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| Daily links to top stories in the news about environmental health. Pittsburgh-area shale settlement 'gag' questioned. The non-disclosure agreement prohibiting Chris and Stephanie Hallowich from talking about the 2011 settlement of their high-profile Marcellus Shale damage case, or saying anything about gas drilling and fracking, isn't unusual. But the insistence that their two minor children, are also bound by the "gag order" is. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania. Witnesses say 1 dead, 15 hurt as Sri Lanka military shoots on protesters demanding clean water. One person has been killed and about 15 wounded when Sri Lanka's military shot at protesters demanding clean drinking water, according to television footage and demonstrators. Associated Press Activists demand Indiana cut BP mercury discharges. A handful of Indiana and Michigan residents concerned about Lake Michigan's water quality delivered a petition Thursday to Gov. Mike Pence's office that urges environmental regulators to require BP PLC to cut its mercury discharges into the lake. Associated Press Sublingual findings challenge key assumptions about BPA exposure. Key assumptions about bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and bioavailability may be off base, according to a new report that questions the traditional interpretation of biomonitoring data underlying current risk assessments of the chemical. The exposures are likely to be much greater than the FDA currently assumes. Environmental Health Perspectives School poisoning provides window into India’s pesticide problem. The recent deaths of 23 Indian schoolchildren from pesticide-poisoned lunches was just the latest chapter in the country’s long and troubled relationship with chemical pesticides. The World, PRI. Court says California must limit water toxin by Aug. 31. A court ruling has put California closer to limiting the amount of a carcinogen - hexavalent chromium - in the state's drinking water, a safety measure that was supposed to be adopted nearly a decade ago. San Francisco Chronicle, California. California officials warn against eating certain freshwater fish due to mercury contamination. Children and women of childbearing age should not eat bass, carp and larger brown trout caught in California lakes and reservoirs because they contain unhealthy levels of mercury, according to a state health advisory issued Thursday. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Judge affirms deal to bring Imperial Valley water to San Diego County. A judge has approved a complex water deal between the farmers of the Imperial Valley and the cities of San Diego County – hailed as the largest sale of water from farms to cities in the nation. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Scientists have discovered microbial communities thriving on plastic marine debris. A team of researchers in Woods Hole, Mass., has discovered a novel ecological habitat flourishing in one of the fastest-growing segments of civilization's toxic waste stream: plastic marine debris. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Dolphin deaths higher than normal along US East Coast beaches. Carcasses of bottlenose dolphins are washing up on U.S. East Coast beaches from New Jersey to Virginia at a higher-than-normal pace, with more than 120 dead animals discovered since June, local and federal officials said on Thursday. Reuters Workers' silica exposure at fracking sites far exceeds OSHA limit, study finds. The concentration of silica in the air workers breathe exceeded occupational health criteria at all 11 hydraulic fracturing sites tested by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the American Industrial Hygiene Association announced July 31. Bloomberg BNA How wildfires are threatening the West. Terrifying blazes are the new normal in the West, where a mix of climate change and Tea Party politics has put an entire region at risk. Rolling Stone Australia faces increased risk of disease from climate change, reports find. Australia has been warned of the rising threat of dengue fever and heat stroke deaths in the wake of a study that found climate change is aiding the spread of infectious diseases around the world. The Guardian, United Kingdom. Wars, murders to rise due to global warming? Wars, murders, and other acts of violence will likely become more commonplace in coming decades as the effects of global warming cause tempers to flare worldwide, a comprehensive new study warns. National Geographic News Enviros target Keystone in new pipeline spill video. An environmental group is rolling out a new tactic today to fight the Keystone XL pipeline: an animated video showing every significant oil, gas and chemical pipeline spill in the U.S. since 1986. Politico TransCanada ramps up East Coast pipeline plan as Keystone stalls. TransCanada Corp announced plans on Thursday for Canada's largest pipeline, a 2,700-mile, $12 billion line to ship crude from the oil sands of Western Canada to the Atlantic, as its U.S.-bound Keystone XL project stalls in Washington. Reuters Religious orders deny access to land for gas pipeline. Two Roman Catholic communities in Central Kentucky are refusing to permit access to their historic properties for a proposed underground pipeline that would transport flammable, pressurized natural-gas liquids across the state. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. Focus of Lac-Mégantic probe turns to North Dakota oil fields. A federal investigation into the fatal Lac-Mégantic train derailment and fiery crude oil explosion has shifted from Quebec to North Dakota, where the oil was drilled, purchased and loaded onto rail cars. Experts confirmed that the oil reacted "in a way that was abnormal." Globe and Mail, Ontario. Obama, lawmakers aim to shore up chemical oversight in wake of West blast. The White House and a congressional subcommittee took aim Thursday at flaws in a patchwork oversight system that some say contributed to the deaths of 12 men responding to the West fertilizer plant fire. Dallas Morning News, Texas. Chemical board's unfinished investigations hinder agency mission, report finds. The federal agency charged with investigating chemical accidents is weighed down by a backlog of unfinished investigations, hindering its ability to provide information and advice that could prevent future disasters, a report by the EPA’s Office of Inspector General concluded. Center for Public Integrity School children fall ill in India from drinking water. About a dozen children in eastern India fell ill and were taken to hospital on Thursday after drinking suspected contaminated water at their school, a hospital official said. The incident comes after the 23 children died after eating a free lunch cooked at their primary school in a village in Saran district. Agence France-Presse Eating fish during pregnancy not linked to autism. Children who are exposed in utero to low levels of mercury, such as from fish consumed during pregnancy, are not at an increased risk of developing autismlike behaviors, a new study finds. LiveScience Experts: Health risks higher from packaged greens. The outbreak of a stomach bug two states have linked to bagged salad came as little surprise to food safety experts, who say the process of harvesting, washing and packaging leafy greens provides numerous opportunities for contamination. Associated Press 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... 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