Toxic Substances

• Virginia Beach Water Quality Under Examination

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 27, 2009 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The Virginia (VA) Department of Health is preparing to test the waters along 44 state beaches, according to The Virginian-Pilot. They’ll be testing for a bacteria group called enterococcus,...

• Bisphenol A (BPA) is a dangerous, ubiquitous chemical

  Joe Saunders | May 26, 2009 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  If you own a plastic drinking cup or have an infant and he/she uses a sippy cup, chances are the hard plastic drinking container was made with bisphenol A, a dangerous chemical that tests now show...

• Hamburger Recall Due To E.Coli

  Mike Bryant | May 24, 2009 8:46 PM | 6 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In early May, the United States Department of Agriculture announced the recall of 4,663 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Alex & George...

• Chesapeake Water Supply Contaminated With Fly Ash

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 24, 2009 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A legal battle persists between 400 residents of Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) and Dominion Power due to fly ash contaminating the water supply surrounding the Battlefield Golf Course. Dominion Power...

• Where’s the Contaminated Beef? 96,000 Pounds Recalled for E. Coli Contamination

  Camryn Hansen | May 22, 2009 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Yesterday, Illinois meat producer Valley Meats recalled 96,000 pounds of beef for suspected E. coli contamination. The USDA has classified the recall as Class One—meaning that the meat...

• Virginia Mountaintop Mine That Would Pollute Miles of Streams With Mining Waste Blocked By Top Consumer Group, Public Justice

  Wayne Parsons | May 22, 2009 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Less than a week after Public Justice filed a complaint in federal court and threatened to seek a temporary restraining order, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suspended its permit that would have...

• Class Action Lawsuits

  Kristina Labanauskas | May 21, 2009 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  We hear about class action lawsuits all the time. Victoria’s Secret. Vioxx. The list goes on… Most recently in Illinois, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Village of...

• Tests Confirm Toxic Substances In Chinese Drywall

  Chrissie Cole | May 20, 2009 10:10 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released test results on May 21 that confirmed toxic materials in Chinese drywall. Strontium, a highly reactive chemical, was also detected at levels...

• Village of Crestwood Supplies Contaminated Water to Residents

  Kristina Labanauskas | May 20, 2009 4:57 PM | 1 CommentCook County, IL

  A Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that for more than 20 years, residents of Crestwood, Illinois, have been unknowingly drinking contaminated tap water. The water was contaminated with toxic...

• Modern Day Cigarettes Pose Higher Risk of Cancer than Cigarettes of the Past

  Randy Appleton | May 20, 2009 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A recent study indicated alterations to cigarettes over the years have led to an even higher risk of a certain type of lung cancer, according to ABC News. Up to half of the lung cancer cases in the...