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| A new study in California found bisphenol A in all samples of umbilical cord blood obtained from pregnant women, suggesting universal fetal exposure. More than one-third of the samples had levels comparable to or higher than levels associated with health effects in animals. More... Limit urged for cancer-causing chromium in California drinking water. California public health officials Thursday proposed the nation's first drinking-water standard for the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, at a level that elicited sighs of relief from municipal water managers and criticism from environmentalists. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Millions face arsenic contamination risk in China, study finds. Nearly 20 million people in China live in areas at high risk of arsenic contamination in their water supplies, according to a study published on Thursday. The Guardian, United Kingdom. Giving new life and an old home to struggling sea lion pups. As soon as the year began, veterinarian Lauren Palmer could tell something was wrong. In January nearly 50 sea lions had come in, more than twice than the year before. In February, 105 were admitted. The next month, nearly 240. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Life in Antarctica relies on shrinking supply of krill. The keystone of the South Georgia ecosystem, the secret to the miraculous abundance of wildlife on this stark, cold, windswept island – the foundation for almost all vertebrate life in the Antarctic and a bellwether of climate change – is krill. National Geographic News As humans change landscape, brains of some animals change, too. Evolutionary biologists have come to recognize humans as a tremendous evolutionary force. In hospitals, we drive the evolution of resistant bacteria by giving patients antibiotics. In the oceans, we drive the evolution of small-bodied fish by catching the big ones. New York Times [Registration Required] Federal budget to fight wildfires is depleted. For the second straight year, the federal government has run through its budget for fighting wildfires amid a grueling, deadly season and will be forced to move $600 million from other funds, some of which help prevent fires. Washington Post [Registration Required] US wildfire managers weigh help from military, foreign countries. U.S. wildfire managers facing increasingly strained resources have opened talks with Pentagon commanders and Canadian officials about possible reinforcements of personnel and aircraft to battle dozens of blazes raging across the drought-parched American West. Reuters 'Sandy lung': Shore residents, first responders screened for post-storm respiratory issues. Staff from the Deborah Heart and Lung Center are coming to Toms River to conduct free screenings of township employees, residents and first responders who may have been exposed to mold, mildew, asbestos or other irritants in the wake of the Oct. 29 storm. Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey. Mine Safety and Health Administration sends new black lung rules to White House. Federal regulators are asking the White House to give final approval to new rules aimed at ending deadly black lung disease among the nation's coal miners. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. In Fukushima end-game, radiated water has nowhere to go. The sheer scale of the build-up has prompted some experts and officials to warn that in order to focus on containing the most toxic waste, less contaminated water will have to be dumped into the sea. Reuters Can an ice wall stop radioactive water leaks from Fukushima? As contaminated groundwater continues to flow from Japan's crippled Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese government has come up with a last-ditch solution that sounds like something out of an HBO fantasy series: an underground wall of ice that would stop the radioactive leakage. National Geographic News Hanford radioactive leak may have been transfer system. Work has stopped to empty radioactive waste from old tanks at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state after an emergency earlier this week night. Kennewick Tri-City Herald, Washington. Pollution findings prompt calls to cover coal wagons in Australia. Findings that coal trains are leading to significant increases in particulate air pollution in the Newcastle region have prompted renewed calls by medical experts for rail wagons to be covered and for closer monitoring of coal dust. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. [Registration Required] Imperial Oil shown the door in dispute with couple over contaminated land. Imperial Oil has failed in its first attempt to resolve a long-standing dispute with an Edmonton couple who wants the company to clean up the mess they say the oil and gas giant has left on their century-old farm. Edmonton Journal, Alberta. Water, pipeline, 100 mules. A 100-mule caravan marching 240 miles for 27 days along the L.A. Aqueduct will remind Los Angeles residents of their city’s history by providing “an experience with water” that has come from the Sierra Nevada for 100 years. Boom, California. Tough times in drought-parched Texas for rice farms and their visiting ducks. The five-year drought in central Texas, the worst since the 1950s, has wreaked havoc on the region's $374 million rice industry, and the state's $204 million waterfowl hunting industry is becoming increasingly alarmed. ClimateWire Ron Motley, who tackled big tobacco, dies at 68. Ron Motley, a trial lawyer who built a fortune out of high-risk cases against the asbestos and tobacco industries, leading the litigation team that helped bring about the largest civil settlement in American history - $246 billion - died on Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina. New York Times [Registration Required] More news from today Shortcuts to stories from today about The good news, Avian flu, Climate, Children's health, Air pollution, Cancer, Reproductive disorders, Endocrine disruption, Birth defects, Learning and developmental disabilities, Immune disorders, Environmental justice, Superfund, Water treatment/sewage, Food safety, Integrity of science, Green chemistry. You can also read last weekend's news. Plus: If you were on vacation last week, don't miss last week's top stories... Would you like to display the news stories from EnvironmentalHealthNews.org on your own web site? Check out our RSS feeds. Compiled by Environmental Health Sciences | |
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