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You'll want to take action after reading the Environmental Working Group's latest cord blood report, released today, just days after the Washington Toxics Coalition report about chemicals in the pregnant women, which I recently wrote about. The results are devastating but not surprising. I urge you to read them at length.

The EWG tested the cord blood of 10 minority newborns. (Cord blood is the blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. EWG would have liked to...

Chemical Contamination Leaves Student in Critical Condition

A Kansas University graduate student was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday after accidentally ingesting a toxic chemical while working in a university lab, KU officials said.

University officials would not identify the student, who they said suffered cardiovascular and breathing problems and was in critical but stable condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Chris Keary, assistant KU police chief, said investigators were working to figure out exactly...

Chemical Contamination in city of Kansas

Congress authorized buying out the residents of the contaminated community of Treece on Thursday, and the Environmental Protection Agency signaled it's ready to move forward with emptying the town of people.

The House and Senate both approved an environmental appropriations bill that includes language allowing the EPA to spend money to relocate the population of the southeast Kansas town, which is plagued with lead, zinc and other chemical contamination left by a century of mining.

Chemical Leaks Worry Residents in Durango

While gas development has slowed dramatically, it hasn’t stopped. And neither has the consternation of residents who find themselves living next to a new well.

Heath Anderson, a resident of the Meadows subdivision southeast of Durango, received a letter earlier this month from BP America informing him the company would soon begin drilling the Jones No. 4 well near the subdivision.

The letter said the operation would run 24 hours a day, seven days a week and last about...

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	< BACK TO Toxic, Fire, and Chemical Injuries Main Toxic, Fire, and Chemical Injuries News From Real Cases. Real People. How to Protect Your Child Against Harmful Chemicals You'll want to take action after reading the Environmental Working Group's latest cord blood report, released today, just days after the Washington Toxics Coalition report about chemicals in the pregnant women, which I recently wrote about. The results are devastating but not surprising. I urge you to read them at length. The EWG tested the cord blood of 10 minority newborns. (Cord blood is the blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. EWG would have liked to... Chemical Contamination Leaves Student in Critical Condition A Kansas University graduate student was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday after accidentally ingesting a toxic chemical while working in a university lab, KU officials said. University officials would not identify the student, who they said suffered cardiovascular and breathing problems and was in critical but stable condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Chris Keary, assistant KU police chief, said investigators were working to figure out exactly... Chemical Contamination in city of Kansas Congress authorized buying out the residents of the contaminated community of Treece on Thursday, and the Environmental Protection Agency signaled it's ready to move forward with emptying the town of people. The House and Senate both approved an environmental appropriations bill that includes language allowing the EPA to spend money to relocate the population of the southeast Kansas town, which is plagued with lead, zinc and other chemical contamination left by a century of mining. Chemical Leaks Worry Residents in Durango While gas development has slowed dramatically, it hasn’t stopped. And neither has the consternation of residents who find themselves living next to a new well. Heath Anderson, a resident of the Meadows subdivision southeast of Durango, received a letter earlier this month from BP America informing him the company would soon begin drilling the Jones No. 4 well near the subdivision. The letter said the operation would run 24 hours a day, seven days a week and last about... News from Real Cases Real People
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