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| Daily links to top stories in the news about environmental health. Poor children show a decline in obesity rate. After years of growing concern about obesity among children, federal researchers have found the clearest evidence yet that the epidemic may be turning a corner in young children from low-income families. New York Times [Registration Required] Chesapeake Energy drops leases in fracking-shy New York. Chesapeake Energy has given up a two-year legal fight to retain thousands of acres of natural gas drilling leases in New York state, landowners and legal sources told Reuters. Reuters State officials say apparent underground collapse kills miner, injures 2 in eastern Kentucky. A coal miner was killed and two more injured in an apparent wall collapse Tuesday in an underground eastern Kentucky mine. The death was the second mining-related fatality in Kentucky this year. Associated Press Children not part of shale gag order agreement. In another bizarre twist in a case that has attracted international attention, a Range Resources attorney now says that the lifetime gag order preventing a family from saying anything ever about Marcellus Shale gas drilling doesn't apply to their two small children. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania. Arkansas spill victims on 'wrong' side of fence left to fend for themselves. People who live close to the ruptured Pegasus pipeline say they weren't told of health risks and have been ignored by Exxon and government officials (Part 1 of 2). Inside Climate News Fatberg ahead! How London was saved from a 15-tonne ball of grease. A team of London sewerage workers took three weeks to clear a bus-sized toxic ball of fat that threatened to flood the streets with sewage. The Guardian, United Kingdom. Texas turning substandard cotton into eco-friendly products. Immature cotton due to Texas droughts is being turned into oil-spill wipes and decontaminants. But does this innovation mask the true environmental problems? The Guardian, United Kingdom. Scientists look for tiny microplastics polluting the Great Lakes. As the U.S. Brig Niagara sails toward Chicago for the Tall Ships festival, a team of researchers is aboard, sampling the waters of Lake Michigan for pieces of plastic no more than 5 millimeters wide. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. What's killing the dolphins? Dolphins are washing up dead along the East Coast this summer, perplexing scientists who fear a recurrence of a large-scale die-off several decades ago. Wall Street Journal [Subscription Required] New leaks into Pacific at Japan nuclear plant. Tons of contaminated groundwater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have overwhelmed an underground barrier and are emptying daily into the Pacific, creating what a top regulator has called a crisis. New York Times [Registration Required] Climate change softens up already-vulnerable Louisiana. A climate change-spiced gumbo of marsh destruction, sea-level rise and the threat of stronger hurricanes looms over Louisiana. USA Today Hurricane Isaac oil and chemical releases examined by environmental groups. In the wake of Hurricane Isaac last August, at least 341,000 gallons of oil, chemicals and untreated waste-water were released by area oil, coal, gas and petrochemical facilities, according to a report released Tuesday. New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana. 2012 one of 10 warmest years on record, report says. Last year was one of the 10 hottest since global average temperatures have been recorded, according to an assessment of worldwide climate trends by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] EPA provides more time to comply with air standards for oil, gas storage tanks. The Environmental Protection Agency will give industry additional time - another year and a half - to install air pollution controls on storage tanks that are used during the production and transmission of oil and natural gas, according to a final rule released this week. Bloomberg BNA Coal: White House meeting part of new, uncertain relationship between EPA, industry. Last week's much-touted White House meeting between Obama administration environmental leaders and West Virginia Democrats on coal was part of what advocates are calling an increasing dialogue between both sides of the contentious debate. Greenwire First likely case of H7N9 bird flu spread by humans reported. Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March. Agence France-Presse Globalisation linked to rash of food scares. Recent recalls from firms in United States and New Zealand highlight a growing public concern with food safety, raising concerns about the globalisation of the food supply. Al Jazeera China fines baby formula companies $108 million. The Chinese government on Wednesday issued what it said were record-high fines totaling $108 million in the scandal-ridden baby formula industry. Five foreign companies were fined as well as Guangzhou-based Biostime International Holdings Ltd. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Botulism scare milk powder off the shelves: Fonterra. New Zealand was struggling to meet a self-imposed deadline to remove tainted baby formula from shelves worldwide Wednesday and end a botulism scare that has triggered global recalls. Agence France-Presse Study: UN should be accountable for Haiti cholera. In the report "Peacekeeping Without Accountability," researchers from Yale Law School and the Yale School of Public Health said there is ample scientific evidence to show U.N. troops from Nepal inadvertently brought cholera to Haiti in October 2010. It said the world body should take responsibility. Associated Press Wisconsin DNR relaxes advisory on metal in drinking water. Wisconsin officials are relaxing a health advisory level for molybdenum in drinking water. The revised advice is expected to ease public fears of ill health effects and eliminate the need for expensive water treatment systems at hundreds homes with private wells. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. California Gov. Brown struggles to shore up support for water plan. Gov. Jerry Brown's $24-billion plan to end California's long fight over moving water from the north to the south and Central Valley faces stubborn federal opposition that includes some state Democrats. Los Angeles Times [Registration Required] Women who smoke during pregnancy could cause their great grandchildren to develop asthma. Scientists discovered that maternal smoking can cause three generations of children to develop the chronic lung disease. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 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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