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| A new study with human eggs shows that bisphenol A causes errors that can prevent eggs from developing fully and may contribute to infertility. The effects were found at the lowest dose tested, which was lower than levels that have been measured in women's ovaries. The findings are consistent with numerous animal studies. More... What is killing the young men of Cañas? Chronic Kidney Disease plagues more than 400 people in the Cañas area, an agricultural town 166 kilometers northwest of Costa Rica's capital, San José. Most of the afflicted are men between the ages of 20-55, and almost all of them worked the sugarcane plantations or some other job as field hands. San Jose Tico Times, Costa Rica. After flicking away lawsuits, lead industry goes for a final knockout. In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised to 535,000 its estimate of the number of American children with potentially dangerous levels of lead in their blood. But for U.S. communities combating the lead hazards, there might never be any money from the group some say is most responsible for creating the problem: The companies that made lead pigment used in the old, flaking paint still coating millions of dwellings. FairWarning US Department of Veterans Affairs reverses itself in Agent Orange case. The VA has reversed its denial of Agent Orange-related disability benefits for an Air Force veteran who flew on potentially contaminated C-123 aircraft after the Vietnam War, a decision advocates describe as the first of its kind for veterans seeking compensation for postwar exposure to the toxic defoliant. Washington Post [Registration Required] Industry influence found in food additive reports. All of the notices U.S. regulators received to vouch for the safety of common food additives between 1997 and 2012 were submitted by people who had a vested interest in the outcome of those assessments, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Wednesday. Reuters A family consents to a medical gift, 62 years later. Henrietta Lacks was 31 when she died of cervical cancer in 1951 in a Baltimore hospital. Not long before her death, doctors removed some of her tumor cells. They later discovered that the cells could thrive in a lab, a feat no human cells had achieved before. But she was poor, black, uneducated and never consented to her cells’ being studied. New York Times [Registration Required] Kenya: Cancer deaths blamed on toxic waste dumping. Claims of dangerous toxic waste dumping has been an issue of great concern for the people of northeastern Kenya for a long time. Many people are said to be suffering the harmful effects of the dumping in the region and in neighbouring Somalia. Nairobi Star, Kenya. California environmental advocate invests in Virginia governor's race. California billionaire Thomas Steyer is taking his fight against climate change to Virginia, helping to buy TV ads criticizing Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] In China, air pollution rules spur big car purchases. As more Chinese cities propose license-plate lotteries and other ways of limiting the number of cars on the road, consumers are responding by buying more expensive automobiles with bigger engines. Wall Street Journal [Subscription Required] Judge orders BP to pay $130 million fees to Gulf claims program. BP Plc must pay $130 million to a court-appointed administrator overseeing payments to thousands of people who claimed they were hurt by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, in a fresh legal setback for the oil company. Reuters Deaths of manatees, dolphins and pelicans point to estuary at risk. What began as an inquiry into the sudden deaths of three manatees has become a cross-species murder mystery, a trail of hundreds of deaths across one-third of the Indian River estuary, one of the richest marine ecosystems in the continental United States. New York Times [Registration Required] Killer bee season underway with a vengeance. Summer’s here, bringing climbing temperatures, rising humidity in some areas and the renewed threat from killer bees. In recent years the areas where killer bees have been spotted have been increasing, and parts of the Southern and Southwestern states have reported incursions. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Hundreds flee, homes burn in California wildfire. A wildfire that broke out in the inland mountains of Southern California has expanded exponentially, burning homes, forcing the evacuation of several small mountain communities and leaving three people injured. Associated Press Indian group offers new plan for Bhopal. The international fight for justice by survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster in India has been a rollercoaster ride of delay, disappointment and few victories. However, three recent major legal and environmental developments suggest that the fight following the catastrophe is far from over. Al Jazeera Japan stepping in to help clean up atomic plant. As the scope of the latest crisis became clearer on Wednesday, Japan’s popular prime minister, Shinzo Abe, ordered his government to intervene in the cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. New York Times [Registration Required] Study reaffirms 'cancer villages' in China. A government study has reaffirmed the existence of "cancer villages" along a major river, the latest sign of fast economic growth taking a heavy toll on the environment. China Daily Dairy contamination scare hits New Zealand's image. A contamination scare at milk-producer Fonterra Co-operative Group is jeopardising export ties with China, which this year overtook Australia as New Zealand's biggest trading partner. Bloomberg News Kids' exposure to secondhand smoke drops — except among those with asthma. At a time when many Americans have managed to kick the habit, a surprising new government report finds that asthmatic kids are just as likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke as they were a decade ago, especially if they come from poor families. NBC News As bans spread across nation, some experts question evidence of harm from outdoor smoking. Outdoor smoking bans have nearly doubled in the last five years. But some experts question the main rationale for the bans, saying there’s not good medical evidence that cigarette smoke outdoors can harm the health of children and other passers-by. 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... 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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