Company Pays Government to Challenge Pesticide Research Linked to Parkinson’s
Filed under: Environment, PD InvestigationsA company that conducts research on behalf of the pesticide industry has paid a U.S. government agency to help prove some controversial chemicals are safe. Permalink | Email this | Lin...
Reform of Toxic Chemicals Law Collapses as Industry Flexes Its Muscles
Filed under: Environment, Obama Administration, PD InvestigationsA year-long effort to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act is dead in the water, perpetuating loopholes in the federal law that allow manufacturers to sell household chemicals withou...
Time to Get Out of the Pool? Contaminants May Lead to Bladder Cancer, Study Says
Filed under: Environment, PD InvestigationsA researcher says "nobody should stop swimming because of our study," but calls for greater regulation of contaminants in indoor pools. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs ...
Nanoparticles Block UV Rays and Stop Mold, but ‘the Environment Is the Guinea Pig’
Filed under: PD Investigations
Seated in a crowded conference center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., last fall, some 50 chemical industry scientists, university researchers, consumer advocates, government regulators and this reporter pored through the known safety data on nanoscale titanium dioxide, (abbreviated as nano-TiO2). It is a...EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science, Investigation Finds
Filed under: Environment, PD Investigations, Climate Change
Environmental Protection Agency staffers forced to ignore relevant science, lacked key monitoring data on human health and environmental impact, and work without crucial information needed to protect the public.
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