Toxic Substances

• U.S. Troops Fight for Justice Against KBR

  Ray De Lorenzi | December 31, 2009 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Last evening's NBC Nightly News tells the story of U.S. National Guardsmen that were allegedly exposed by contractor KBR to sodium dichromate, a deadly toxin that can lead to lung cancer and other...

• Tylenol Recall Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-Count Bottles With Red EZ-Open Caps

  Mike Bryant | December 29, 2009 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In September, Johnson & Johnson as a precautionary measure voluntarily recalled certain lots of Children's and Infants' Tylenol over potential manufacturing problem. This week they are expanding...

• Consumers Should Stop Taking Tylenol Arthritis

  Eddie Farah | December 29, 2009 11:07 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  If you open the Tylenol bottle and there is a funny smell, close it and call Johnson & Johnson. The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its recall of TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplets in...

• Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Leads to Drug-Resistant Infections in Humans, Scientists Argue

  David Mittleman | December 29, 2009 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Yesterday I wrote about the recent recall of 248,000 pounds of E. coli contaminated beef that is potentially linked to serious illness in six states. In the past, bacterial infections such as E....

• Natural Gas Companies Fined for Hydrochloric Acid Spill in PA

  Paul Napoli | December 21, 2009 3:45 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  December 18, 2009 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined Chesapeake Appalachia LLC and Schlumberger Technology Corp. $15,557 each for a 295-gallon hydrochloric...

• Jacksonville Among Worst For Tap Water EWG Finds

  Eddie Farah | December 17, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  This news comes from the highly credible nonprofit group, Environmental Working Group. EWG finds there are over 300 pollutants in U.S. tap water. After analyzing almost 20 million records,...

• 2 Sick and 1 Dead After Drinking Contaminated Water

  Carrie Strasser | December 17, 2009 9:20 AM | 2 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Over the past three months, 3 people have been infected and one subsequently died, after drinking the water at the Miami hotel, Epic. This past September, a European man died in the hospital from...

• NJ Releases Report of Higher Cancer Rates for Residents near the DuPont Pompton Lakes

  Paul Napoli | December 16, 2009 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  December 14, 2009 The State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) sent letters to about 450 residents of Pompton Lakes, near where DuPont formerly operated an explosives...

• Decline in Marijuana Use Up in Smoke: Marijuana Use On the Rise Amongst U.S. Teenagers

  David Mittleman | December 15, 2009 12:10 PM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI

  According to a University of Michigan study for the National Institute for Drug Abuse, marijuana use trumps Vicodin, Ecstasy, alcohol and tobacco use amongst teenagers. Specifically, the researchers...

• DuPont Chemicals Raising Cancer Rates in NJ Neighborhood

  Mike Ferrara | December 12, 2009 9:19 PM | 3 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A former munitions factory owned by chemical giant DuPont has contaminated the groundwater under a neighborhood in Pompton Lakes, NJ, and a disproportionately high number of people in the...