A warning by key researcher on risks of BPA in our lives.
The synthetic chemical, BPA — found in everything from plastic bottles to cash register receipts — is a potent, estrogen-mimicking compound. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, biologist Frederick vom Saal harshly criticizes U.S. corporation...
Radiation risk from flying dwarfs body scanners.
Amidst protests and rallies over airport security procedures, what's often overlooked is that flying itself dwarfs the radiation doses delivered by the new body scanners. Flying raises real risks for pilots, flight attendants, and the half a million bu...
Household Cleaners Will Be Reformulated to Clean Up California Smog.
Environmental Health News Marla Cone November 19, 2010 About 2,000 household cleaning products will be reformulated to reduce smog-forming compounds under a new regulation adopted... Read More
Researchers trace toxins’ links to reproductive health.
Researchers say consumers are swimming in a sea of chemicals, and get exposed through “air, water, food, drink, cosmetics, pesticides, herbicides and other household items.” There are some 80,000 chemicals on the market and only a couple hundred ha...
New meeting with expert triggers more concerns in Edgewater.
On Nov. 9, Peter deFur, an independent expert on Superfund sites, met again with local residents to respond to questions not addressed at a meeting on Nov. 4.
Breast cancer genes should not be owned, Sarah Murdoch tells MPs.
Breast cancer campaigner Sarah Murdoch has pleaded with MPs to support world-first legislation to ban the patenting of human genes.
Green Cleaning Parties: Leverage Your Power.
Huffington Post Cassidy Randall November 16, 2010 By guest blogger Cassidy Randall. Cassidy coordinates efforts to mobilize and engage women at Women’s Voices for the... Read More
Mothers-to-be who smoke ‘turn babies into future criminals.’
Children whose mothers smoke heavily during pregnancy are more likely to become repeat criminal offenders, research suggests.
Brazilian Blowout Blowup.
Philadelphia Inquirer Sandy Bauers November 15, 2010 The quest for beauty is often fraught with compromises. There’s lead in some lipsticks. And how many of... Read More
California sues Brazilian Blowout over high formaldehyde levels.
Lawyers have jumped into the fray over Brazilian Blowout, the popular hair smoothing product found in tests conducted in Oregon to have dangerously high levels of formaldehyde.