissions from production equipment and their effect on human health. Denton Record-Chronicle, Texas. 9 February 2010.
Former ammunition employees suffer health effects.
The Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant operated in Grand Island until 1973. Forty years later it is taking a toll on people's health. Hastings KHAS TV, Nebraska. 9 February 2010.
China releases first national pollution census.
China has revealed its most ambitious measure of what explosive development has done to its environment, saying Tuesday its first national pollution census has mapped nearly 6 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
Amnesty report slams alumina mine run by Vedanta subsidiary in India.
A mine in Orissa state is causing air and water pollution that threatens the health of local people and their access to water, a report finds. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Uranium mine leak '5400 times normal level.'
Contaminated water seeping from a mine in Kakadu National Park has a uranium concentration more than 5,000 times the normal level, a Senate estimates committee has heard. Sydney ABC News, Australia. 9 February 2010.
Climate change will make world more 'fragrant.'
In response to the disruptions of climate change, plants will emit greater levels of fragrant chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds, a major scientific review finds. The problem is too complex to yet gauge many of the consequences. BBC. 9 February 2010.
US couple take lead on carbon trade by selling their first credit.
Individuals keen to tackle carbon emissions should consider the example of Tami and Randy Wilson. The Pennsylvania couple have sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions. About 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Palin likens global warming studies to 'snake oil.'
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
U.S. proposes new climate service.
The Obama administration proposed a new climate service on Monday that would provide Americans with predictions on how global warming will affect everything from drought to sea levels. Washington Post. 9 February 2010.
Melting ice alters way of life in Iqaluit.
A new report finds that global warming is altering the Arctic ecosystem in a way never seen before by humans. It predicts that the Arctic, which has had sea ice for more than 800,000 years, might lose summer sea ice as soon as 2030, and that the melting Arctic will lead to a 3-to-6°C increase over the next century. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
$78.5 million effort to keep dangerous carp out of Great Lakes.
Federal authorities on Monday presented a $78.5 million plan intended to block Asian carp, a hungry, huge, nonnative fish, from invading the Great Lakes. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
Killer pesticide? Layton girl dies, toddler sister hospitalized.
The 15-month-old sister of a Layton girl who died Saturday has been hospitalized in critical condition as investigators try to understand the role a pest-control chemical might have played in making the girls and their family sick. Salt Lake Tribune, Utah. 9 February 2010.
Sugary soft drinks fuel tumour?
People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday. Reuters. 9 February 2010.
India to rule on future of aubergine as country's first genetically modified food.
A fierce row over the future of the humble aubergine will reach a climax on Wednesday with a key government decision on the possible future commercial cultivation of genetically-modified strains of the plant. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
GSA set to announce new federal cafeteria contracts.
The General Service Administration will announce the winner of the first in a series of new federal cafeteria contracts that encourage the use of healthier food, organic and locally procured food, and advanced recycling and waste management programs. Washington Post. 9 February 2010.
Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests.
A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack. Scientists consider the leftover samples a treasure, to study questions like which environmental toxics can trigger childhood cancers. But seldom are parents asked for their consent. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
Study links mother's age to child's risk of autism.
Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those under 25, but it is unlikely that delayed parenthood plays a big role in the current autism epidemic, California researchers reported Monday. Los Angeles Times, California. 9 February 2010.
Soft drink consumption may increase risk of pancreatic cancer.
Drinking two or more soft drinks a week can double the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a new study claims. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Two soft drinks a week doubles your risk of pancreatic cancer, say experts.
Consuming as little as two soft drinks a week can almost double the chances of developing the disease, one of the most deadly forms of cancer, a study found. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study.
Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Reuters. 9 February 2010.
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers.
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
Both parents’ ages linked to autism risk.
Older mothers are more likely than younger ones to have a child with autism, and older fathers significantly contribute to the risk of the disorder when their partners are under 30, researchers are reporting. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
Tax on super-sweet drinks is dead in Congress.
Employing a broad-based lobbying effort, the soft drink industry has smothered a plan to tax sugared beverages — a plan advocates said would have reduced obesity and helped finance health care reform. Houston Chronicle, Texas. 9 February 2010.
Chinese girl, 9, becomes one of world's youngest mothers.
In the western world children are reaching puberty at younger and younger ages - some girls at the age of seven. Many blame rising obesity rates. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
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