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TOXIC ROCKET FUEL FOUND IN SAMPLES OF CALIFORNIA MILK

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Milk from cows raised in some parts of California may expose infants and children to more of a toxic rocket fuel chemical than is considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Massachusetts, according to unreleased tests by state agriculture officials and independent laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG).

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Perchlorate

Children's Health Panel Says EPA Failing to Protect Kids From Rocket Fuel

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

In a sharp rebuke to the Bush Administration, a federal advisory committee on children's health warns that the EPA's recommended cleanup level for a rocket fuel chemical fails to protect children, fetuses and mothers.

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Perchlorate

High Levels of Toxic Fire Retardants Found in House Dust

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

The phaseout of two widely used chemicals will not protect Americans from exposure to brominated fire retardants linked to brain and nerve damage, according to nationwide tests of house dust that found unexpectedly high levels of a third retardant that will remain on the market.

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Flame Retardants

Lead Poisoning Among Ohio Children

Sunday, May 9, 2004

As a state law goes into effect requiring lead testing for all children in high-risk areas, a new investigation from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) estimates that 19,000 Ohio children are lead poisoned.

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Lead

Gas Tax Spending Steers Commuters' Taxes Away from Congested Areas

Tuesday, March 30, 2004

A new investigation of spending patterns by state departments of transportation finds that commuters' federal gas taxes are being diverted to far-flung rural and exurban areas within their states, rather than relieving taxpayers' commutes through expanded commuter mass transit options.

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Conservation

New FDA Seafood Advisory is Industry Giveaway

Monday, March 1, 2004

Air pollution from coal burned in power plants is a major source of mercury in fish. If women follow the FDA's advice and eat one can of albacore tuna a week, hundreds of thousands more babies will be exposed to hazardous levels of mercury.

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Mercury

Federal Panel Okays Limited Pesticide Tests on Humans

Thursday, February 19, 2004

A National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel today recommended limits on chemical industry testing of pesticides and toxic chemicals on human subjects.

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EWG's Energy Research Archive

Chemical Policy (TSCA)

Website Reveals Size, Scope and Locations of Utah Public Land Giveaways To Oil and Gas Companies

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Today 5,000 acres of environmentally sensitive public land in Utah face permanent loss of protection at taxpayer-subsidized auction. A new computer investigation of federal data by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals the size, scope, and locations of this public land giveaway to oil and gas interests.

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As FDA, Advisory Panel Discuss Whether to Tell Women About Mercury Contamination, New FDA Tests Show Higher Than Expected Mercury

Tuesday, December 9, 2003

Results of new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fish tests show that mercury contamination of canned tuna and other fish is more serious than agency scientists previously assumed.

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Mercury

List of towns, counties blocked from drinking water clean up by GOP Energy Bill Grows

Monday, November 17, 2003

Dozens of provisions in the GOP energy bill agreement pending in Congress make it a historic threat to the environment, according to Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook.

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Water

GOP Energy Bill Presents Historic Threat to Environment

Monday, November 17, 2003

Dozens of provisions in the GOP energy bill agreement pending in Congress make it a historic threat to the environment, according to Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook.

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Water

EPA Reverses Course: Arsenic-Treated Playground Equipment Poses Unacceptable Lifetime Cancer Risk to Children

Thursday, November 13, 2003

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the most comprehensive study to date of the health risks of arsenic-treated wood, which has been used for decades to build decks, playsets and other outdoor structures in backyards and parks nationwide.

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Arsenic

Consumer Products

CPSC Denies Petition to Ban CCA Pressure-Treated Wood Playground Equipment

Saturday, November 1, 2003

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously today to deny a petition to ban the use of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) pressuretreated wood in playground equipment.

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Consumer Products

Congressional Plan to Shield Polluters From Cleanup Costs Will Benefit A Handful of Texas Oil Refiners

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Millions of consumers and their water utilities in 25 states will be forced to pay billions of dollars to remove a toxic, foul-smelling gasoline additive from drinking water under a plan to prohibit water pollution lawsuits against oil and chemical companies.

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Water

TOXIC FIRE RETARDANT FOUND IN SAMPLES OF CALIFORNIA MILK

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

In the first nationwide tests for chemical fire retardants in the breast milk of American mothers, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found unexpectedly high levels of these little-known thyroid toxins in every woman tested.

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Flame Retardants

TOXIC FIRE RETARDANTS FOUND IN U.S. WOMEN'S BREAST MILK

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

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Flame Retardants

First-Ever U.S. Tests of Farmed Salmon Show High Levels of Cancer-Causing PCBs

Wednesday, July 30, 2003

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) today released results of the most extensive tests to date of cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) levels in farmed salmon consumed in the United States.

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Toxic Fire Retardants Building Up Rapidly in CA Fish

Thursday, July 10, 2003

Levels of a little-known class of neurotoxic chemicals found in computers, TV sets, cars and furniture are building up rapidly in key indicator species of San Francisco Bay fish, according to tests by the Environmental Working Group (EWG.)

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